- Available options for ValidateName. These options can be submitted as a comma separated list of values for the Options input.
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| NoSwap | Disables automatic name swap detection (Eg. Smith John) would not be corrected to John Smith. |
| PreserveCasing | Instructs the service to preserve the casing of the input. |
| DoLeetTranslate | Instructs the service to perform Leet translation. Example: h3110 = hello |
Notes
| Note | Description |
|---|---|
| FirstAndLastNameSwapped | Indicates a swap of the input data happened. |
| InputContainsForeignCharacters | Indicates that foreign characters were found in the input. |
| InputTranslated | Indicates that the input was translated to English. |
| LeetSpeakTranslated | Indicates that the input was translated from Leet-speak. |
| AbbreviatedName | Indicates if the input is an abbreviated name such as “A. Johnson” or “Mark S.” |
| UnknownOrigin | Indicates if one or more names are of unknown origin. |
| OptionNotFound | Indicates if one or more Options input values were not found. Meaning that the value was invalid. Refer to the list of Options and/or check the spelling of the value(s). |
Warnings
| Warning | Description |
|---|---|
| UnableToParseName | Input was not a name or had issues being parsed. |
| MatchesVulgarWordsLow | Input potentially contains vulgarity. |
| MatchesVulgarWordsHigh | Input has vulgarity. |
| MatchesBogusNameLow | Input might be bogus. |
| MatchesBogusNameHigh | Input is likely bogus |
| MatchesCelebrityNameLow | Input might be a celebrity. |
| MatchesCelebrityNameHigh | Input matches a celebrity. |
| MatchesBusinessLow | Input might be a business. |
| MatchesBusinessHigh | Input has strong business indicators. |
| MatchesDictionaryWordsLow | Input might be dictionary words. |
| MatchesDictionaryWordsHigh | Input has dictionary words. |
| MatchesNegativeSentimentLow | Input has some negative sentiment. |
| MatchesNegativeSentimentHigh | Input has strong negative sentiment. |
| MatchesGarbageLow | Input may contain garbage. |
| MatchesGarbageHigh | Input contains strong garbage patterns. |