GET /languages
Operation ID: listLanguages
Auth: unknown
Description
Get a list of languages used in scholarly works.
Parameters (10)
(string, query, required)
Your OpenAlex API key (required). Get a free key at https://openalex.org/settings/api
(string, query, optional)
Cursor for deep pagination. Use `cursor=*` to start, then use the `next_cursor` from the response.
(string, query, optional)
Filter languages. Examples: `id:en` (English), `works_count:>100000` See [all Language fields](/api-reference/languages#available-filter-sort-and-group_by-fields).
(string, query, optional)
Group results by a field and return counts. Available fields vary by entity type. See [all Language fields](/api-reference/languages#available-filter-sort-and-group_by-fields).
(integer, query, optional)
Page number for pagination. Use cursor for deep pagination beyond 10,000 results.
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
(integer, query, optional, default: 25)
Number of results per page (1-100, default 25)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 100}
(integer, query, optional)
Return a random sample of N results (max 10,000). Cannot be used with sort or page.
Constraints: {'maximum': 10000}
(string, query, optional)
Full-text search across titles, abstracts, and other text fields. Example: `search=machine learning`
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of fields to return. Reduces response size. Example: `select=id,display_name,cited_by_count`
(string, query, optional)
Sort by: `works_count`, `cited_by_count`. Prefix with `-` for descending. See [all Language fields](/api-reference/languages#available-filter-sort-and-group_by-fields).
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| List languages with pagination | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/languages?page=1&per_page=10 |
|
| Filter languages by works count and sort by citations | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/languages?filter=works_count:%3E100000&sort=-cited_by_count&per_page=5 |
|
| Search for English with selected fields | curl |
https://api.openalex.org/languages?search=english&select=id,display_name,works_count |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:51:53.971255 | 200 | 220ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:44:11.154636 | 200 | 214ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:12:46.055034 | 400 | 210ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:44:11.154636 | a4cf6a0a8158 |
84b4f1569a0e |
| 2026-03-23 10:51:53.971255 | 84b4f1569a0e |
8f9df525430b |