Language Detector API POST

Language Detector is a simple tool for detecting the language of a text. It returns the language code and the confidence level.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

POSTapi.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

200 OK

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    // Language Detector response payload
  }
}

About the Language Detector API

Language Detector works by analyzing the text and comparing it to a database of languages and ai models. It uses advanced algorithms to detect the language of the text and returns the language code and the confidence level.

What people use it for

Content Moderation: Use the Language Detector API to detect the language of text for content moderation. Use the data to filter out inappropriate content and maintain community standards
Multilingual Support: Detect languages by using the Language Detector API to support multilingual content. Use the data to provide language-specific features, translations, and user experiences
Text Analysis: Analyze text by using the Language Detector API to detect the language of text. Use the data to study language patterns, sentiment analysis, and text classification
Language Learning: Learn languages by using the Language Detector API to detect the language of text. Use the data to explore word meanings, expand vocabulary, and improve language skills

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

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Other ways to use Language Detector

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Questions.

Common questions about the Language Detector API.

Read the docs →

What does the Language Detector API do?

Language Detector is a simple tool for detecting the language of a text. It returns the language code and the confidence level.

How do I authenticate Language Detector API requests?

Pass your API key in the x-api-key header over HTTPS. One key works across all 300+ APIVerve APIs — there are no per-endpoint credentials.

How much does the Language Detector API cost?

Each call spends 2 credits from your shared pool. The free tier includes 200 credits every month, and paid plans add more headroom.

How fast is the Language Detector API?

Response time depends on the endpoint — the p50 through p99 latency for this API is published on this page. Requests are served over HTTPS through a global edge network.

What response formats does the Language Detector API support?

JSON by default, plus XML and YAML via the format parameter. GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents are available across the catalog.

What HTTP method does the Language Detector API use?

POST over HTTPS, following standard REST conventions with a consistent { status, error, data } response envelope.

Request parameters — POST /v1/languagedetector

Sent as JSON in the request body. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Required

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`text`Required	string	`Guten Tag, wie geht es Ihnen?`	The text to detect the language of

Example request

curl -X POST "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text":"esta es una frase en español. esta API puede detectar fácilmente el idioma"}'

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.
`content-type`Required	POST body	`application/json`

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — POST /v1/languagedetector

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "primaryLanguage": "spanish",
    "primaryCode": "es",
    "confidenceLevel": "medium",
    "detectedLanguages": [
      {
        "language": "spanish",
        "confidence": 0.38471794871794873,
        "code": "es"
      },
      {
        "language": "portuguese",
        "confidence": 0.2946153846153846,
        "code": "pt"
      },
      {
        "language": "danish",
        "confidence": 0.2464615384615384,
        "code": "da"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`primaryLanguage`	string	`"spanish"`	The most likely detected language
`primaryCode`	string	`"es"`	ISO 639-1 code of the primary language
`confidenceLevel`Premium	string	`"medium"`	Overall confidence level: high, medium, or low
`detectedLanguages`	array[3]
`language`	string	`"spanish"`
`confidence`	number	`0.38471794871794873`
`code`	string	`"es"`

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Language Detector calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

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Call it from cURL — POST /v1/languagedetector

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/languagedetector with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/languagedetector-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceLanguage Detector API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/languagedetectornpm apiverve-languagedetectorPyPI APIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — POST /v1/languagedetector

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Language Detector API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/languagedetector

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/languagedetectorThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/languagedetector-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceLanguage Detector API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

apiverve-languagedetectorPyPI APIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — POST /v1/languagedetector

Install the Python SDK, then call the Language Detector API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — PyPI

pip install apiverve-languagedetector

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

PyPIapiverve-languagedetectorThe published Python client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/languagedetector-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceLanguage Detector API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/languagedetectornpm APIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — POST /v1/languagedetector

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Language Detector API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.LanguageDetector

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/languagedetector-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceLanguage Detector API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/languagedetectornpm apiverve-languagedetectorPyPI

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — POST /v1/languagedetector

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/languagedetector with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/languagedetectornpm apiverve-languagedetectorPyPI APIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — POST /v1/languagedetector

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/languagedetector with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/languagedetectornpm apiverve-languagedetectorPyPI APIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — POST /v1/languagedetector

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/languagedetector with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/languagedetector")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/languagedetectornpm apiverve-languagedetectorPyPI APIVerve.API.LanguageDetectorNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Language Detector API POST

Try it — live request, no key required

About the Language Detector API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Language Detector

Questions.

Request parameters — POST /v1/languagedetector

Required

Authentication

Response — POST /v1/languagedetector

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

Call it from PHP — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Ruby — POST /v1/languagedetector

Resources

Also published for

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