Text Language API

The Text Language API detects the language of any given text, supporting over 50 different languages.

/v1/textlanguage GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/textlanguage

Returns the language name and 2-letter ISO language code for a given block of text string.

Parameters

  • text  required

    Input text (10 words or more recommended). Maximum 1000 characters.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Sample Request Live Demo!

text
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/textlanguage?text=Hello world!

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 { "iso": "en", "language": "English" }

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/textlanguage?text=Hello%20world!" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.