Documentation

Welcome to the Shobdo documentation. Shobdo is a universal dictionary search engine that provides instant access to definitions, translations, and phonetics across multiple databases.

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Installation

Set up Shobdo locally in minutes

Architecture

How the data layer and adapters work

Data Sources

Details on all dictionary databases

API Reference

REST API endpoints and examples

Universal search — Query across all databases simultaneously
Rich definitions — Full HTML rendering of complex articles
Audio pronunciation — Listen to native speaker pronunciations
REST API — Programmatic access to all dictionaries with API key authentication
15+ languages — English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and more

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