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I want to use Google API for Did you mean feature. So basically I want to write a piece of code, which sends a word to Google search and either Google finds the exact hits or gives a "DID YOU MEAN" reply which i would use.

Is it made available? Tried finding it but couldn't find.

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    Commented Oct 26, 2016 at 11:08
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    i am not asking for a recommendation or a comparison or to find the Library but means to access the API. I am not able to access this API and need help in finding documentation (if any).Fits perfectly i suppose in the stackoverflow.
    – naves
    Commented Oct 26, 2016 at 20:43
  • If that is the case then you should re-phrase your question according to the guidelines.
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    Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 17:06
  • bizarre this was downvoted. this is just a straightforward question, with a straightforward yes/no/heres my hack solution
    – eljusticiero67
    Commented Apr 26, 2017 at 19:11

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So I invested some time and this what I've found

1/ You should have your custom search engine

https://cse.google.com

2/ Configure it to search all webs

https://support.google.com/customsearch/answer/2631040?hl=en

3/ Make query to that engine following the document

https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/using_rest

Spelling / Did you mean repairs if possible can be found in "spelling" section. (Irrelevant sections removed) . Fox ex: I searched for "devart" here

{
  "kind": "customsearch#search",
  "url": {
    },
  "queries": {
    "request": [
      
    ]
  },
  "context": {
    
  },
  "searchInformation": {
    
  },
  "spelling": {
    "correctedQuery": "deviantart",
    "htmlCorrectedQuery": "<b><i>deviantart</i></b>"
  },
  "items": [
    
  ]
}

I had the same question and its downvoted also while they are allowing these questions on the site. You may want to read about the auto-complete apis here

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40061449/google-auto-correct-api

Google Search autocomplete API?

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    this is a nice hack, though limited to the 100 requests per day. did you ever find a way around this without doing a direct scrape?
    – eljusticiero67
    Commented Apr 26, 2017 at 20:01

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