---
title: "Detect language"
method: POST
path: "/detect-language"
tags: ["Detection"]
---

# Detect language

`POST /detect-language`

Detect the language (including dialects) from a given input text using an external model.

## Request body

- object
  - `text` string, required — Text to analyze
  - `api_key` string, required — API key to access the external language model
  - `api_url` string, required — URL of the external API model

## Response `200`

Language successfully detected

- object
  - `detected_lang` string — Language code in NLLB format

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `500` — Internal server error

---

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