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

News

15.05.2026

Identifying Titles in Global Name Data

We have updated our NameAPI database with titles from more than 80 cultures. Our services identify...

20.04.2026

Database Update: Georgian Names Added

We are pleased to announce the latest expansion of our name database with a comprehensive...

26.02.2026

Enhanced NameAPI Database

We are excited to announce a major update to the NameAPI database, reflecting the extensive...

11.02.2026

Software Version 11.2.0 Deployed

NameMatcher: More resilient matching for real-world names

Previously, if an input could not be...

05.01.2026

2025 Around the World

2025 marked another remarkable year for Optimaize, characterized by significant progress in our...

Soap Web Services

 

This is the API Guide for the SOAP web services which are in maintenance-mode only. We recommend new users to use REST and existing users to switch to REST.

Behind the scenes our client libraries are also using REST (previous versions used SOAP).For more details see: downloads.