Get a check

GET
/v1/checks/{id}

The status, progress and phase while the check runs; the report once it is done. ?view=summary returns the scalar fields and scores only (cheap polling); ?include= names the report parts to return (text, spans, matches, sources, issues, scores, meta) and wins over view. The default is the full report.

Authorization

bearerAuth
AuthorizationBearer <token>

Create a key under Account → API. Send it as Authorization: Bearer st_live_…. Keys carry scopes: checks:write (create, cancel, delete), checks:read (list, get) and usage:read (credit position).

In: header

Path Parameters

id*string
Formatuuid

Query Parameters

view?string

summary: scalars and scores only. full (default): the whole report.

Value in

  • "summary"
  • "full"
include?string

Comma-separated report parts: text, spans, matches, sources, issues, scores, meta. Wins over view.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/checks/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08"
{  "id": "string",  "title": "string",  "status": "queued",  "progress": 0,  "phase": "string",  "wordCount": 0,  "inputKind": "string",  "originalityScore": 0,  "coverage": 0,  "scores": {    "plagiarism": 0,    "citation": 0,    "grammarSpelling": 0,    "aiContent": 0,    "clarity": null  },  "issueCounts": {    "citations": 0,    "grammar": 0  },  "rejection": {    "code": "string",    "message": "string"  },  "composition": {    "exact": 0,    "near": 0,    "paraphrase": 0,    "quoted": 0,    "original": 0  },  "snippet": "string",  "citationStyle": "APA",  "mode": "full",  "folderId": null,  "tagIds": [],  "createdAt": "string",  "completedAt": "string",  "report": {    "status": "done",    "rejection": {      "code": "string",      "message": "string"    },    "text": "",    "partial": false,    "contentType": "prose",    "languages": [],    "locale": "string",    "wordCount": 0,    "checkedWords": 0,    "originalityScore": 0,    "similarityScore": 0,    "coverage": 0,    "spans": [],    "matches": [],    "sources": [],    "issues": [],    "scores": {      "plagiarism": 0,      "citation": 0,      "grammarSpelling": 0,      "aiContent": 0,      "clarity": null    },    "bibliographyStart": 0,    "passes": {      "language": "ok",      "aiContent": "ok"    },    "aiDetector": {      "name": "string",      "version": "string"    },    "bibliography": {      "ownsHeading": true,      "entries": [        {          "sourceId": 0,          "text": "string"        }      ]    },    "meta": {      "durationMs": 0,      "sourcesExcludedByRules": 0    }  },  "rejectionCode": "string",  "live": {    "searchesUsed": 0,    "pagesFetched": 0,    "found": [      {        "url": "string",        "domain": "string",        "title": "string"      }    ],    "events": []  },  "runningMs": 0,  "instant": {    "engine": "string",    "dialect": "string",    "elapsedMs": 0,    "wordCount": 0,    "counts": {      "spelling": 0,      "grammar": 0    },    "issues": [      {        "category": "spelling",        "kind": "string",        "message": "string",        "original": {          "text": "string",          "start": 0,          "end": 0        },        "suggestions": []      }    ],    "redactedIssues": 0,    "teaserCutoff": 0,    "crispWords": 0,    "skipped": "non_english",    "adopted": true  },  "options": {    "plagiarism": true,    "grammarSpelling": true,    "citations": true,    "aiContent": true,    "style": true,    "register": "academic"  },  "text": "string",  "guest": {    "teaserWords": 0,    "flow": "A",    "wallClockMs": 1,    "crispWords": 0,    "peekWords": 0,    "peek": {      "text": "string",      "findings": 0,      "marks": [        {          "category": "spelling",          "start": 0,          "end": 0        }      ]    },    "wordCount": 0,    "unscannedWords": 0,    "truncated": true,    "tail": "string",    "ai": {      "band": "low",      "sentences": 0    },    "hiddenLanguage": 0,    "lockedSources": 0,    "lockedCitations": 0  },  "aiDetectorUpdated": true,  "rest": {    "words": 0,    "text": "string",    "expired": true,    "cost": "locked"  },  "completedBy": "string"}