Overview

Introduction

The Skills API provides access to Lightcast’s collection of defined skills. Each skill includes a unique identifier and type, organized within Lightcast’s standardized skills taxonomy.

For more information, refer to the Lightcast Skills Taxonomy.

Note: By default, all clients are allowed a maximum of 5 requests per second. Contact us if you require higher limits.

API Endpoint

There are multiple endpoints within this category. Refer to individual API docs under the Skills section.

Request Headers

(*) Indicates the action to be required

All requests must include the following headers:

Authentication

All endpoints in this category require an OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token for authentication. Tokens are granted through Lightcast’s Authentication API and are valid for 1 hour.

To access the Skills API, the token must include one of the following scopes:

• lightcast_open_free (for open/free-tier access)
• emsi_open (for expanded access)

Sample Request:

curl --request POST \
  --url https://auth.emsicloud.com/connect/token \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  --data client_id=CLIENT_ID \
  --data client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET \
  --data grant_type=client_credentials \
  --data scope=lightcast_open_free

Request Parameters

Sample Response

{
  "access_token": "<ACCESS_TOKEN>",
  "expires_in": 3600,
  "token_type": "Bearer"
}

Note that the Tokens expire after 3600 seconds. To maintain uninterrupted access, refresh the token before it expires. To know more about this, refer to the Authentication guide.

Response Parameters

Status Code Summary

Licensing and Attribution

Some responses may include skill descriptions sourced from Wikipedia. These are distributed under the CC BY-SA License.