Stable
/api/languages
Language selector
Present language names in English and their native form, including text-direction metadata.
183 languages
Native names
Direction metadata
ISO language codes
Installation
Install once, use everywhere.
composer require nnjeim/world
php artisan world:install
React, Angular, and Vue consume the same Laravel API; no frontend package is required.
Playground
Live behavior and copy-ready code.
Language selector
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component.blade.php
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Request only the fields you need.
GET /api/languages?fields=name_native,dir
- Endpoint
- /api/languages
- Fields used
- id, code, name, name_native, dir
Component contract
Props
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | language_id | Submitted form-field name. |
| value | number|null | null | Initially selected language ID. |
| nativeNames | boolean | true | Displays each native language name. |
| disabled | boolean | false | Prevents selection changes. |
Events
change
Language
Emitted after a language is selected.
direction-change
ltr|rtl
Exposes the selected writing direction.
error
Error
Reports an unavailable or invalid response.
Validation guidance
- Submit the numeric language ID.
- Validate supported product locales separately.
- Treat text direction as display metadata, not user input.
Accessibility checklist
- ✓Set the option direction from the returned metadata.
- ✓Keep the English name available for recognition.
- ✓Do not infer locale support from the full language dataset.
- ✓Announce the selected native name.