languagelayer

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.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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-api
  name: languagelayer API
  description: REST API for detecting the language of any text string or batch of strings, returning language code, language
    name, confidence scores, and character usage statistics across 173 supported languages.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://languagelayer.com/
  baseURL: https://apilayer.net/api
  tags:
  - Language Detection
  - NLP
  - Text Classification
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://languagelayer.com/documentation
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/languagelayer/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: APILayer Support
    email: support@apilayer.net
    X-Url: https://languagelayer.com/
common:
- 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