Go / Golang Client
High-performance Go client for Gender-API.com built with native Go idioms and standard libraries. Our specialized API provides 99.5% accurate gender detection in under 100ms, perfect for concurrent processing and microservices. The client supports goroutines for parallel batch processing and includes proper context handling. Unlike generic AI solutions that are slow and resource-intensive, our API is 10x-90x faster with superior accuracy. Ideal for high-throughput applications, data pipelines, and cloud-native services. Access over 9 million names across 150+ countries with intelligent fallback. Memory-efficient and production-ready with comprehensive error handling. Start free with 100 API calls monthly.
package main
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"net/http"
)
// Response defines the structure of the JSON response from Gender-API.com
type Response struct {
ResultFound bool `json:"result_found"`
FirstName string `json:"first_name"`
Gender string `json:"gender"`
Probability float64 `json:"probability"`
}
func main() {
// Determine the gender of a first name using API V2
// ---------------------------------------------------
apiKey := "YOUR_API_KEY" // Get your key at https://gender-api.com/en/account/auth-tokens
firstName := "Theresa"
// Construct the JSON payload
requestBody, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
"first_name": firstName,
})
// Create the request
req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://gender-api.com/v2/gender/by-first-name", bytes.NewBuffer(requestBody))
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("Error creating request: %s\n", err)
return
}
// Set headers
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+apiKey)
// Perform the request
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("Error making request: %s\n", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
// Read the response body
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("Error reading response: %s\n", err)
return
}
// Parse the JSON response
var result Response
if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &result); err != nil {
fmt.Printf("Error parsing JSON: %s\n", err)
return
}
// Output the result
fmt.Printf("Name: %s\n", result.FirstName)
fmt.Printf("Gender: %s\n", result.Gender)
fmt.Printf("Probability: %.2f\n", result.Probability)
}Professional Gender Detection for Your Applications
Gender-API.com delivers enterprise-grade gender detection with 99.5% accuracy across 150+ countries. Our specialized API outperforms generic AI solutions with 10x-90x faster response times and 9-34% better accuracy.
Why Choose Gender-API Over Generic AI?
- Purpose-Built : Specialized for gender detection, not a general-purpose AI
- Blesková rychlost : Sub-100ms response times vs. seconds for generic AI
- More Accurate : 99.5% accuracy with cultural and regional intelligence
- Larger Database : 9+ million names, 37% more than typical AI training data
- Reliable : 99.9% uptime SLA with predictable performance
Key Features
- Easy integration with just a few lines of code
- Batch processing for high-volume applications
- Country-specific accuracy for regional name variations
- Smart normalization handling typos and variants
- GDPR compliant and enterprise-ready
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