openapi: 3.0.3
info:
title: Gender Get API
description: Gender-API determines whether a first name is more likely used by males or females, with optional localization by country, IP address, or browser locale. The API returns a gender prediction and an accuracy score, and supports email parsing, multi-name lookup, and country-of-origin queries.
version: '2.0'
contact:
name: Gender-API Support
url: https://gender-api.com/en/contact
license:
name: Gender-API Terms of Service
url: https://gender-api.com/en/terms-and-conditions
servers:
- url: https://gender-api.com
description: Gender-API production endpoint
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Get
paths:
/get:
get:
summary: Get gender for a name
description: Returns a gender prediction (male, female, or unknown) for the supplied first name with an accuracy score. Supports localization by country, IP, or locale, and parsing of full names or email addresses.
operationId: getGender
parameters:
- name: name
in: query
description: First name (or full name with split=true) to look up. Supports semicolon-separated lists when multi=true.
schema:
type: string
- name: email
in: query
description: Email address from which to extract the name.
schema:
type: string
format: email
- name: country
in: query
description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to localize the lookup.
schema:
type: string
- name: ip
in: query
description: Client IP address used to localize the lookup.
schema:
type: string
- name: locale
in: query
description: Browser locale (e.g. en_US, de_DE) used to localize the lookup.
schema:
type: string
- name: split
in: query
description: When true, splits a full name and resolves the first name automatically.
schema:
type: boolean
- name: multi
in: query
description: When true, accepts a semicolon-separated list of names (max 100 per request).
schema:
type: boolean
- name: key
in: query
required: true
description: Gender-API key (alternatively send via apiKey query or Authorization header per account configuration).
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Gender prediction result
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GenderResponse'
'401':
description: Missing or invalid API key
'429':
description: Rate limit or credit limit exceeded
tags:
- Get
components:
schemas:
GenderResponse:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
gender:
type: string
enum:
- male
- female
- unknown
samples:
type: integer
accuracy:
type: integer
minimum: 0
maximum: 100
credits_used:
type: integer
duration:
type: string
securitySchemes:
apiKey:
type: apiKey
in: query
name: key