Perspective API
Market LeaderGoogle's free API for detecting toxic comments and creating healthier online conversations.
👥 700+ platforms users💰 Google/Jigsaw project
✓ Last verified: April 2026
Perspective API, developed by Jigsaw and Google, uses machine learning to identify toxic, threatening, and abusive content in text. It's used by major publishers and platforms to moderate comments and create healthier online conversations.
Our Ratings
7
Ease of Use
8
Output Quality
10
Value
Support
Versatility
Key Features
- ✓Toxicity scoring
- ✓Severe toxicity detection
- ✓Identity attack detection
- ✓Insult detection
- ✓Threat detection
- ✓Profanity detection
- ✓Multiple languages
Best For
- 👍 Comment moderation
- 👍 Community platforms
- 👍 News publishers
Limitations
- ⚠️ Limited to toxicity detection
- ⚠️ Rate limits on free tier
- ⚠️ Not for AI content detection
Integrations
REST APIWordPressDisqusCustom platforms
Quick Facts
DifficultyIntermediate
Team sizeany
API accessYes
Mobile appNo
Data privacymedium