STEP 1
Select OpenThesaurus in workflow
Pick OpenThesaurus app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
OpenThesaurus Integration
Free German thesaurus of synonyms and related words. Bring OpenThesaurus into visual workflows that connect everyday workflow work with the rest of your stack. Start from Search Synonyms and automatically follow up with Make an API Call or Search Synonyms.
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Supported triggers and actions for OpenThesaurus integration
Triggers can detect changes in OpenThesaurus and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside OpenThesaurus automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Search SynonymsSearches German synonyms for a word.
- Make an API CallCalls any OpenThesaurus path.
How to integrate OpenThesaurus in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your OpenThesaurus connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect OpenThesaurus
When prompted, authorize access to OpenThesaurus in WEXTL once. OpenThesaurus credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
WEXTL wants to integrate with your OpenThesaurus account. Approve?
STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with OpenThesaurus yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect OpenThesaurus to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
OpenThesaurus
How OpenThesaurus connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever OpenThesaurus app is called in workflows. That allows your other automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that OpenThesaurus supports.
The following table illustrates what fields OpenThesaurus integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect OpenThesaurus
Contact Email*Text
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Demonstration of OpenThesaurus connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
|---|---|---|
Contact EmailRequired | A contact email. OpenThesaurus asks for it in the User-Agent header. |
Connect OpenThesaurus to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with OpenThesaurus below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with OpenThesaurus. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with OpenThesaurus integration
Select Search Synonyms action from OpenThesaurus - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in OpenThesaurus, workflow will start [7] from Search Synonyms node.
Search for Make an API Call, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Search Synonyms and Make an API Call, so only important data pass from Search Synonyms to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of OpenThesaurus automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
OpenThesaurus on WEXTL has 2 modules for building other automations. Explore OpenThesaurus documentation for more.
OpenThesaurus
Search Synonyms
uProc
Performs action
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uProc
Triggers
OpenThesaurus
Make an API Call
Demonstration of how visual OpenThesaurus automation [6] looks in WEXTL.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating OpenThesaurus in your workflows.
OpenThesaurus has no triggers, but it provides 2 actions including "Search Synonyms" and "Make an API Call". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate OpenThesaurus tasks.
Integration has 2 actions, including "Search Synonyms" and "Make an API Call". Refer to our OpenThesaurus Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The OpenThesaurus integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by OpenThesaurus official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where OpenThesaurus provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever OpenThesaurus or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for OpenThesaurus inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with OpenThesaurus modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the OpenThesaurus integration.
- OpenThesaurus integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal OpenThesaurus integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official OpenThesaurus vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® OpenThesaurus App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation