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languagelayer

Language detection REST API that identifies 173 languages and accents from text with confidence scores, character usage statistics, and batch processing support, powered by an AI-based detection algorithm via the APILayer platform.

languagelayer publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Batch API and Detect API. Tagged areas include Language Detection, Natural Language Processing, Text Analysis, Machine Learning, and AI.

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

languagelayer’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, and 10 more developer resources.

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47.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 44/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs
Language DetectionNatural Language ProcessingText AnalysisMachine LearningAI

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 47.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 44/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
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
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APIs 2

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

languagelayer Batch API

The Batch API from languagelayer — 1 operation(s) for batch.

languagelayer Detect API

The Detect API from languagelayer — 1 operation(s) for detect.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Languagelayer Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Languagelayer Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Languagelayer Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Languagelayer Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

languagelayer API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

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

DetectResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LanguageResult

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Batch Detect

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Detect English

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Languagelayer Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Languagelayer Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Languagelayer Agentic Access

2 operations · 1 acting

2 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

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 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: languagelayer
name: languagelayer
description: Language detection REST API that identifies 173 languages and accents from text with confidence scores, character
  usage statistics, and batch processing support, powered by an AI-based detection algorithm via the APILayer platform.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/languagelayer.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/languagelayer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Language Detection
- Natural Language Processing
- Text Analysis
- Machine Learning
- AI
apis:
- aid: languagelayer:languagelayer-batch-api
  name: languagelayer Batch API
  description: The Batch API from languagelayer — 1 operation(s) for batch.
  humanURL: https://languagelayer.com/
  baseURL: https://apilayer.net/api
  tags:
  - Batch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/languagelayer-batch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://languagelayer.com/documentation
- aid: languagelayer:languagelayer-detect-api
  name: languagelayer Detect API
  description: The Detect API from languagelayer — 1 operation(s) for detect.
  humanURL: https://languagelayer.com/
  baseURL: https://apilayer.net/api
  tags:
  - Detect
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/languagelayer-detect-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://languagelayer.com/documentation
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/languagelayer-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/languagelayer-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/languagelayer-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://languagelayer.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://languagelayer.com/documentation
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/apilayer
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apilayer/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.apilayer.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://languagelayer.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://languagelayer.com/api-status
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/apilayernet
- type: Plans
  url: plans/languagelayer-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/languagelayer-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/languagelayer-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com