Remove words (deletewords)

Remove words from a dictionary.

Removes words from a dictionary.

What it does

• Deletes words listed in wordlist.

• Leaves the dictionary in place.

Required parameters

Parameter	Type	Notes
cmd	string	custom_dictionary
action	string	deletewords
id	integer	Exactly one dictionary ID
wordlist	string	Comma-separated words

Optional parameters

Parameter	Type	Notes
format	string	json (default) or xml
callback	string	JSONP wrapper (JSON only)

Request example

cmd=custom_dictionary&action=deletewords&id=101565&wordlist=GraphQL,TypeScript

Response example

The response wordlist contains only words that were actually removed.

{
  "result": [
    {
      "id": 101565,
      "lang": "en_US",
      "description": "Engineering terms",
      "wordlist": ["GraphQL", "TypeScript"],
      "status": "success",
      "message": ["Words deleted."]
    }
  ]
}

Possible errors

• Missing id or wordlist.

• Multiple IDs passed (only one is allowed).

• Invalid words (length or characters).

See Errors reference.

Notes and edge cases

• Partial success is reported as status=warning.

• Words not found can be skipped and reported in message.