Turnitin

Turnitin Core API (TCA)

RESTful API for integrating Turnitin's integrity services into third-party platforms — submit a document, generate a Similarity Report, and display it to users. Authenticates with an integration-instance API key plus the X-Turnitin-Integration-Name and X-Turnitin-Integration-Version headers. Processing is asynchronous (submit then poll). SOC2 compliant.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.turnitin.com/turnitin-core-api
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APIReference
https://developers.turnitin.com/turnitin-core-api
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/turnitin/refs/heads/main/authentication/turnitin-authentication.yml

Other Resources

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Conventions
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/turnitin/refs/heads/main/conventions/turnitin-conventions.yml
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Sandbox
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/turnitin/refs/heads/main/sandbox/turnitin-sandbox.yml
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/turnitin/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Turnitin Core API (TCA)
description: RESTful API for integrating Turnitin's integrity services into third-party platforms — submit
  a document, generate a Similarity Report, and display it to users. Authenticates with an integration-instance
  API key plus the X-Turnitin-Integration-Name and X-Turnitin-Integration-Version headers. Processing
  is asynchronous (submit then poll). SOC2 compliant.
humanURL: https://developers.turnitin.com/turnitin-core-api
baseURL: https://developers.turnitin.com/turnitin-core-api
tags:
- Academic Integrity
- Plagiarism Detection
- Similarity
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.turnitin.com/turnitin-core-api
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developers.turnitin.com/turnitin-core-api
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/turnitin-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/turnitin-conventions.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/turnitin-sandbox.yml