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Vowel Counter

Count vowels and consonants in text

OperationalCredits 1 per callp50 328msText ProcessingStar

Overview

Perfect for linguistic research, readability analysis, and educational applications requiring detailed phonetic character analysis.

Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

POSThttps://api.apiverve.com/v1/vowelcounter
curl -X POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/vowelcounter \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This pangram contains every letter of the alphabet at least once."
}'
const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/vowelcounter', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This pangram contains every letter of the alphabet at least once."
}),
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/vowelcounter",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    json={
    "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This pangram contains every letter of the alphabet at least once."
},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{
  "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This pangram contains every letter of the alphabet at least once."
}`)
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/vowelcounter", body)
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Parameters

Sent as JSON in the request body. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

ParameterTypeDescription
textRequiredstringText to analyze (max 50,000 characters)

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

Sample response
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "vowels": 31,
    "consonants": 58,
    "totalLetters": 89,
    "vowelPercentage": 34.83,
    "consonantPercentage": 65.17,
    "vowelBreakdown": {
      "a": 8,
      "e": 11,
      "i": 3,
      "o": 7,
      "u": 2
    },
    "textLength": 110
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

FieldTypeExampleDescription
vowelsnumber31Total count of vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in text
consonantsnumber58Total count of consonant letters in text
totalLettersnumber89Combined count of vowels and consonants
vowelPercentagePremiumnumber34.83Percentage of text consisting of vowel letters
consonantPercentagePremiumnumber65.17Percentage of text consisting of consonant letters
vowelBreakdownobject{...}
aPremiumnumber8Individual count of letter 'a' in text
ePremiumnumber11Individual count of letter 'e' in text
iPremiumnumber3Individual count of letter 'i' in text
oPremiumnumber7Individual count of letter 'o' in text
uPremiumnumber2Individual count of letter 'u' in text
textLengthPremiumnumber110Total character length including spaces and punctuation

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

StatusMeaningWhat to do
400Input was rejectedRead error; it names the parameter.
401Key missing or invalidCheck the header name and the key value.
403Key valid, but not permittedA key restriction or IP allow-list; see key scoping.
429Rate limited, or out of creditsRead error to tell them apart; see rate limits.

Use cases

Linguistic Analysis
Analyze vowel patterns and distributions in text for linguistic research
Readability Testing
Assess text complexity based on vowel-consonant ratios
Educational Tools
Create exercises for teaching phonetics and letter recognition
Text Statistics
Generate detailed character frequency reports for writing analysis

Other ways to use Vowel Counter

Set up Vowel Counter on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.VerveKitReference →
Use it in Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.VerveSheetsReference →

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