RhymeZone API: Get rhymes
Finds perfect rhymes, near rhymes or similar-sounding words on RhymeZone, with syllable counts. Some matches may have no relevance score.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.
- Kind optional
kind Type of match: perfect, near or sounds_like.
perfect (default)
One of
perfect,near,sounds_like.- Word, required
word Word to rhyme, for example love.
love
- Max Results optional
max_results Maximum matches to return, for example 50.
50 (default)
Whole number from 1 to 300.
Input as JSON
{ "word": "love"}Output
{ "rhymes": [ { "word": "of", "page_url": "https://www.rhymezone.com/r/d=of" , "syllables": 1, "relevance_score": 100 }, { "word": "above", "page_url": "https://www.rhymezone.com/r/d=above" , "syllables": 2, "relevance_score": 100 }, { "word": "thereof", "page_url": "https://www.rhymezone.com/r/d=thereof" , "syllables": 2, "relevance_score": 100 } ]}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"rhymezone.com/get_rhymes","input":{"word":"love"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "rhymezone.com/get_rhymes" , "input": { "word": "love" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "rhymezone.com/get_rhymes" , "input": { "word": "love" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run rhymezone.com/get_rhymes# with {"word":"love"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "word" ], "properties": { "kind": { "enum": [ "perfect", "near", "sounds_like" ], "type": "string", "default": "perfect", "description": "Type of match: perfect, near or sounds_like." }, "word": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Word to rhyme, for example love." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 300, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum matches to return, for example 50." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "rhymes" ], "properties": { "rhymes": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "word": { "type": "string", "description": "Matching word or phrase." }, "page_url": { "type": "string", "description": "RhymeZone page for this word." }, "syllables": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Number of syllables, when available." }, "relevance_score": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "RhymeZone relevance score, when available." } } }, "description": "Matching words in RhymeZone relevance order." } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
rhymezone.com/get_rhymes- Returns
- word, syllables, relevance score, page URL
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method rhymezone.com/get_rhymes with the inputs above.
Ask your agent
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