Detect Language
FreemiumLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Identifies the language of a text snippet from 216 supported languages, with a confidence score.
Example request
curl https://ws.detectlanguage.com/v3/detect -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" -d q=Hello+world
Free tier, in plain English
Free plan allows 1,000 requests and 1 MB of text per day; paid plans scale up from $5/month.
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