---
title: "Detect language"
method: POST
path: "/language-detection-api/v2/bulk/detect/language"
tags: ["Language Detection"]
---

# Detect language

`POST /language-detection-api/v2/bulk/detect/language`

Request language detection for multiple texts. The request may include texts in multiple languages.

## Request body

- DetectLanguageRequest
  - `items` DetectLanguageItemRequest[], required
    - `uid` string, required — A unique identifier of requested text
    - `text` string, required — The input text for language detection

## Response `200`

OK

- DetectLanguageResponse
  - `response` object, required
    - `code` 'SUCCESS', required — Indicates whether the response was successful or what error has occured.
    - `data` object
      - `totalCount` integer — total number of items
      - `items` DetectLanguageItemResponse[], required
        - `uid` string — A unique identifier of requested text
        - `languages` DetectLanguageItemInfoResponse[] — List of detected languageIds
          - `languageId` string — A identifier of detected language
          - `probability` string — A probability of detected language
          - `localeIds` string[] — Possible localeIds for such language

## Other responses

- `400` — Provided request parameters are invalid.
- `401` — Provided credentials are not valid.
- `429` — Too many simultaneous API requests.
- `500` — Unexpected error

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