Name Check

Validate names, detect salutation/gender, identify real vs. fake names, detect organizations.

Method: nameCheck

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Parameters

Salutation *— optional —m — Malef — Femaled — Diversex — Unknowns — Familyo — Organization

First Name *

Last Name *

Country Code

Language

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{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "nameCheck",
  "params": {}
}

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Parameters

Field	Required	Type	Description
salutation	Yes	String	See salutation codes below
firstName	Yes	String	First name
lastName	Yes	String	Last name
title	No	String	Academic title (e.g. Dr.)
countryCode	No	String	ISO country code
language	No	String	Output language (default: de)

Salutation Codes

Code	Meaning
m	Male
f	Female
d	Diverse
x	Unknown (could be m or f)
s	Family
o	Organization

Response

{
  "result": {
    "predictions": [
      {
        "salutation": "m",
        "firstName": "Max",
        "lastName": "Mustermann"
      }
    ],
    "score": 0.95,
    "status": [
      "name_is_natural_person",
      "name_correct"
    ]
  }
}

Status Codes

Code	Meaning
name_correct	Name is valid
name_needs_correction	Corrected name in predictions
name_not_found	Name not found in database
salutation_needs_correction	Detected gender differs from submitted salutation
name_is_natural_person	Detected as a real person's name
name_is_family	Detected as a family name
name_is_organisation	Detected as an organization
name_is_real	Name appears genuine
name_is_probably_fake	Name may be fictitious
name_is_fake	Name is known fictitious (e.g. Max Mustermann)
name_has_placeholder	Placeholder name detected
name_transpositioned	First and last name appear swapped

Example

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "nameCheck",
  "params": {
    "countryCode": "de",
    "language": "de",
    "salutation": "m",
    "firstName": "Florian",
    "lastName": "Müller"
  }
}