DetectLanguage

DetectLanguage is a language detection REST API that analyzes text samples and returns the identified language along with a confidence score. Supporting 216 languages, the API enables developers to identify languages from brief phrases to full documents, with batch processing support for multiple texts in a single request. It offers SDKs for Ruby, Python, Node.js, Go, Java, PHP, and .NET, making integration straightforward across technology stacks.

DetectLanguage publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Account API, Detection API, and Languages API. Tagged areas include Language Detection, Natural Language Processing, Text Analysis, Machine-Learning, and Multilingual.

The DetectLanguage catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

DetectLanguage’s developer surface includes FAQ, authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, and 14 more developer resources.

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44.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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1 APIs

Language Detection Natural Language Processing Text Analysis Machine-Learning Multilingual

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 44.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 14.5 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 18

Access Clarity 14.0 / 18

Operational Transparency 1.5 / 12

Contract Governance 1.1 / 11

Discoverability 6.2 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

DetectLanguage Account API

Account status and usage information.

DetectLanguage Detection API

Language detection endpoints for single and batch text analysis.

DetectLanguage Languages API

Retrieve the list of supported languages.

Open Collections 4

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

DetectLanguage Account API

OPEN COLLECTION

DetectLanguage Account Detection API

OPEN COLLECTION

DetectLanguage Account Languages API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

7 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

context Context

0 classes · 17 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

DetectLanguage API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Account Status

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Language Candidate

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Language

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Account Status

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Detect Batch

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Detect Single

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Languages List

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Detectlanguage Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Detectlanguage Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Detectlanguage Agentic Access

4 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrg

GitHubOrg

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Security

Security

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

FAQ

FAQ

RateLimits

RateLimits

Contact

Contact

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Regions

Regions

Source (apis.yml)

aid: detectlanguage
name: DetectLanguage
description: DetectLanguage is a language detection REST API that analyzes text samples and returns the identified language
  along with a confidence score. Supporting 216 languages, the API enables developers to identify languages from brief phrases
  to full documents, with batch processing support for multiple texts in a single request. It offers SDKs for Ruby, Python,
  Node.js, Go, Java, PHP, and .NET, making integration straightforward across technology stacks.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/detectlanguage.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/detectlanguage/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Language Detection
- Natural Language Processing
- Text Analysis
- Machine-Learning
- Multilingual
tags_raw:
- Language Detection
- Natural Language Processing
- Text Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Multilingual
apis:
- aid: detectlanguage:detectlanguage-account-api
  name: DetectLanguage Account API
  description: Account status and usage information.
  humanURL: https://detectlanguage.com
  baseURL: https://ws.detectlanguage.com/v3
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/detectlanguage-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://detectlanguage.com/documentation/v3
  - type: Plans
    url: https://detectlanguage.com/plans
- aid: detectlanguage:detectlanguage-detection-api
  name: DetectLanguage Detection API
  description: Language detection endpoints for single and batch text analysis.
  humanURL: https://detectlanguage.com
  baseURL: https://ws.detectlanguage.com/v3
  tags:
  - Detection
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/detectlanguage-detection-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://detectlanguage.com/documentation/v3
  - type: Plans
    url: https://detectlanguage.com/plans
- aid: detectlanguage:detectlanguage-languages-api
  name: DetectLanguage Languages API
  description: Retrieve the list of supported languages.
  humanURL: https://detectlanguage.com
  baseURL: https://ws.detectlanguage.com/v3
  tags:
  - Language
  tags_raw:
  - Languages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/detectlanguage-languages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://detectlanguage.com/documentation/v3
  - type: Plans
    url: https://detectlanguage.com/plans
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/detectlanguage
- type: Security
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/documentation#security
- type: FAQ
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/faq
- type: Regions
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/regions
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/detectlanguage-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/detectlanguage-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/detectlanguage-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://detectlanguage.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/documentation/v3
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/detectlanguage
- type: Pricing
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/plans
- type: Plans
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/detectlanguage/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/detectlanguage/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/detectlanguage/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/privacy_policy
- type: Signup
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/users/sign_up
- type: Login
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/users/sign_in
- type: Contact
  url: https://detectlanguage.com/contact
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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