Glossary

Get a glossary term

A primer: short line, 2–5 ELI5 points, the ink illustration (SVG markup, nullable), related terms, and programs where it matters.

get/v1/glossary/{slug}

Request

  • Base URL: http://api.technooptimist.io
  • URL: http://api.technooptimist.io/v1/glossary/{slug}
  • Auth: one of:
    • HTTP bearer
    • API key in query parameter api_key

Path parameters

slugstring required
Example:actuator

Response

Glossary term

slugstring required
termstring required
aliasesstring[] required
shortstring required
pointsstring[] required

2–5 short ELI5 bullets: what it is, how it works, why it matters.

frontiersstring[] required
illustrationSvgstring nullable required

Ink illustration as SVG markup (off-white line art), or null until drawn.

Example response

{
  "slug": "helion",
  "frontiers": [
    "helion"
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "slug": "helion"
    }
  ],
  "seeAlso": [
    {
      "company": {
        "slug": "helion"
      },
      "program": {
        "slug": "helion",
        "frontier": "helion",
        "path": "/robotics/figure-03"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Changes

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