Code Plagiarism & Web Similarity API
Integrate your existing software with Codequiry's source code plagiarism checker. We provide a very easy and straightforward Rest API with libraries for any custom use cases.
Updated: 07/16/2024
API Demonstration
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6. Starting a check
Now that you have uploaded files to your check, it's time to start running checks on them.
Endpoint for starting checks
Final Step: Running the check Web Plagiarism or Group Similarity
By default, all checks will run Web and Group Similarity, meaning that one ZIP file uploaded is required to start checking. For group similarity checking, you can run up to 500 ZIP files in a Group Similarity check, with a 10MB maximum size for each file, containing parsable code in the specified programming language. We encourage reading more about the different test types.
When sending the request, include the required and optional parameters as follows:
check_id - the id of the check you wish to start.
To start a Group similarity only check (free MOSS alternative), you may use the following optional parameters:
dbcheck = 0 - disables database check.
webcheck = 0 - disables web check.
You may also specify a custom engine type for base code detection:
test_type = 10 - (e.g., group similarity with auto-detect base code).
Find all the checking engine types below:
ID: 1 - Web Plagiarism and Group Similarity ID: 3 - Small Files Checker ID: 4 - Peer Focused Checker ID: 6 - Large Volume Group Similarity ID: 7 - Low Consumption ID: 8 - Deep Check (Highly Experimental) ID: 9 - Group Similarity Only ID: 10 - Group Similarity Only (Auto-detect base code) ID: 11 - Web Plagiarism and Group Similarity (Auto-detect base code) ID: 12 - Group Similarity Only (30% tolerance) ID: 13 - Group Similarity Only (Optimized for use with Codequiry Libraries) ID: 14 - Web Plagiarism and Group Similarity (Optimized for use with Codequiry Libraries)
Free users get 30 checking quota (via API, no card is required) included, while premium users enjoy a quota of 1,700 checks/mo, upgradeable to 20,000 from the billing page. By default, all checks run as Web Similarity unless specified otherwise in the above instructions.
curl -X POST 'https://codequiry.com/api/v1/check/start?check_id=YOUR_CHECK_ID&webcheck=1' \
-H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE '
Sample Response (JSON Object)
Job (job_id) listening is phased out and you can manually poll the status as it’s updated in real-time as the check is started.
{
"check": {
"id": 2000,
"name": "Java",
"created_at": "2019-05-31 15:54:15",
"updated_at": "2019-05-31 16:02:29",
"status_id": 6,
"job_id": 8860
},
"status": "Checking in progress",
"dbcheck": false,
"webcheck": true,
"submission_count": 3,
"dashURL": "https://dashboard.codequiry.com/course/10970/assignment/2000"
}
Error Format Response (422 error)
{
"error": "Invalid check_id provided"
}
What's next
For optimal understanding of API usage, we recommend following this guide.
The API documentation is still actively being written, some information may be missing.
Our Mission
Codequiry aims to achieve an equally fair environment for fields relating to computer science by preventing the use of unoriginal and plagiarised code. The first step to preserving academic integrity and original source code starts with us.
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