Grammar CheckGrammar Check

Token Usage:1 per call

Grammar Check is a simple tool for checking the grammar and spelling of a text. It returns the corrected text.

This API provides reliable and fast access to grammar check data through a simple REST interface. Built for developers who need consistent, high-quality results with minimal setup time.

To use this API, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

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Endpoint

POST Request
POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck

Code Examples

Here are examples of how to call this API in different programming languages:

cURL Request
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "text": "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy"
}'
JavaScript (Fetch API)
const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "text": "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy"
})
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python (Requests)
import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

payload = {
    "text": "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy"
}

response = requests.post('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck', headers=headers, json=payload)

data = response.json()
print(data)
Node.js (Native HTTPS)
const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
};

const postData = JSON.stringify({
  "text": "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy"
});

const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck', options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
  res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});

req.write(postData);
req.end();
PHP (cURL)
<?php

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode({
    'text': 'The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy'
}));

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

?>
Go (net/http)
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
)

func main() {
    payload := map[string]interface{}{
        "text": "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy"
    }

    jsonPayload, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonPayload))

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Ruby (Net::HTTP)
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/grammarcheck')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

payload = {
  "text": "The the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy"
}

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'

request.body = payload.to_json

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))

Authentication

This API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

Required Header
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this API endpoint:

ParameterTypeRequiredLocationDescriptionExample
textstringYesbodyThe text you want to check for grammatical and spelling errorsThe the pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I was a little mad becuase it woke up my pupppppy

Response

The API returns responses in JSON, XML, and YAML formats:

Example Responses

JSON Response
200 OK
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "modified": true,
    "text": "The pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I Was a little mad because it woke up my puppy."
  }
}
XML Response
200 OK
<Root>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error />
  <data>
    <modified>true</modified>
    <text>The pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I Was a little mad because it woke up my puppy.</text>
  </data>
</Root>
YAML Response
200 OK
status: ok
error: 
data:
  modified: true
  text: The pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I Was a little mad because it woke up my puppy.

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
statusstringIndicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")ok
errorstring | nullContains error message if status is "error", otherwise nullnull
dataobject | nullContains the API response data if successful, otherwise null{...}

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

FieldTypeSample Value
modifiedbooleantrue
textstring"The pig snorted when I saw it on the barn gate. I Was a little mad because it woke up my puppy."

Headers

Required and optional headers for API requests:

Header NameRequiredExample ValueDescription
X-API-KeyYesyour_api_key_hereYour APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys.
AcceptNoapplication/jsonSpecify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml
User-AgentNoMyApp/1.0Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes
X-Request-IDNoreq_123456789Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests
Cache-ControlNono-cacheControl caching behavior for the request and response

Client Libraries

To get started with minimal code, most of our APIs are available through client libraries and clients:

Run in PostmanNPMPyPINuGetSwagger

Error Codes

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Status CodeMessageDescription
200OKRequest successful, data returned
400Bad RequestInvalid request parameters or malformed request
401UnauthorizedMissing or invalid API key
403ForbiddenAPI key does not have permission for this endpoint
429Too Many RequestsRate limit exceeded, please slow down requests
500Internal Server ErrorServer error, please try again later

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