Perspective API

API that scores text comments for toxicity to help moderate online communities.

by Google (Jigsaw)Official site ↗Source code ↗

Pricing: free
Free tier: true
Open source: No

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Identity · Taxonomy

Documentation(HTTPS URL): https://developers.perspectiveapi.com/s/Verified
Tags(open-source;cloud-native): content moderation, toxicity detection, machine learning, API, conversation AIVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): managed-cloudVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): freeVerified
Source repository(HTTPS URL): https://github.com/conversationai/perspectiveapiVerified

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): Machine learning models that score the perceived impact a comment might have on a conversation, Give feedback to commenters on their posts, Help moderators more easily review comments, Allow readers to more easily find interesting or productive commentsVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Publishers and platforms scoring comment toxicity - service ends December 31, 2026Verification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): Comment moderation for publishers and platforms, Comment toxicity scoring, Reader comment ranking and feedbackVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): deprecatedVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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