name: grammarly-install-auth description: 'Install and configure Grammarly SDK/CLI authentication.
Use when setting up a new Grammarly integration, configuring API keys,
or initializing Grammarly in your project.
Trigger with phrases like "install grammarly", "setup grammarly",
"grammarly auth", "configure grammarly API key".
' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(curl:), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:
- saas
- grammarly
- writing compatibility: Designed for Claude Code
Grammarly Install & Auth
Overview
Configure Grammarly API authentication using OAuth 2.0 Bearer tokens. Grammarly provides three main APIs: Writing Score API, AI Detection API, and Plagiarism Detection API. All use the same auth pattern via api.grammarly.com.
Prerequisites
- Grammarly Enterprise account with API access
- OAuth credentials from Grammarly admin portal
- Required scopes:
scores-api:read,scores-api:write
Instructions
Step 1: Configure Environment
# .env (NEVER commit)
GRAMMARLY_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
GRAMMARLY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
GRAMMARLY_ACCESS_TOKEN= # Populated after OAuth
Step 2: Obtain Access Token
// auth.ts
import 'dotenv/config';
async function getAccessToken(): Promise<string> {
const response = await fetch('https://api.grammarly.com/ecosystem/api/v1/oauth/token', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
body: new URLSearchParams({
grant_type: 'client_credentials',
client_id: process.env.GRAMMARLY_CLIENT_ID!,
client_secret: process.env.GRAMMARLY_CLIENT_SECRET!,
}),
});
const { access_token, expires_in } = await response.json();
console.log(`Token obtained, expires in ${expires_in}s`);
return access_token;
}
Step 3: Verify Connection
async function verify(token: string) {
const response = await fetch('https://api.grammarly.com/ecosystem/api/v2/scores', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ text: 'This is a test sentence for verification.' }),
});
if (response.ok) console.log('Grammarly API connection verified');
else console.error('Verification failed:', response.status);
}
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
401 Unauthorized | Invalid or expired token | Re-authenticate |
403 Forbidden | Missing API scopes | Check enterprise admin settings |
invalid_client | Wrong credentials | Verify client ID and secret |
Resources
Next Steps
After auth, proceed to grammarly-hello-world.