API request example from google sheets

synonym-api-example.gs

// Use this function from a cell by writing for example getSynonyms("happy")
// TODO: Make the function return the desired amount of available synonyms.
//       It is currently being limited, always returning one single synonym.
//       Try returning an array of words!

function getSynonyms(word) {
  try {
    var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://api.datamuse.com/words?rel_syn=" + word);
    var data = JSON.parse(response.getContentText());
  }
  catch (error) {
    return "Synonym API failure...";
  }
  
  // Press Ctrl+Enter to view log after running code.
  var synonyms = data.length;
  Logger.log(synonyms);
  Logger.log(data);
  
  if (synonyms >= 1)
  {
    return data[0].word;
  }
  else
  {
    return "No responses...";
  }
}