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Word Count API - Count Words, Characters, and Sentences

Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in any text. Perfect for content validation, form limits, and analytics. Free: 1,000 requests/day, no API key required.

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POST https://textforge.co/v1/run

{
  "input": "Hello World!",
  "pipeline": [
    "countwords"
  ]
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "input": "Hello World!",
  "pipeline": [
    "countwords"
  ],
  "result": "hello-world",
  "steps": [
    {
      "step": 1,
      "action": "countwords",
      "result": "hello-world",
      "execution_time_ms": 1
    }
  ],
  "execution_time_ms": 4
}

Use Case: Content Length Validation

Validate user-generated content against character limits before saving to database.

Example: Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in any text. Perfect for content validation, form limits, and analytics. Free: 1,000 requests/day, no API key required.

Quick Start

cURL

curl -X POST https://textforge.co/transform   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"text":"Hello World!","action":"countwords"}'

Node.js

fetch("https://textforge.co/transform", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ text: "Hello World!", action: "countwords" })
}).then(r => r.json()).then(console.log);

Python

import requests

payload = { "text": "Hello World!", "action": "countwords" }
response = requests.post("https://textforge.co/transform", json=payload)
print(response.json())

PHP

<?php
$payload = json_encode([ "text" => "Hello World!", "action" => "countwords" ]);
$ch = curl_init("https://textforge.co/transform");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["Content-Type: application/json"]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;
?>

Why use the API?

⚡

Sub-5ms latency

p95 response time, no cold starts

🔗

Composable pipelines

Chain transforms in one request

🛡️

Fair free tier

1,000 requests/day, no credit card

🌐

Works everywhere

curl, Python, JS, PHP - no SDK needed

📊

Built-in analytics

Usage tracking, rate limit headers

🔒

HTTPS only

CORS enabled, production ready