Syllable Counter API

Syllable Counter counts syllables across any submitted text string up to 500 characters. It returns the total syllable count, total word count, and average syllables per word.

The Syllable Counter API provides a simple, reliable way to integrate syllable counter functionality into your applications. Built for developers who need production-ready syllable counter capabilities without the complexity of building from scratch.

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Available on:

async function callSyllableCounterAPI() {
    try {
        const requestBody = {
    "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
};

        const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/syllablecounter', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
            },
            body: JSON.stringify(requestBody)
        });

        const data = await response.json();
        console.log(data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

callSyllableCounterAPI();

curl -X POST "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/syllablecounter" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
}'

Get your API key: https://apiverve.com

📁 For more examples, see the examples folder

Choose your preferred programming language:

npm install @apiverve/syllablecounter

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dotnet add package APIVerve.API.SyllableCounter

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pip install apiverve-syllablecounter

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gem install apiverve_syllablecounter

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composer require apiverve/syllablecounter

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dart pub add apiverve_syllablecounter

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implementation 'com.github.apiverve:syllablecounter-api:1.0.0'

Package Code →

go get github.com/apiverve/syllablecounter-api/go

Package Code →

• 🏠 API Home: Syllable Counter API
• 📚 API Reference: docs.apiverve.com/ref/syllablecounter
• 📖 OpenAPI Spec: openapi.yaml
• 💡 Examples: examples/

The Syllable Counter API is commonly used for:

• Web Applications - Add syllable counter features to your frontend or backend
• Mobile Apps - Native SDKs for Android development
• Automation - Integrate with n8n, Zapier, or custom workflows
• SaaS Products - Enhance your product with syllable counter capabilities
• Data Pipelines - Process and analyze data at scale

All requests require an API key in the header:

x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

Get your API key: https://apiverve.com

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same envelope — check status, then read data:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": { ... }
}

A real response from the Syllable Counter API:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog",
    "total_syllables": 11,
    "word_count": 9,
    "average_syllables_per_word": 1.22,
    "words": [
      {
        "word": "the",
        "syllables": 1
      },
      {
        "word": "quick",
        "syllables": 1
      },
      {
        "word": "brown",
        "syllables": 1
      },
      {
        "word": "fox",
        "syllables": 1
      },
      {
        "word": "jumps",
        "syllables": 1
      },
      {
        "word": "over",
        "syllables": 2
      },
      {
        "word": "the",
        "syllables": 1
      },
      {
        "word": "lazy",
        "syllables": 2
      },
      {
        "word": "dog",
        "syllables": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

• 🏠 API Home: Syllable Counter API
• 💬 Support: https://apiverve.com/contact
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Documentation: https://docs.apiverve.com
• 🌐 Website: https://apiverve.com

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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