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Chinese Text Project vs PubDictionaries FindIDs for <%= @dictionary.name %>

If you need a Dictionaries API that's easy to integrate, go with Chinese Text Project.

Chinese Text Project

Online open-access digital library for pre-modern Chinese texts

PubDictionaries FindIDs for <%= @dictionary.name %>

An API which receives the name of a dictionary and natural language terms, and returns the identifiers of the terms.

Chinese Text Project

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

PubDictionaries FindIDs for <%= @dictionary.name %>

  • HTTPS supported
  • Requires No authentication
FeatureChinese Text ProjectPubDictionaries FindIDs for <%= @dictionary.name %>
AuthenticationNoneNo
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Chinese Text Project is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.