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PII Detector & Redactor API

Detect and redact emails, phones, SSNs, credit cards, IPs, and keys in text.

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Identify and mask personally identifiable information instantly, with zero data retention.

All processing happens in memory, guaranteeing privacy and compliance.

Endpoints

MethodPathDescription
POST/detectfind PII spans
POST/redactmask/label/remove
POST/analyzerisk summary

Quick start

cURL (via RapidAPI)
curl --request curl \
  --url 'https://pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com/-X POST "https://pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com/detect" -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY" -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Host: pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"text":"Contact me at [email protected] or 555-123-4567"}''
JavaScript (fetch)
const res = await fetch('https://pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com/-X POST "https://pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com/detect" -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY" -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '', {
  method: 'curl',
  headers: {
    'X-RapidAPI-Key': 'YOUR_KEY',
    'X-RapidAPI-Host': 'pii-detector-redactor.p.rapidapi.com',
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"text":"Contact me at [email protected] or 555-123-4567"}')
});
const data = await res.json();
Example response
{
  "found": [
    {
      "type": "email",
      "value": "[email protected]",
      "start": 14,
      "end": 30
    },
    {
      "type": "phone",
      "value": "555-123-4567",
      "start": 34,
      "end": 46
    }
  ],
  "counts": {
    "email": 1,
    "phone": 1
  },
  "total": 2
}

Pricing

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Basic
Free
1,000 requests / mo
Pro
$5 / mo
100,000 requests / mo
Ultra
$20 / mo
1,000,000 requests / mo
Mega
$50 / mo
2,000,000 requests / mo

Frequently asked questions

Are detected PII stored?

No, results are returned only in the response.

Supported languages?

English text is supported; other languages may have limited coverage.

Performance?

Typical latency under 80 ms for a 1 KB payload.

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