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

News

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...


15.12.2025

Detecting What Isn’t a Name: Salutations in International Data

Salutations often appear in name fields, even though they are not part of the actual name....


25.11.2025

Dictionary Update: Danish Names

NameAPI has expanded its Nordic coverage with 2,600 given names and 8,600 family names, capturing...


05.11.2025

Verification of Payee (VoP) with NameMatcher

NameAPI is introducing Verification of Payee (VoP) powered by NameMatcher, enabling fast, accurate...


   

Ping


       
The ping command simply pings the server and, on success, gets a "pong" back.
See also the Swagger specification.
            
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.
                  
GET
We have integrated Swagger directly into our API.
Visit https://api.nameapi.org/rest/swagger-ui/.

   

Input

        
The api-key also known as user-id. Authentication and accounting is performed on the server for this key.
Example: "32d21gc5071d7463ef6064c07ea98cb2-user1"

   

Output

   
pong