Glossary

Manage custom terms translations used by the translation feature.

Define terms and specify their translations for different languages to ensure consistent wording.

The GlossaryEntry object

Attributes

objectstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

idstringRequired

Unique identifier of the glossary entry

createdAtstring · date-timeRequired

updatedAtstring · date-timeRequired

The GlossaryEntry object

{
  "object": "glossary-entry",
  "id": "text",
  "translations": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  },
  "createdAt": "2025-07-16T23:30:51.039Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-07-16T23:30:51.039Z",
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com"
  }
}

List glossary entries

get

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

Query parameters

pagestringOptional

Identifier of the page results to fetch.

limitnumber · max: 1000Optional

The number of results per page

Responses

200

application/json

Responseall of

get

GET /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/translations-glossary HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

{
  "next": {
    "page": "text"
  },
  "count": 1,
  "items": [
    {
      "object": "glossary-entry",
      "id": "text",
      "translations": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      },
      "createdAt": "2025-07-16T23:30:51.039Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-07-16T23:30:51.039Z",
      "urls": {
        "location": "https://example.com"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update glossary entries

put

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

Body

Responses

204

Glossary entries updated

400

Bad Request

application/json

put

PUT /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/translations-glossary HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 84

{
  "operations": [
    {
      "type": "insert",
      "translations": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ]
}

No content

Get a glossary entry by its ID

get

Authorizations

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

The unique id of the organization

glossaryEntryIdstringRequired

The unique id of the glossary entry

Responses

200

application/json

404

Not Found

application/json

get

GET /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/translations-glossary/{glossaryEntryId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "object": "glossary-entry",
  "id": "text",
  "translations": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  },
  "createdAt": "2025-07-16T23:30:51.039Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-07-16T23:30:51.039Z",
  "urls": {
    "location": "https://example.com"
  }
}

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