Detect Text Language

Detect Text Language
Detect the most likely language of a text snippet and return ranked language candidates with confidence scores.

Method: POST
Path: /v1/text/detectlanguage
Demo: https://api.gugudata.io/v1/text/detectlanguage/demo
OpenAPI: https://gugudata.io/assets/openapi/gugudata.openapi.3.1.json

Request Parameters:

appkey (string, required): Application key used for request authentication. Supply the value as a query parameter, form field, or multipart field according to the request content type.

content (string, required): Primary text content processed by the endpoint.

Response Fields:

Language (string, required): Detected language name

LanguageAbbr (string, required): Language code such as en, fr, or zh

Probability (number, required): Confidence score of the detected language

HTTP Status Codes:

200: Request processed successfully. Some endpoints expose a separate application-level status field in the response body, such as dataStatus.statusCode.

400: Invalid request parameters or request format. Check required fields, data types, and request body format.

401: Missing or unknown application key. Provide a valid appkey with the request.

403: The application key is recognized but access is not allowed. The key may be expired, inactive, or not permitted for the requested API.

429: Request rate or trial usage limit exceeded. Reduce concurrency or retry after the limit window resets.

500: Internal service error. Retry later or contact support if the error persists.

503: Upstream service unavailable. Retry later; the requested upstream dependency is temporarily unavailable.

Business Status Codes:

200 Normal return: Language detection completed successfully

400 Parameter error: Text content is required

429 Request frequency limited: Cannot exceed 100 requests per second

403 Account in arrears: Payment required to continue using the service

402 APPKEY error: Please check whether the APPKEY passed is obtained from the developer center

500 API response error: Internal server error during language detection

Key Features:

Detect the language of short or long text content.

Return ranked language candidates with confidence scores.

Useful for multilingual routing, moderation, and localized experiences.

Easy to integrate into content pipelines, forms, and chatbot flows.

Support global user input without maintaining your own language classifier.

Details:
https://gugudata.io/details/nlpdetectlanguage

Request Code Samples

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

PHP

Python

HTTP

Objective-C

Ruby

OCaml

Dart

Request

Request Code Samples

Responses