`language`

Pack: iso-codes · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/iso-codes/mcp

“Language code for [X]” / “ISO 639-3 / 639-1 for [language]” / “what’s the code for [English / Spanish]” — language record (ISO 639-1/639-3) by name or code. Returns 2-letter, 3-letter, bibliographic forms.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "English"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/iso-codes/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"language","arguments":{"query":"English"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('language', {
  "query": "English"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "en"
}

{
  "query": "fra"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`alpha_2`	string	ISO 639-1 two-letter code
`alpha_3`	string	ISO 639-3 three-letter code
`bibliographic`	string	Bibliographic code
`name`	string	Language name
`inverted_name`	string	Inverted language name

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": [
    "object",
    "null"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "alpha_2": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 639-1 two-letter code"
    },
    "alpha_3": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 639-3 three-letter code"
    },
    "bibliographic": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Bibliographic code"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Language name"
    },
    "inverted_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Inverted language name"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iso-codes": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/iso-codes/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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