# DetectSyntax
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Inspects text for syntax and the part of speech of words in the document. For more information, see [Syntax](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/comprehend/latest/dg/how-syntax.html) in the Comprehend Developer Guide. 

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "LanguageCode": "string",
   "Text": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [LanguageCode](#API_DetectSyntax_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="comprehend-DetectSyntax-request-LanguageCode"></a>
The language code of the input documents. You can specify any of the following languages supported by Amazon Comprehend: German ("de"), English ("en"), Spanish ("es"), French ("fr"), Italian ("it"), or Portuguese ("pt").  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `en | es | fr | de | it | pt`   
Required: Yes

 ** [Text](#API_DetectSyntax_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="comprehend-DetectSyntax-request-Text"></a>
A UTF-8 string. The maximum string size is 5 KB.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "SyntaxTokens": [ 
      { 
         "BeginOffset": number,
         "EndOffset": number,
         "PartOfSpeech": { 
            "Score": number,
            "Tag": "string"
         },
         "Text": "string",
         "TokenId": number
      }
   ]
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [SyntaxTokens](#API_DetectSyntax_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="comprehend-DetectSyntax-response-SyntaxTokens"></a>
A collection of syntax tokens describing the text. For each token, the response provides the text, the token type, where the text begins and ends, and the level of confidence that Amazon Comprehend has that the token is correct. For a list of token types, see [Syntax](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/comprehend/latest/dg/how-syntax.html) in the Comprehend Developer Guide.   
Type: Array of [SyntaxToken](API_SyntaxToken.md) objects

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal server error occurred. Retry your request.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
The request is invalid.    
 ** Detail **   
Provides additional detail about why the request failed.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** TextSizeLimitExceededException **   
The size of the input text exceeds the limit. Use a smaller document.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** UnsupportedLanguageException **   
Amazon Comprehend can't process the language of the input text. For a list of supported languages, [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/comprehend/latest/dg/supported-languages.html) in the Comprehend Developer Guide.   
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/comprehend-2017-11-27/DetectSyntax)