Using the API to Match Names | Babel Street

All input parameters, including the names or addresses being analyzed and any relevant options, are defined in the request body.

Field	Type	Description	Required
name	string	Name to match	yes
language	string	Three-letter ISO 693-3 language code	no (but strong recommended)
entityType	string	The type of name being matched	no
script	string	Four=letter ISO-15924 script code	no

Do not use the Analytics language identification endpoint to determine source language of names. Name similarity uses an algorithm specifically tuned to identify the language of names rather than general text.