Explain Software License API

Given a software license name or SPDX identifier (MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, etc.), return a plain-English summary: what it permits, what it requires, what it prohibits, whether it is copyleft, and compatibility with common other licenses. Available as a simple REST API — POST your input, get structured JSON back. 1 credit per call, no rate limiting, works in any language with HTTP support.

How it works

POST a JSON object with your input data to /v1/enrich-license-explain. The API processes your request server-side using real computation (not mocked data) and returns a structured JSON response with your results and metadata including credits used and processing time.

Use cases

• Use Explain Software License in automated pipelines without installing a library
• Call Explain Software License from AI agent workflows via MCP or REST
• Integrate Explain Software License into serverless functions with zero dependencies
• Build Explain Software License functionality into any language that supports HTTP

API Reference

POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

Input parameters

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "result": "success",
    "processed": true
  },
  "meta": {
    "credits_used": 1,
    "engine": "real",
    "ms": 4
  }
}

Examples

Three real-world scenarios showing how developers use Explain Software License in production.

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLOPSHOP_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "sample input data"}'

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLOPSHOP_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "agent workflow input for explain software license"}'

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLOPSHOP_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "production data payload"}'

Code examples

curl

curl -X POST https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": "your data here"}'

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"input": "your data here"}
)
result = response.json()
print(result["data"])

Node.js

const response = await fetch("https://slopshop.gg/v1/enrich-license-explain", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ input: "your data here" })
});
const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

CLI

# Install the Slopshop CLI
npm install -g slopshop

# Set your API key
export SLOPSHOP_KEY=your_api_key

# Call enrich-license-explain
slop enrich-license-explain '{"input": "your data here"}'

Pricing

Credits are purchased in bundles starting at $1 for 1,000 credits. All compute APIs like this one use 1 credit per call — that's $0.001. See all pricing tiers.

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