The Dictionary API encompasses the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman Active Study Dictionary and the Longman English-Chinese Dictionary of Contemporary English.

These are some of the best-selling titles in both print and digital formats aimed at non-native speakers of the English language. Developers working with Longman Dictionaries will benefit from an established global brand that is associated with quality, accuracy and natural language. The API contains:

• 100s of thousands of words, phrases and meanings - including general, technical and business vocabulary as well as the Academic Word List
• 100,000 words, phrases and meanings in English and translated into traditional Chinese characters
• Over 165,000 corpus-based example sentences
• Over 150,000 collocations which show words that are frequently used together
• Over 20,000 synonyms, antonyms and related words to provide rich lexical network
• Audio files in British and American English for all entry words and 88,000 example sentences
• Highlighting of the Academic Word List for learners who are studying in an English-speaking environment
• Phrases with natural examples to explain how typical idiomatic expressions are used
• Grammar and usage notes to help students avoid common errors

About the Dictionaries API (Beta)

The purpose of this beta is to allow early access to the Dictionaries API in order to gather feedback prior to the final release. To this end, there will be additions to both the data and the available API methods over the coming weeks. We will keep you informed of any updates via our blog, but we encourage you to email your feedback or questions to api-developer@pearson.com.

Please be aware that this API and its data is currently in beta and should not be used for production purposes.

All responses from the Dictionary API are in JSON format only.

Searching for entries

You can currently search for entries based on the required headword. For example, to search for all entries with a headword of 'cat', you can make the following call:

http://api.pearson.com/v2/dictionaries/entries?headword=cat&apikey=my_api_key

This will return a JSON response containing the details of the all matching entires in all dictionaries.

Modifiers:

• apikey=my_api_key - [Required]. Your assigned API key. Failure to use a valid API key will prevent access to the API.
• headword=xxx - [Required]. The headword(s) you are searching for. This is a case insensitive match
• offset=10 - Use for paging. The default offset is 0 if not specified.
• limit=25 - limit the number of entries returned. The default is 10 entries.
• jsonp=callback - the name of the jsonp callback you wish to wrap the response in.

Additional optional search modifiers:

• _opts=starts - search for all headwords that start with the search term (ie headword=cat&_opts=starts will find cat, catapult, etc)
• _opts=ends - search for all headwords that end with the search term (ie headword=cat&_opts=ends will find cat, alleycat, etc)
• _opts=exact - search for all headwords that exactly match the search term, including case (ie headword=CAT&_opts=exact will find only CAT, not cat)
• _opts=contains - search for all headwords that contain the search term (ie headword=cat&_opts=contains will find cat, abdicate, etc)

Each returned entry with contain top-level details of the headword(s) found. Importantly, each entry will contain a property label id. This is used to load an entire entry (see below).

Additionally, you may select to search only a single dictionary dataset at a time. The current datasets available in this beta are:

• ldoce5 -Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 5th Edition
• lasde - Longman Active Study Dictionary, 5th Edition
• ldec - Longman English-Chinese Dictionary

To search on a specific dictionary only, you should use the dictionary dataset name above in the path to your search call. For example, to search only for entry in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, you would use the following API call (note the ldoce5 path before the entries):

http://api.pearson.com/v2/dictionaries/ldoce5/entries?headword=cat&apikey=my_api_key

Getting an entry

Once you have located the entry that you are interested in, you can load much greater detail by loading the entry directly. For example, if the entry for 'cat' has the id of 'XHPnc1R6N0G93R', you can view the content of this entry with the following call to the API:

http://api.pearson.com/v2/dictionaries/entries/XHPnc1R6N0G93R?apikey=my_api_key

Modifiers:

• apikey=my_api_key - [Required]. Your assigned API key. Failure to use a valid API key will prevent access to the API.
• jsonp=callback - the name of the jsonp callback you wish to wrap the response in.

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms and Conditions of the Dictionaries API (Beta).

Pearson Kitchen Manager is a valuable resource for food enthusiasts and chefs alike, featuring a vast collection of recipes from best-selling Pearson textbooks of top culinary schools. With over 3,000 recipes, Pearson Kitchen Manager allows cooks to truly maximize the value of their recipe content.

Features overview

• Over 3,000 recipes and high-quality images
• Best-selling Pearson books On Cooking, On Baking, and Food for Fifty with more to come!
• Searchable by name, ingredients, textbook, course, cuisine, and cooking method
• Finished plate photographs for many recipes
• Nutrition analysis of recipes  

Examples of Content (Images):

Applications Using Pearson Kitchen Manager:

Showcase: Tasteful Movies (link), AngelCook (link), Pearson Kitchen Manager (link)

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Pearson Kitchen Manager.

Sandbox access to Pearson Kitchen Manager API

• Access the Pearson Kitchen Manager Sandbox here.
• Sandbox access is FREE!
• You can test all the methods of the API using a subset of the full API.
• Look up your free sandbox API key in My Apps – you will need to be signed in.
• You haven’t registered yet? Do so here, it’s quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name, your company name and URL (just type N/A in these fields if they’re not applicable to you).
•  Get started!

The award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show you what others only tell you.  The guides offers the tourist eye view of the top sites and attractions along with restaurant, café, bar, and hotel listings. As well as point of interest style content, the Eyewitness Travel Guide includes immersive graphics of key places in London or Washington plus amazing photographic images that distinguish DK content from other publishers.

• ·          London
• ·          Washington
• ·          New York City
• ·          Paris
• ·          Rome
• ·          Venice & the Veneto
• ·          Barcelona & Catalonia
• ·          Prague
• ·          Berlin

The content is entirely geocoded. In addition, points of interest are richly tagged to include details such as address, phone number, opening times, website, and transport information.  Cutaways and area walks are also arranged into geographical areas. This structure enables a coherent set of activities, guided walks, and area specific listings to be identified by location.

DK has established a worldwide reputation for its innovative non-fiction books in which the clarity of the words and pictures come together to spectacular effect. The brand inspires trust and prides itself on providing content which has international appeal.

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Eyewitness Guides.

Sandbox access to the Eyewitness Guides API

Access the Eyewitness Guides API Sandbox here.

·          Sandbox access is FREE!

·          You can test all the methods of the API using a subset of the full API (Piccadilly & St James areas for London, or Penn Quarter for Washington).

·          Look up your free sandbox API key in My Apps – you will need to be signed in.

·          You haven’t registered yet? Do so here, it’s quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name and your company name and url (just type N/A in these fields if they’re not applicable to you).

·          Get started!

The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is the flagship Longman dictionary. It is a best-selling title – in both print and digital formats, voted one of the best English dictionaries by iPhone© app users.  The database is the most up to date dictionary of the English language aimed at non-native speakers of English.

Developers working with the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English data set will benefit from an established global brand that is associated with quality, accuracy and natural English. It contains:

·          Over 300,000 words, phrases and meanings – including general, technical and business vocabulary as well as encyclopaedic entries

·          Over 165,000 corpus-based example sentences

·          Audio files in British and American English for all entry words and 88,000 example sentences

·          Information about the 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English, based on corpus analysis

·          Highlighting of the Academic Word List for learners who are studying in an English-speaking environment

·          147,000 collocations which show which words are frequently used together

·          18,000 synonyms, antonyms and related words to provide rich lexical network

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Longman Dictionary API.

Sandbox access to the Longman Dictionary API

Access the Longman Dictionary API Sandbox here.

·          Sandbox access is FREE!

·          You can test all the methods of the API using a subset of the full API (letters A to C of the Longman Dictionary)

·          Look up your free sandbox API key in My Apps – you will need to be signed in.

·          You haven’t registered yet? Do so here, it’s quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name and your company name and url (just type N/A in these fields if they’re not applicable to you).

·          Get started!

FT Press provides essential insights from the best business books and original writings by leading business thinkers, in a bite-sized electronic format.  When developing products, the FT Press engages readers, ask questions, tell stories, and illustrates ideas with insightful examples of people, products, or businesses. The end result is short, meaningful and actionable content.

Business professionals tend to be very busy people with limited downtime for reading.  FT Press' has focused on making remarkably good reads which are very appealing to the busy professional. The content is written by authors who are experts in their field and have a track record demonstrating success.  For example The Truth About Series sold more than 300,000 copies; Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Book Series was a NYT bestseller and Amazon #1; and, Rules Series sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the FT Press API.

Sandbox access to the FT Press API

Access the FT Press API Sandbox here.

·          Sandbox access is FREE!

·          You can test all the methods of the API using a subset of the full API (76 articles out of the FT Press 519 articles available in the full FT Press API).

·          Look up your free sandbox API key in My Apps – you will need to be signed in.

·          You haven’t registered yet? Do so here, it’s quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name and your company name and url (just type NONE in these fields if they’re not applicable to you).

·          Get started!

Brilliant books, from Pearson, are outcome-focused and straight to the point. We have over 100 topics to give you the essential information you need - whether it's to develop your business and management skills, pursue the careers you love, or live the life you really want to live. Choose from 38 titles covering business, finance, careers and personal development to create an exciting new app.

Terms & Conditions

In addition to Pearson API Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Brilliant Series API.

Sandbox Access

Access the Brilliant Series API Sandbox here.

• Sandbox Access is FREE!
• You can test all methods of the API using a subset of the full API.
• Look up your Sandbox API key in My Apps - you will need to be signed in.
• You haven't registered yet? Do so here, it's quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name, your company name and URL (just type N/A in these fields if they're not applicable to you).
• Get started!

The dkimages API is an encyclopaedic collection of 90,000 high-resolution images, ready to download. Ranging from our classic white background shots to in-situ images, you'll have an amazing range of subjects to choose from for your apps:

• Business & Education
• Science & Nature
• Plants & Animals
• Human Body & Health
• Food & Drink
• Travel & Lifestyle
• Hobbies & Crafts
• Dinosaurs & Prehistoric
• Sports & Leisure
• Pregnancy & Parenting
• History & Geography

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson API Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the dkimages API. 

How to buy credits

• Apply for a production key in Set up an Application.
• Once your key has been approved, click on your application in My Apps.
• You can buy credits by clicking on the Buy Credits button in the top right-hand corner.
• Choose the amount of credits you wish to purchase by selecting your preferred block from the drop-down list.
• You will be taken to the Payment page - enter your card details and complete the payment.
• A confirmation message of your successful payment will appear in your application window.
• Once you refresh the page your credit balance will appear next to your API key.

With more than 12 million copies in print, the Visual QuickStart Guides have been a vital part of the computer book category for years and are an established and trusted resource for creative people. It's easy to get up and running in no time with these best-selling quick-reference guides and quickly master a new application or technology. Visual QuickStart Guides contain concise, step-by-step explanations of core tools and tasks, with plenty of helpful screen shots to keep students and professionals on track as they work. 

Features include: 

• An easy, visual, task-based approach
• Proven tutorial and reference format
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• The best content and value around
• Successful format and series for over 15 years!

When students and creative professionals need to quickly master new applications and technologies, Visual QuickStart Guides are a powerful learning companion.

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Peachpit Visual QuickStart Guides API.

Sandbox Access to Peachpit Visual QuickStart Guides API

Access the Visual QuickStart Guides API Sandbox here.

• Sandbox access is FREE!
• You can test all the methods of the API using a subset of the full API.
• Look up your free Sandbox API key in My Apps - you will need to be signed in. 
• You haven't registered yet? Do so here, it's quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name, your company name and URL (just type N/A in these fields if they're not applicable to you. 
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The best-selling Pearson Nursing & Health Survival Guide series is the UK's premier quick reference, aide memoire support for health and social care students and professionals while in practice and studying. Developed by experts in key topical areas of health and social care, the guides provide a first point of call for students and professionals needing to know health care facts fast. 

The series supports a range of health and social care professions including Nursing, Midwifery, Dental Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedics, Social Work, Occupational Therapists and many more. Subjects covered include: 

• Cancer Care
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Diabetes
• Dental Nursing
• Evidence-based Practice
• Essential Clinical Skills
• Labour Midwifery Skills
• Palliative Care
• Portfolios and Reflective Practice
• Record Keeping

The Nursing & Health Survival Guide series is a highly regarded brand among health and social care professionals where the pocket guides are recognised for their quality and accessibility to key information. They form an ideal companion to a busy health worker's life. 

Terms & Conditions

In addition to the Pearson APIs Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Nursing & Health Survival Guides API. 

Sandbox Access to Nursing & Health Survival Guides API

Access the Nursing & Health Survival Guides API here. 

• Sandbox access is FREE!
• You can test all the methods of the API using a subset of the full API.
• Look up your free Sandbox API key in My Apps - you will need to be signed in.
• You haven't registered yet? Do so here, it's quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name, your company name and URL (just type N/A in these fields if they're not applicable to you). 
• Get started!

The Penguin English Library is a collection of 100 of the best novels ever written in the English Language. Classics like Jane Eyre, Dracula and Great Expectations - these are works to admire and share; that celebrate the pure pleasure of reading. They are stories to escape with and get lost in - full of amazing worlds and extraordinary characters that will blow your mind, and stay with you forever.

Terms & Conditions

In addition to Pearson API Terms of Use, please see the Terms & Conditions of the Penguin Classics API. 

Sandbox Access

Access the Penguin Classics API Sandbox here. 

• Sandbox access is FREE!
• You can test all methods of the API using a subset of the full API.
• Look up your free Sandbox API key in My Apps - you will need to be signed in. 
• You haven't registered yet? Do so here, it's quick. All you need to provide is a valid email, your name, your company name and URL (just type N/A in these fields if they're not applicable to you). 
• Get started!