---
title: "[USES 10 UNITS PER NAME] Infer the likely country of origin of up to 100 names, detecting automatically the cultural context."
method: POST
path: "/api2/json/originBatch"
tags: ["personal"]
---

# [USES 10 UNITS PER NAME] Infer the likely country of origin of up to 100 names, detecting automatically the cultural context.

`POST /api2/json/originBatch`

## Request body

- BatchFirstLastNameIn
  - `personalNames` FirstLastNameIn[]
    - `id` string
    - `firstName` string
    - `lastName` string

## Response `200`

A list of genderized names.

- BatchFirstLastNameOriginedOut — Represents the output of inferring the LIKELY origin from a list of personal names.
  - `personalNames` FirstLastNameOriginedOut[] — Classified origined names
    - `script` string
    - `id` string
    - `explanation` string
    - `firstName` string — The first name (also known as given name)
    - `lastName` string — The last name (also known as family name, or surname)
    - `countryOrigin` string — Most likely country of Origin
    - `countryOriginAlt` string — Second best alternative : country of Origin
    - `countriesOriginTop` string[] — List countries of Origin (top 10)
    - `score` number, double — Compatibility to NamSor_v1 Origin score value. Higher score is better, but score is not normalized. Use calibratedProbability if available.
    - `regionOrigin` string — Most likely region of Origin (based on countryOrigin ISO2 code)
    - `topRegionOrigin` string — Most likely top region of Origin (based on countryOrigin ISO2 code)
    - `subRegionOrigin` string — Most likely sub region of Origin (based on countryOrigin ISO2 code)
    - `probabilityCalibrated` number, double — The calibrated probability for countryOrigin to have been guessed correctly. -1 = still calibrating.
    - `probabilityAltCalibrated` number, double — The calibrated probability for countryOrigin OR countryOriginAlt to have been guessed correctly. -1 = still calibrating.
    - `religionStats` ReligionStatOut[] — Geographic religious statistics, assuming country of origin is correctly predicted.
      - `religion` string
      - `pct` number, double
    - `religionStatsAlt` ReligionStatOut[] — Geographic religious statistics, for origin best alternative.
      - `religion` string
      - `pct` number, double

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request (ex. too many names)
- `401` — Missing or incorrect API Key
- `403` — Email not Verified, or API Limit Reached, or API Key Disabled
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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