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

News

29.08.2025

Database Expansion: Brazilian Portuguese Names

We’ve expanded our database to include a comprehensive set of Brazilian Portuguese names. This...


21.08.2025

Secondary Domain Added: api.name-api.com for Enhanced Redundancy

To further strengthen NameAPI’s reliability and provide uninterrupted service access, we are happy...


28.07.2025

Version 10.8.0 Released

Release of Optimaize PII Platform, version 10.8.0.


05.06.2025

Dictionary Update: Korean Names Added

We’ve expanded our database with an extensive set of Korean names. This update brings in 10,800...


05.05.2025

Dictionary Update: Greek Names Added

With over 25.500 Greek terms stored, our database now includes over 9,000 given names and 16,200...


   

Ping

       
The ping command simply pings the server and, on success, gets a "pong" back.
            
Ping can be used either manually or by code to check for service availability and response time.
The command passes through all interceptors (authentication, load balancing etc.) to a target server that actually executes nameapi requests. All standard behavior applies including request prioritization and request limits per contract. The only difference is that the minimal response time used on free accounts is not applied.
                    
(no example in the browser as of now)

   

Input

       
See (link)
       
(todo: add minimal example)

   

Output

       
"pong"
       
(todo: add example)