STANDS4 Web Services:
Grammar API
The Grammar API from STANDS4 is a web service for checking the spelling and style of text in many languages.
Request URL:
https://www.stands4.com/services/v2/grammar.php
Request parameters:
| Parameter | Value | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uid | string | Y | Your API user id |
|
| tokenid | string | Y | Your valid developer token id |
|
| text | string | Y | The text you would like to check |
|
| lang | string | N | en-US | The language of the provided text, |
| format | string | N | json | The format in which you want the result returned (json or xml) |
Sample request URL:
https://www.stands4.com/services/v2/grammar.php?uid=1001&tokenid=tk324324&text=i%20loves%20you&format=json
Response elements:
| matches | Contains all of the check responses |
|---|---|
| message | Specific error message |
| rule | Rule broken ID |
| description | Rule broken description |
Sample response:
{
software: "Grammar.com v2",
warnings: {
incompleteResults: false
},
language: {
name: "English (US)",
code: "en-US"
},
matches: [
{
message: "This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter",
shortMessage: "",
replacements: [
{
value: "I"
}
],
offset: 0,
length: 1,
context: {
text: "i loves you",
offset: 0,
length: 1
},
rule: {
id: "UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START",
description: "Checks that a sentence starts with an uppercase letter",
issueType: "typographical",
category: {
id: "CASING",
name: "Capitalization"
}
}
}
]
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<software>Grammar.com v2</software>
<warnings>
<incompleteResults>false</incompleteResults>
</warnings>
<language>
<name>English (US)</name>
<code>en-US</code>
</language>
<matches>
<message>This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter</message>
<shortMessage></shortMessage>
<replacements>
<value>I</value>
</replacements>
<offset>0</offset>
<length>1</length>
<context>
<text>i loves you</text>
<offset>0</offset>
<length>1</length>
</context>
<rule>
<id>UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START</id>
<description>Checks that a sentence starts with an uppercase letter</description>
<issueType>typographical</issueType>
<category>
<id>CASING</id>
<name>Capitalization</name>
</category>
</rule>
</matches>
Want to use this service?
The Grammar API service is free to use for up to 100 queries per day.
For a premium commercial license, please contact us.
