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

# Search taxonomies

`GET /taxonomies/{facet}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.lightcast.io/uk-jpa`
- URL: `https://api.lightcast.io/uk-jpa/taxonomies/{facet}`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `https://auth.emsicloud.com/connect/token` scopes: `postings:uk`

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

## Path parameters

- `facet` 'city' | 'company' | 'country' | 'edulevels' | 'employment_type' | 'lau1' | 'lot_career_area' | 'lot_occupation_group' | 'lot_occupation' | 'lot_specialized_occupation' | 'nuts1' | 'nuts3' | 'remote_type' | 'skill_categories' | 'skill_subcategories' | 'skills' | 'soc1' | 'soc2' | 'soc3' | 'soc4' | 'title' | 'ttwa' | 'uk_sic', required

## Query parameters

- `q` string
- `autocomplete` boolean
- `limit` integer
- `soc_version` 'uk_soc_2020'
- `title_version` 'emsi'
- `company_version` 'emsi_company'
- `lot_version` '6' | '7'
- `area_version` 'uk_area_2015'
- `new_taxonomy_versions` true | false

## 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).
      - `location` object, nullable
        - `lat` number, required
        - `lon` number, required
      - `is_software` boolean: Boolean indicating if the skill is a software skill.
      - `unique_postings` integer
    - `score` number

## Other responses

- `400`: bad request
- `401`: unauthorized request
- `404`: requested resource not found

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/lightcast/apis/job-postings-uk.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/lightcast/apis/job-postings-uk/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/lightcast/apis/job-postings-uk/revisions/0d74ecc618ba?raw)