Language Identification API

Overview

The Language Identification (LID) API identifies the language (e.g., en-IN, hi-IN) and script (e.g., Latin, Devanagari) of the input text. It supports multiple Indian languages and scripts, making it ideal for multilingual text processing.

Detection Types

Single Language

Detect the primary language and script of text input. Example: “Hello, how are you?” → language: en-IN, script: Latn

Auto Detection

Automatic language detection for seamless integration with translation and preprocessing APIs.

Code Examples

Basic Usage

Python

JavaScript

cURL

1 from sarvamai import SarvamAI
2 
3 client = SarvamAI(
4     api_subscription_key="YOUR_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY"
5 )
6 
7 response = client.text.identify_language(
8     input="Hello, how are you?"
9 )
10 
11 print(f"Request ID: {response.request_id}")
12 print(f"Language Code: {response.language_code}")  # Output: en-IN
13 print(f"Script Code: {response.script_code}")      # Output: Latn

Response Format

1 {
2   "request_id": "string | null",
3   "language_code": "string | null",
4   "script_code": "string | null"
5 }

Supported Languages and Scripts

Language Support

Available Languages:

en-IN: English
hi-IN: Hindi
bn-IN: Bengali
gu-IN: Gujarati
kn-IN: Kannada
ml-IN: Malayalam
mr-IN: Marathi
od-IN: Odia
pa-IN: Punjabi
ta-IN: Tamil
te-IN: Telugu

Script Support

Available Scripts:

Latn: Latin (Romanized script)
Deva: Devanagari (Hindi, Marathi)
Beng: Bengali
Gujr: Gujarati
Knda: Kannada
Mlym: Malayalam
Orya: Odia
Guru: Gurmukhi
Taml: Tamil
Telu: Telugu

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