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Spell Check API

The Spell Check API checks spelling and provides corrections for any text.

API Status

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/v1/spellcheck GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/spellcheck

Returns spelling corrections and suggestions for any given text.

Parameters

  • text  required

    Input text. Maximum 50 characters for free tier, 500 characters for premium subscribers.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Response

Returns a JSON object with the following properties:

  • original  required

    The original text input.

  • corrected  required

    The corrected text.

  • corrections  required

    An array of corrections for the original text. Each correction contains the following properties:

    • word  required

      The word that was corrected.

    • index  required

      The index of the word in the original text.

    • correction  required

      The corrected word.

    • candidates  required

      An array of possible corrections for the word.

Sample Request Live Demo!

text

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/spellcheck?text=i am not kiddign

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 { "original": "i am not kiddign", "corrected": "i am not kidding", "corrections": [ { "word": "kiddign", "index": 3, "correction": "kidding", "candidates": ["kidding"] } ] }

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/spellcheck?text=i%20am%20not%20kiddign" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.