OpenCyc

Node.js OpenCyc API

How to use

Load module

var cyc = require('opencyc');

Search concepts by using a keyword query

cyc.find('<query>', function(err, results){
    // Example results for query 'batman movies'
    // results is an array of concepts found
    /*
    [
        {
            "id": "Mx8Ngh4rwNYIR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycB4rwRRVd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA",
            "name": "(IssueOfCWSeriesFn Batman-MovieSeries)",
            "type": "Collection"
        },
        {
            "id": "Mx4rvb2leZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA",
            "name": "BatmanMovie",
            "type": "Collection"
        }
    ]
     */
});

Find details for a concept

cyc.get('<concept id>', function(err, concept){
    // Example concept result as an object using id 'Mx4rvb2leZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA'
    /*
    {
        "version": "2009/04/07",
        "thing": {
            "label": "Batman movie",
            "comment": "The collection of Batman movies."
        },
        "subtypes": [
            {
                "id": "MX4RVB2LEZWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman movie"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RWDAPOJWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "movie type by series"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX8NGH4RWNYIR5WPEBGDRCN5Y29YCB4RWRRVD5WPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman movie"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RV973YPWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "movie"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RVXG6I5WPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "media product"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RWCLAZJWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "conceptual work"
            },
            {
                "id": "&CYC;MX4RVB2LEZWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman movie"
            }
        ],
        "instances": [
            {
                "id": "MX4RWQ_BRJWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RV79YJZWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RWCKLHZWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman & Robin"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RVV9YBJWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman And Mr. Freeze Subzero"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RVAEYLJWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman Forever"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RVZPQLJWPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman Returns"
            },
            {
                "id": "MX4RWHQZK5WPEBGDRCN5Y29YCA",
                "label": "Batman Beyond"
            }
        ]
    }
    */
});