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Missing "origin" property in response
The example response for "hello" in the docs includes the property origin.
When I make a request to https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/hello the response does not include the origin property.
This is the received response:
// 20230602112637
// https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/hello
[
{
"word": "hello",
"phonetics": [
{
"audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hello-au.mp3",
"sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75797336",
"license": {
"name": "BY-SA 4.0",
"url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
}
},
{
"text": "/həˈləʊ/",
"audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hello-uk.mp3",
"sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9021983",
"license": {
"name": "BY 3.0 US",
"url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us"
}
},
{
"text": "/həˈloʊ/",
"audio": ""
}
],
"meanings": [
{
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"definition": "\"Hello!\" or an equivalent greeting.",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
"greeting"
],
"antonyms": [
]
},
{
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"definitions": [
{
"definition": "To greet with \"hello\".",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
]
},
{
"partOfSpeech": "interjection",
"definitions": [
{
"definition": "A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
],
"example": "Hello, everyone."
},
{
"definition": "A greeting used when answering the telephone.",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
],
"example": "Hello? How may I help you?"
},
{
"definition": "A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
],
"example": "Hello? Is anyone there?"
},
{
"definition": "Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
],
"example": "You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?"
},
{
"definition": "An expression of puzzlement or discovery.",
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
],
"example": "Hello! What’s going on here?"
}
],
"synonyms": [
],
"antonyms": [
"bye",
"goodbye"
]
}
],
"license": {
"name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
"url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
},
"sourceUrls": [
"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hello"
]
}
]
The example response for "hello" in the docs includes the property
origin.When I make a request to
https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/hellothe response does not include theoriginproperty. ...
It is very concerning that this project doesn't have proper documentation for its API because it's a good project.
According to the source, a response may have origin but as you said, in reality, it doesn't.
