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### Set language as a query string in the URL ### Set language as a query string in the URL
You can specify the language code using a URL parameter named `lang`. You can specify the language code using a URL parameter named `lang`: `/v1/search?lang=de-ch`.
> eg. /v1/search?lang=de-ch
### Set language in the HTTP header ### Set language in the HTTP header
You can include the language code in the HTTP request header with the `Accept-Language` parameter. You can include the language code in the HTTP request header with the `Accept-Language` parameter: `Accept-Language: de-ch`.
> eg. Accept-Language: de-ch
## Language properties in the response
The response contains information about the language being returned, which can be helpful for debugging.
```
{
"geocoding": {
[...]
"lang": {
"name": "German",
"iso6391": "de",
"iso6393": "deu",
"defaulted": false
},
[...]
},
[...]
```
The language items include:
- `name`: a human-readable name for the language, in English
- `iso6391` and `iso6393`: the language code as defined in the two most common standards
- `defaulted`: a value of `true` or `false` to indicate if there was a fall-back to a default language property

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