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Language Detection

Detects language from script distribution and n-gram profiles, distinguishing Kurdish Sorani from Arabic and Persian, with per-candidate scores.

POST /v1/text/language-detect $0.005 per call

Specification

Endpoint

POST /v1/text/language-detect

Price

$0.005 per call · tier basic_data

Payment

x402 on X Layer (chain 196) · settled in USDG or USDT0 · schemes exact, aggr_deferred

Data source

Deterministic local computation on caller-supplied text

Timeout

15 seconds

Max request

1 MB

Version

1.0.0

Calling it

The first call returns a 402 with the payment challenge. Retry with a signed authorisation in the X-PAYMENT header — see the payment guide for the exact shape.

curl -i -X POST "https://api.dana-edu.pp.ua/v1/text/language-detect" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{ ... }'

Response

Real output, captured by running this endpoint at build time — not written by hand. Volatile fields such as timestamps are elided. Captured 2026-07-30.

{
  "language": "ckb",
  "language_name": "Kurdish (Sorani)",
  "confidence": 1,
  "script": "Arabic",
  "candidates": [
    {
      "language": "ckb",
      "name": "Kurdish (Sorani)",
      "score": 1
    }
  ],
  "script_distribution": {
    "Arabic": 14,
    "Latin": 0,
    "digits": 0
  },
  "method": "script profiling plus orthography-exclusive letters and function-word matching; deterministic, no model inference"
}

Every response is wrapped in the same envelope: data plus warnings, sources, confidence, informational_only and a measured processing_ms. See the envelope reference.

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