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...


Name Formatter

The Name Formatter displays personal names in the desired form. This includes the order as well as upper and lower case writing.

  Examples by culture:
Examples:

  Examples by culture:
Examples:


  Examples by culture:
Examples:

 

Developer: see the technical specification of the REST service.

 

Applications

  • Prettify sloppily entered user data before storing.
  • Prettify names before addressing the person.
  • Prettify records in a database containing only upper case letters.