API Reference · Glossary

Get Glossary Term

One glossary term

GET/v1/glossary/{term}

Public (no credentials needed)MCP:explain_term

cURL example

cURL request

curl "https://api.verifiedinbox.ai/v1/glossary/bimi"

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
termpathrequired	string	Glossary term id, e.g. `dkim`, `bimi`, `svg-tiny-ps`.

Response

200 OKTerm.

application/json

Field	Type	Description
doc_hrefoptional	string	Link to the documentation guide for this topic.
idrequired	string	—
relatedoptional	string[]	—
shortrequired	string	One-line plain-English summary.
simplerequired	string	Plain-English paragraph.
technicaloptional	string	—
termrequired	string	—

Example 200 response (GlossaryTerm)

{
  "doc_href": "string",
  "id": "0192a5e0-1234-7000-8000-000000000001",
  "related": [
    "string"
  ],
  "short": "string",
  "simple": "string",
  "technical": "string",
  "term": "string"
}

Other responses & possible errors

Expand a status code below to see the error code, description, and example error payload.

400 (invalid_request)`invalid_request` — the request is malformed.

`invalid_request` — the request is malformed.

Example 400 error response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "Please provide a valid domain name."
  }
}

404 (not_found)`not_found` — doesn't exist or isn't accessible to you (never 403).

`not_found` — doesn't exist or isn't accessible to you (never 403).

Example 404 error response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "We couldn't find that resource."
  }
}

429 (rate_limited)`rate_limited` — retry after `Retry-After` seconds (`details.retry_after_seconds`). `limit_reached` — a quota is used up; `details.limit` names it and `next_action` offers support.

`rate_limited` — retry after `Retry-After` seconds (`details.retry_after_seconds`). `limit_reached` — a quota is used up; `details.limit` names it and `next_action` offers support.

Example 429 error response

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests. Please wait a moment and try again."
  }
}

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