Text Simplification

The /v1/simplify endpoint simplifies complex text to make it more readable and understandable.

Request

Endpoint

POST /v1/simplify

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
text	String	The text to be simplified.

Example Request

{
  "text": "As he crossed toward the pharmacy at the corner he involuntarily turned his head because of a burst of light that had ricocheted from his temple."
}

Limits

Maximum length of input text is 1,000 characters.

Response

The response body will be a JSON object containing:

Parameter	Type	Description
status	Integer	The HTTP status code of the response.
results	Array of Strings	An array containing simplified versions of the input text.

Example Response

{
  "status": 200,
  "results": [
    "He turned his head when a bright light flashed near his temple as he walked to the corner pharmacy.",
    "Walking to the pharmacy, he turned when light flashed by his head.",
    "A flash of light made him look up while walking to the pharmacy."
  ]
}

Code Examples

TypeScript

import axios from 'axios';

async function simplifyText(text: string, token: string) {
    const response = await axios.post(
        'https://api.linguix.com/api/v1/simplify',
        {
            text: text,
        },
        {
            headers: {
                'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
            },
        },
    );
    console.log(response.data);
}

simplifyText('As he crossed toward the pharmacy...', '<your-token>');

Python

import requests
import json

def simplify_text(text, token):
    headers = {
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}',
    }
    data = {'text': text}
    response = requests.post('https://api.linguix.com/api/v1/simplify', headers=headers, json=data)
    print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=4))

simplify_text('As he crossed toward the pharmacy...', '<your-token>')

Java

import okhttp3.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String text = "As he crossed toward the pharmacy at the corner he involuntarily turned his head because of a burst of light that had ricocheted from his temple.";
        String token = "<your-token>";
        
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
        MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
        RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\"text\":\"" + text + "\"}");
        
        Request request = new Request.Builder()
          .url("https://api.linguix.com/api/v1/simplify")
          .post(body)
          .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
          .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
          .build();
          
        Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
        System.out.println(response.body().string());
    }
}