I cannot get the Bing Spellcheck API to work for market es-us

jjim 0

I am testing the Bing spellcheck API to use it with my translation memory. I built a webpage that pulls results via the API and I can only get it to work with market en-us. However, I need to use it with market es-us (Spanish), but it will not return any results. The line of code I'm using is
fetch(${endpoint}?mkt=es-us&${new URLSearchParams(params)}, {

Any idea why it's not working? Thank you.

Khadeer Ali 895 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-10-18T07:10:59.0833333+00:00

Hi @jjim,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

The Bing Spell Check API can check the spelling of Spanish words from different regions, like Spain and the United States. Even though the documentation only lists "es" as a supported language, it actually includes multiple Spanish variations. To specify which variation you want to use, you need to use a market code like es-ES or es-US in your code. This will help Bing provide accurate spell checking based on the specific regional rules and vocabulary.

If you set the mrk code correct, your code should help you specify different variants of Spanish.

Please refer to the below link for your reference.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/search-apis/bing-spell-check/overview

If you find this answer helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it.
jjim 0 Reputation points

2024-10-18T14:17:40.4733333+00:00

Thank you for your answer, Khadeer. I am actually trying to use one of those variants, es-us. I used this code in my test webpage, but didn't get back any results from Microsoft. It works with the code en-us, but not with es-us. I tried also with fr-FR, but nothing. Only English.
Khadeer Ali 895 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-10-25T03:52:25.6866667+00:00

Hi jjim,

Thanks for getting back, I am looking into it and will get back to you shortly.
navba-MSFT 24,985 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-10-25T07:15:04.7433333+00:00

@jjim I am able to reproduce this issue at my end. I will check this internally and get back to you once I have an update
navba-MSFT 24,985 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-11-08T04:01:37.5233333+00:00

@jjim I have reached out to the Product Owners in the background, I will keep you posted about the progress.
jjim 0 Reputation points

2024-11-08T14:43:34.2933333+00:00

Thank you @navba-MSFT
jjim 0 Reputation points

2024-11-08T14:45:02.4966667+00:00

Much appreciated @navba-MSFT Hope the product owners can help us.

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