GET /glottolog
Summary: Search languages
Operation ID: searchLanguages
Auth: none
Operation ID: searchLanguages
Auth: none
Description
Search for languages, families, and dialects by name, ISO code, Glottocode, or country. Returns HTML that redirects to the matching resource.
Parameters (7)
alnum
(string, query, optional)
Filter by Glottocode
Constraints: {'pattern': '^[a-z]{4}[0-9]{4}$'}
country
(string, query, optional)
Filter by country name or ISO code
iso
(string, query, optional)
Filter by ISO 639-3 code
Constraints: {'pattern': '^[a-z]{3}$'}
multilingual
(boolean, query, optional)
Include non-English names
name
(string, query, optional)
Filter by language name (primary or alternative)
namequerytype
(string, query, optional, default: part)
Name matching type
Constraints: {'enum': ['whole', 'part']}
search
(string, query, optional)
Search query - can be a language name, ISO 639-3 code, or Glottocode
Examples (1)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search languages | openapi-spec |
https://glottolog.org/glottolog?search=english&iso=eng&alnum=stan1293&country=PG |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:06:21.391157 | 200 | 933ms |