NameAPI is a web API
to handle people's names
in your software.

News

19.05.2023

Software Version 10.0.2 Deployed

Bug-fix version that reverts an unintentional change in the RiskDetector service.


19.05.2023

New Java Client Library 5.4.2

The Java™ client library provides access to the NameAPI Web Services from Java compatible...


18.05.2023

Somali Names Imported

Somalia, also known as the "Nation of Poets", is located at the easternmost edge of the African...


17.05.2023

Software Version 10.0.1 Deployed

Bug-fix version that reverts an unintentional change in the NameParser service.


12.05.2023

Software Version 10.0.0 Deployed

We have recently updated the NameAPI software to run with Java 17. This update includes improved...


Email Name Parser

The Email Name Parser extracts names out of email addresses.

  Examples by culture:
Examples:

 

Developer: see the technical specification of the REST service.

 

Besides extracting people's names, the service also identifies typocal functional email addresses such as info@, webmaster@ etc.

While private freemail addresses are full of nick names and fantasy words, almost all business email addresses contain the owner's name.

Applications:

Address your newsletter recipients personally, even if they have never entered their name.

Automatically pre-fill the name form fields of a person after entering the email address.