---
title: "Look up taxonomies"
method: POST
path: "/taxonomies/{facet}/lookup"
tags: ["Taxonomies"]
---

# Look up taxonomies

`POST /taxonomies/{facet}/lookup`

## Request

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

Look up taxonomy items by ID.

## Path parameters

- `facet` 'company' | 'gender' | 'skills' | 'title' | 'schools' | 'nation' | 'market' | 'onet' | 'occupation' | 'lot_specialized_occupation' | 'lot_career_area' | 'lot_occupation' | 'lot_occupation_group' | 'laa_metro' | 'laa_country' | 'laa_admin_area_1' | 'laa_admin_area_2', required

## Query parameters

- `newTaxonomyVersions` true | false
- `lot_version` '6' | '7'
- `area_version` 'lf_area_2023_2' | 'lf_area_2025_1'
- `area_laa_version` '1' | '2'

## Request body

- object
  - `ids` union[], required
    - union
      - string
      - integer

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` object[], required
    - `id` union, required: Taxonomy facet item identifier.
      - integer
      - string
    - `name` string, nullable, required: Taxonomy facet item name.
    - `properties` object
      - `skill_type` string: Skills taxonomy type (Specialized Skill, Common Skill, or Certification).
      - `profiles` integer: The number of profiles associated with a company.
      - `location` object: Market lat/lon location.
        - `lat` number, required
        - `lon` number, required

## Other responses

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

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/lightcast/apis/profiles-global.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/lightcast/apis/profiles-global/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/lightcast/apis/profiles-global/revisions/7ff5f883b6ec?raw)