Options

  • Available options for ValidateNameV2. These options can be submitted as a comma separated list of values for the Option input.
Option Description
Strict Increase penalties to meet stricter criteria. A provided name that is not a complete match in terms of First and Last Name found will be more heavily penalized
NoSwap Disables automatic name swap detection (Eg. Smith John) would not be corrected to John Smith.
NoBusiness Disables name classification checks and defaults to “Unknown” classification value
KeepLocalCharacters Will return accented characters in the output of the name if they are submitted in the input.
AllowAbbreviations Allows names with abbreviations, such as ‘K Richardson’ or ‘Thomas M’. Either the first or last name may be an abbreviation but not both. Name swapping is disabled when AllowAbbreviations is enabled.
AutoDetectName Auto-detect if a full or single name was given and validate it accordingly. This includes non-Latin character foreign names, although non-Latin foreign name data is limited at the moment.

Status Codes

Option Description
1 Name was given in inverse order
2 Name uses dictionary words unlikely to be names
3 Disables name classification checks and defaults to “Unknown” classification
value.
4 Name unknown due to multiple penalties
5 Severe penalty found
6 No last name
7 One or more names contained international symbols
8 One or more names is of unknown origin
9 The provided name is classified as a business
10 The provided name was leet speak translated
11 Part of name is abbreviated.

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