---
title: "Detect header"
method: POST
path: "/files/detect-header"
tags: ["files"]
---

# Detect header

`POST /files/detect-header`

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required
- `X-Disable-Hooks` 'true', required

## Request body

- object
  - `options` TypeFilesHeaderDetectionOptions, required
    - `algorithm` 'aiDetection' | 'default' | 'explicitHeaders' | 'specificRows' | 'dataRowAndSubHeaderDetection', required
    - `rowsToSearch` integer
    - `skip` integer
    - `headers` string[]
    - `rowNumbers` integer[]
  - `data` array[], required
    - string[]

## Response `200`

Response with status 200

- TypeFilesDetectHeaderResponse
  - `data` TypeFilesHeaderDetectionResult, required
    - `header` string[], required
    - `headerRow` integer, required
    - `letters` string[], required

## Other responses

- `400` — Error response with status 400
- `404` — Error response with status 404

---

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