LanguageTool API
api.languagetoolplus.com · AI
Open-source grammar, style, and spell checker for 30+ languages. Detects grammar errors, typos, and style issues. Free tier: 20 requests/minute, 75KB text/request.
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
POST
Check grammar
Check "This are a test." for grammar errors.
https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check
Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does
Headers — extra info sent with the request
| Content-Type | application/x-www-form-urlencoded |
Request Body — data you're sending
"text=This are a test.&language=en-US"
curl -X POST "https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check" \ -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '"text=This are a test.&language=en-US"'
import requests
headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
}
data = "text=This are a test.&language=en-US"
response = requests.post(
"https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check",
headers=headers,
json=data,
)
print(response.json())const url = 'https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check';
const response = await fetch(url, {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
},
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify("text=This are a test.&language=en-US"),
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
)
func main() {
targetURL := "https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check"
jsonData, _ := json.Marshal("text=This are a test.&language=en-US")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req.body = "\"text=This are a test.&language=en-US\""
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://api.languagetoolplus.com/v2/check";
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "POST",
"header" => implode("\r\n", [
"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
"Content-Type: application/json"
]),
"content" => json_encode("text=This are a test.&language=en-US"),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- No API key needed for basic use
- POST to /v2/check with form data: text=YOUR_TEXT&language=en-US
- Response includes matches array with error positions and suggestions
- Languages: en-US, en-GB, de-DE, fr, es, it, nl, pl, pt-BR and more
- Self-hostable: docker run -p 8010:8010 silviof/docker-languagetool