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The detect_language command is available since the release of WebSpellChecker v5.5.8 in March 2020. It detects the language(s) of a given text. This functionality is built on top of the Compact Language Detector 2 (CLD2) library. It can detect over 80 languages.
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Command name: detect_language |
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| value | Description |
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| 1 |
- json
- xml
| text |
| A piece of text which will be sent for language detection. |
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| Avoid using # and & symbols in the text. |
- Array of strings, e.g. ["This is a sentence number 1.", "This is a sentence number 2."]
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A piece of text separated in tokens that will be sent for check. The text should be presented as an array of strings. Right now each string is a token which equals one sentence.
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You can use either tokens or text at a time in a request. However, using text is more common. |
| customerid |
| A special service ID value (activation key) that has to be passed to a request query. It's obtained upon subscription to the Cloud services (paid or trial). |
| 3 | format |
| json | The response format for output data. |
Response structure
| # | Name | Description |
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| 1 | LangShortCode | A language short code. |
| 2 | LangName | A full name of a detected language. |
| 3 | Proportion | The proportion ration of the detected language in the text. |
Example 1.1
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http(s)://svc.webspellchecker.net/spellcheck31/script/ssrv.fcgiapi?cmd=detect_language&text=this sampl text demonstrates the work of the Web API service.&customerid=[your-service-id] |
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Command: detect_language
Text: this sampl text demonstrates the work of the Web API service.
Request Responseresponse:
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{
"LanguageLangShortCode": "en_US",
"LangName": "American English",
"Proportion": 0.98
} |
