Search Web Services: Spelling Suggestion
Submitting Spelling Queries
The Spelling Suggestion service provides a suggested spelling correction for a given term. See also the other Web Search services.
Request URL
http://search.yahooapis.com/WebSearchService/V1/spellingSuggestion
Request parameters
See information on constructing REST queries
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| appid | string (required) | The application ID. See Application IDs for more information. |
| query | string (required) | The query to get spelling suggestions for (UTF-8 encoded). |
| output | string: xml (default), json, php | The format for the output. If json is requested, the results will be returned in JSON format. If php is requested, the results will be returned in Serialized PHP format. |
| callback | string | The name of the callback function to wrap around the JSON data. The following characters are allowed: A-Z a-z 0-9 . [] and _. If output=json has not been requested, this parameter has no effect. More information on the callback can be found in the Yahoo! Developer Network JSON Documentation. |
Sample Request Url: http://search.yahooapis.com/WebSearchService/V1/spellingSuggestion?appid=YahooDemo&query=madnna
Response fields
The schema document for this service response is located at http://search.yahooapis.com/WebSearchSpellingService/V1/WebSearchSpellingResponse.xsd
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ResultSet | Contains all of the suggestions. |
| Result | The text of the suggested correction. |
Sample response
The following is a sample response for the query Madnna which returns the correction to the misspelled word:
Rate Limits
The Spelling Suggestions Web Search service is limited to 5,000 queries per IP address per day and to noncommercial use. See information on rate limiting.
Errors
The Spelling Suggestions Web Search service returns the standard errors. There are no service-specific errors.
Terms of Use
Please see our Usage Policy to learn about acceptable uses and how to request additional queries.
Support & Community
The Spelling Suggestions Web Search service is discussed on the yws-search-general mailing list.
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