Detect Text Language

Detect the most likely languages in text and return confidence scores

Language Detection Text Processing NLP

API features

Broad language coverage

Identify more than 50 languages from submitted text.

Ranked candidates

Receive likely languages in descending confidence order.

Standard language codes

Use familiar lowercase language codes such as en, fr, and zh.

Confidence scores

Compare probability values when more than one language is plausible.

Content routing

Route multilingual content to localization, moderation, or search workflows.

Short and long text

Analyze brief messages or longer documents within the documented size limit.

API Document

HTTP Protocol:HTTPS

HTTP Method:POST

HTTP Endpoint:https://api.gugudata.io/v1/text/detectlanguage

Response Type:application/json; charset=utf-8

DEMO Endpoint:https://api.gugudata.io/v1/text/detectlanguage/demo

Live Demo:Try Interactive Demo

Postman Collection:Run in Postman

API Request Parameters

NameTypeIs RequiredDefault ValueRemark
appkey string trueYOUR_APPKEY API key used to authenticate the request.
content string true Nonblank text to analyze, up to 100,000 characters or 512 KiB of UTF-8 data.

API Response Parameters

NameTypeRemark
Language string Human-readable name of the detected language.
LanguageAbbr string Lowercase language code, such as en, fr, or zh.
Probability number Confidence score from 0 to 1 for this language candidate.

API Response Status Codes

Status CodeExplanation of Status CodeRemarks
200Request processed successfully.Some endpoints expose a separate application-level status field in the response body, such as `dataStatus.statusCode`.
400Invalid request parameters or request format.Check required fields, data types, and request body format.
401Missing or unknown application key.Provide a valid `appkey` with the request.
403The application key is recognized but access is not allowed.The key may be expired, inactive, or not permitted for the requested API.
429Request rate or trial usage limit exceeded.Reduce request frequency and retry with backoff. If a trial allowance is exhausted, check Trial Keys for remaining requests and subscribe to continue.
500Internal service error.Retry later or contact support if the error persists.
503Upstream service unavailable.Retry later; the requested upstream dependency is temporarily unavailable.

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Generic MCP configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gugudata": {
      "url": "https://mcp.gugudata.io/mcp",
      "transportType": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

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