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Babel Street Analytics API

Using the Name Endpoints

Name Input Parameters

Note

All input parameters, including the names or addresses being analyzed and any relevant options, are defined in the request body.

Field	Type	Description	Required
`name`	string	Name to match	yes
`language`	string	Three-letter ISO 693-3 language code	no (but strongly recommended if source language is known)
`entityType`	string	The type of name being matched. The most common ones are `PERSON` (default), `LOCATION`, and `ORGANIZATION`. Different types of identifiers can also be matched.	no If not specified, the type `PERSON` will be used.
`script`	string	Four-letter ISO-15924 script code	no

Important

Do not use the Analytics language identification endpoint to determine source language of names. Name similarity uses an algorithm specifically tuned to identify the language of names rather than general text.