Human Name Parser API

Overview

To use Human Name Parser, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/humannameparser

Example

How to call the Human Name Parser API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/humannameparser?name=MR.%20MARTINO%20PETROS%20DE%20FLORENCE%20(TINO)%20Jr." \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/humannameparser?name=MR.%20MARTINO%20PETROS%20DE%20FLORENCE%20(TINO)%20Jr.', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/humannameparser?name=MR.%20MARTINO%20PETROS%20DE%20FLORENCE%20(TINO)%20Jr.', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/humannameparser?name=MR.%20MARTINO%20PETROS%20DE%20FLORENCE%20(TINO)%20Jr.", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "name": "MR. MARTINO PETROS DE FLORENCE (TINO) Jr.",
    "parsed": {
      "title": "Mr.",
      "first": "Martino",
      "middle": "Petros",
      "last": "de Florence",
      "nick": "Tino",
      "suffix": "Jr."
    },
    "initials": "MPF",
    "formalName": "Mr. de Florence, Martino P. Jr."
  }
}

Authentication

The Human Name Parser API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Human Name Parser API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Human Name Parser API:

Response

The Human Name Parser API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <name>MR. MARTINO PETROS DE FLORENCE (TINO) Jr.</name>
    <parsed>
      <title>Mr.</title>
      <first>Martino</first>
      <middle>Petros</middle>
      <last>de Florence</last>
      <nick>Tino</nick>
      <suffix>Jr.</suffix>
    </parsed>
    <initials>MPF</initials>
    <formalName>Mr. de Florence, Martino P. Jr.</formalName>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  name: MR. MARTINO PETROS DE FLORENCE (TINO) Jr.
  parsed:
    title: Mr.
    first: Martino
    middle: Petros
    last: de Florence
    nick: Tino
    suffix: Jr.
  initials: MPF
  formalName: Mr. de Florence, Martino P. Jr.

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Human Name Parser through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the human name parser data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  humannameparser(
    input: {
      name: "MR. MARTINO PETROS DE FLORENCE (TINO) Jr."
    }
  ) {
    name
    parsed {
      title
      first
      middle
      last
      nick
      suffix
    }
    initials
    formalName
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Human Name Parser API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Human Name Parser requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Human Name Parser API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Human Name Parser

Official Human Name Parser packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Human Name Parser works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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