aid: languagelayer
name: languagelayer
description: Language detection REST API that identifies 173 languages and accents from text with confidence scores, character usage statistics, and batch processing support, powered by an AI-based detection algorithm via the APILayer platform.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/languagelayer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Language Detection
  - Natural Language Processing
  - Text Analysis
  - Machine Learning
  - AI
apis:
  - aid: languagelayer:languagelayer-api
    name: languagelayer API
    description: REST API for detecting the language of any text string or batch of strings, returning language code, language name, confidence scores, and character usage statistics across 173 supported languages.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://languagelayer.com/
    baseURL: https://apilayer.net/api
    tags:
      - Language Detection
      - NLP
      - Text Classification
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://languagelayer.com/documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/languagelayer/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: APILayer Support
        email: support@apilayer.net
        X-Url: https://languagelayer.com/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://languagelayer.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://languagelayer.com/documentation
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/apilayer
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apilayer/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.apilayer.com/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://languagelayer.com/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://languagelayer.com/api-status
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/apilayernet
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/languagelayer-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/languagelayer-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/languagelayer-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com