Overview

Code Detection API automatically identifies programming languages and detects code blocks within plain text or mixed content. It is useful for tools that process user-submitted text and need to highlight or categorize code snippets. Developers can use it to enrich data pipelines or build smarter editors.

Beginner Tip

Use OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow to obtain a Bearer token before calling any endpoint — the token is passed in the Authorization header on every request.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

Code Detection API data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Code Detection API",
    "description": "Detect, label, format and enrich the code in your app or in your data pipeline",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

language The detected programming language name (e.g., "Python", "JavaScript")
confidence Confidence score between 0 and 1 indicating how certain the detection is
code_blocks List of extracted code block objects found within the submitted text
formatted_code The detected code reformatted with consistent indentation and style

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://codedetectionapi.runtime.dev/v1/detect";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized Missing or expired Bearer token in the Authorization header
Re-run the OAuth token exchange and include the fresh token as "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
400 Bad Request Request body is not valid JSON or the "text" field is missing
Ensure your payload is properly serialized JSON with the required "text" field
Empty language array in response The submitted text contains no detectable code patterns
Verify the input includes actual code; plain prose will not trigger language detection

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth OAuth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Text Analysis
Difficulty Advanced
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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