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Spell Check

Know when Google fixes your spelling mistakes.

If you misspell your query term for a Google search, Google will show up a message to inform you about it. Information regarding misspelled queries can be found inside the search_information property, under spelling_fix. The full body of the search_information property contains:

Element
Type
Description

organic_results_state

String

The state of the results

total_results

Integer

The total number of results

time_taken_displayed

Double

Time in seconds displayed by Google to show the results

query_displayed

String

The query displayed

showing_results_for

String

The query that the results are from

spelling_fix

String

Spelling fix recommendation from Google

Spell Check Results Request Example

Request Example That Returns Spell Check Elements

GET https://serpapi.webscrapingapi.com/v1?engine=google&api_key=<YOUR_API_KEY>&q= yoggurt

This is a basic GET request that returns the spell check results found on the Google page.

Query Parameters

Name
Type
Description

q*

String

yoggurt

api_key*

String

<YOUR_API_KEY>

{
    ...
    "search_information": {
        "organic_results_state": "Some results for exact spelling but showing fixed spelling",
        "total_results": 159000000,
        "time_taken_displayed": 0.83,
        "query_displayed": "yoggurt",
        "showing_results_for": "yogurt",
        "spelling_fix": "yogurt"
    },
    ...
}
Scrape Google's Spell Check Feature

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