Detect Language

Detects the language of a given text. Powered by LibreTranslate with a heuristic fallback.

GET /translate/detect

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
text	Yes	The text to analyse

Example

curl "https://api.uwuapps.org/translate/detect?text=Bonjour+le+monde"

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "text": "Bonjour le monde",
  "language": "fr",
  "confidence": 0.92,
  "engine": "LibreTranslate (translate.argosopentech.com)"
}

Response fields

Field	Description
text	The text that was analysed
language	Detected language code (e.g. en, fr, zh)
confidence	Detection confidence from 0 to 1, or null if using heuristic fallback
engine	The engine that performed the detection

Engines

Detection is attempted via LibreTranslate (multiple public instances). If all instances are unavailable, a local heuristic fallback detects:

Script	Language code
Hiragana / Katakana	ja
CJK Unified Ideographs	zh
Hangul	ko
Cyrillic	ru
Hebrew	he
Arabic	ar
(default)	en

The heuristic fallback returns null for confidence.