# Detect Language

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/detect-language/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

The Detect Language API is a web service that identifies the language of a given text with high accuracy, whether it's a long passage, short phrase, or single word. It supports detection of 164 languages and offers fast performance with low latency globally. The API also allows for batch processing, maintains strong security and privacy standards, and is available through both free and premium plans.

## Kin Score — 36.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 55.5 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **Detect Language Account API** — Account status and metadata
- **Detect Language Detection API** — Language detection endpoints
- **Detect Language Languages API** — Supported languages

## Agentic access (1)

- **Detect Language Agentic Access** — 3 operations · 1 acting

## Security (2)

- **Detect Language Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Detect Language Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Detect Language Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Detection, Language, Translation

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/detect-language/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.