---
title: "GET /taxonomies/{facet}"
method: GET
path: "/taxonomies/{facet}"
tags: ["Taxonomies"]
---

# GET /taxonomies/{facet}

`GET /taxonomies/{facet}`

## Request

- Base URL: `api.lightcast.io/jpa` (relative, and the document’s source URL is not known)
- URL: `api.lightcast.io/jpa/taxonomies/{facet}`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `https://auth.emsicloud.com/connect/token` scopes: `postings:us`

Search taxonomies using either whole keywords (relevance search) or partial keywords (autocomplete).

## Path parameters

- `facet` 'city' | 'cip2' | 'cip4' | 'cip6' | 'company' | 'county' | 'edulevels' | 'employment_type' | 'fips' | 'lot_career_area' | 'lot_occupation_group' | 'lot_occupation' | 'lot_specialized_occupation' | 'msa' | 'msa_skill_cluster' | 'naics2' | 'naics3' | 'naics4' | 'naics5' | 'naics6' | 'national_skill_cluster' | 'onet' | 'remote_type' | 'skill_categories' | 'skill_subcategories' | 'skills' | 'soc2' | 'soc3' | 'soc4' | 'soc5' | 'state' | 'state_skill_cluster' | 'title', required

## Query parameters

- `q` string
- `autocomplete` boolean
- `limit` integer
- `soc_version` 'soc_2021' | 'soc_emsi_2019'
- `onet_version` 'onet_2019' | 'onet_2010'
- `title_version` 'emsi'
- `company_version` 'emsi_company'
- `naics_version` 'naics_std_2022'
- `new_taxonomy_versions` true | false
- `soc_lightcast_version` '2010.2019.0' | '2018.2021.0'
- `onet_standard_version` '2019.0.0' | '2010.0.0'

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` object[]
    - `id` union, required
      - integer
      - string
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string: Taxonomy facet item description.
    - `properties` object
      - `singular_name` string: Job title singular name (default is plural form).
      - `skill_type` string: Skills taxonomy type (Specialized Skill, Common Skill, or Certification).
      - `is_software` boolean: Boolean indicating if the skill is a software skill.
      - `ipeds_award_levels` integer[]: Corresponding IPEDS award level taxonomy codes.
      - `soc_entry_levels` integer[]: Corresponding SOC typical entry level taxonomy codes.
      - `parent` union: Naics parent code.
        - integer
        - string
      - `naics` union: Normalized 6-digit company naics code.
        - string
        - integer
      - `website` string, nullable: Company website.
      - `state` string, nullable: State a company is located in.
      - `country` string, nullable: Country a company is located in.
      - `zip` string, nullable: Zip code a company is located in.
      - `city` string, nullable: City a company is located in.
      - `unique_postings` integer, nullable: The number of unique postings.
      - `address` string, nullable: Company address.
      - `band` string, nullable: Job band.
      - `location` object
        - `lat` number, required
        - `lon` number, required
    - `score` number

## Other responses

- `400`: Your request wasn't valid (bad parameter names or values).
- `404`: The facet you requested wasn't found.
- `500`: The service is not healthy (e.g. can't connect to datastore).

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