For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt.

Syllable Counter API

text 1 credit / call v2026-04-22

Count syllables per word, line, and text with haiku detection and Flesch reading ease.

One POST adds Syllable Counter to your app, site, workflow, or agent — formula, validation, edge cases, and docs already handled.

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Endpoint

POST · 1cr
POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run

Request body

Field Type Req.
text str
per_word_limit
Maximum number of per-word breakdown rows returned
int

Cost & access

  • 1 credit per successful call — failed calls refund.
  • Starts on: Free.
  • Max payload: 262144 bytes.
  • Privacy mode: no_body_logs
  • Available on: free, starter, pro, business, scale

Response envelope

{
  "request_id": "01K...",
  "tool": "syllable-counter",
  "tool_version": "2026-04-22",
  "credits_used": 1,
  "result": { ... }
}

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Maximum number of per-word breakdown rows returned

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Code examples

curl -X POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"text":"An old silent pond\nA frog jumps into the pond\nSplash! Silence again"}'
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'},
    json={'text': 'An old silent pond\nA frog jumps into the pond\nSplash! Silence again'},
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
print(data)
const resp = await fetch(
  'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({"text":"An old silent pond\nA frog jumps into the pond\nSplash! Silence again"}),
  }
);
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'text' => 'An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond
Splash! Silence again'
]),
]);
$resp = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
print_r(json_decode($resp, true));
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = (uri.scheme == 'https')

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['Authorization'] = 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {
  'text' => 'An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond
Splash! Silence again'
}.to_json

resp = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(resp.body).inspect
package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "io"
  "net/http"
)

func main() {
  body, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
    "text": "An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond
Splash! Silence again",
  })
  req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run", bytes.NewReader(body))
  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
  req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

  resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
  if err != nil { panic(err) }
  defer resp.Body.Close()
  out, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  fmt.Println(string(out))
}
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;

var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
var req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"text\":\"An old silent pond\\nA frog jumps into the pond\\nSplash! Silence again\"}"))
    .build();

var resp = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(resp.body());
how-to call syllable-counter
  1. Get an API key
    Get an API key. Sign up free for a bearer token. 1,000 credits/month, no card.
  2. Assemble the JSON body
    Required fields: text, . See the Request body table above for the full schema.
  3. POST to https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/syllable-counter/run
    Headers: Authorization: Bearer <key> and Content-Type: application/json. Copy-paste snippets in 7 languages are under Code examples.
  4. Parse the response
    Envelope: {request_id, tool, tool_version, credits_used, result}. The typed output lives in result.
faq frequently asked
What does the Syllable Counter API do?+

Count syllables per word, line, and text with haiku detection and Flesch reading ease. Use it to add this utility without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and documentation.

How much does one call to Syllable Counter cost?+

1 credit per successful call. Failed calls (validation errors, 5xx) don't bill.

What parameters does the Syllable Counter API require?+

Required fields: text. Full schema at /v1/openapi.json.

Is the Syllable Counter API deterministic?+

Yes — same input, same output, forever. Tool version 2026-04-22; output shape is stable within a major version.

Can an AI agent call the Syllable Counter API?+

Yes. Connect to https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp over the Model Context Protocol. The agent discovers `syllable-counter` with its JSON Schema automatically, so the model can plan while MiniWebtool handles the exact tool result.

What format does the API return?+

JSON with a stable envelope: `{request_id, tool, tool_version, credits_used, result}`. Errors are RFC 7807 `application/problem+json`.

mcp use from an AI agent

Every endpoint on this site is also exposed via the Model Context Protocol at https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp. Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-capable agent can discover this tool (syllable-counter) and its JSON Schema automatically — no client codegen.

# List tools the agent can call
curl -s https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' \
 | jq '.result.tools[] | select(.name=="syllable-counter")'
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