File Classification

APIs for the File Classification Service.

The following APIs are exposed for the File Classification Service.

Text
JSON
XML

Detect Text

This API classifies sensitive entities in plain text unstructured data.

POST http://<Host Address>/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/text

Content type must be a plain text and in an UTF-8 format.

score_threshold

Type: float
Description: Optional. Exclude results with a score lower than this threshold.
Values: Must be greater than 0.
Default: 0.7

Body

Content type must be multipart/form-data.
The content field contains the plain text to scan.
Length of the content is limited to 5 MB.

Sample Request

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8053/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/text" \
  -F "file=@customer_data.txt"

import os
import json
import requests

# Path to the text file to submit
INPUT_FILEPATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "fixtures", "example.txt")
#INPUT_FILEPATH = os.path.abspath("/opt/workspaces/discover/classification/deployment_qa/tests/features/common/detection/fixtures/xml_data/5mb_with_pii.xml")

# Detection service endpoint
url = "http://localhost:8053/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/text"

with open(INPUT_FILEPATH, "rb") as input_file:
    
    response = requests.post(
        url, 
        files={
            "file": (
                os.path.basename(INPUT_FILEPATH), 
                input_file
            )
        }
    )

print("Status Code:", response.status_code)

try:
    print("Response:", json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
except ValueError:
    
    print("Response is not valid JSON:", response.text)

URL: POST `http://<Host_address>/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/text`
Query Parameters:
-score_threshold (optional), float greater than 0 and up to 1.0, default: 0.7
Headers:
-Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Body (form-data):
-content: You can reach Dave Elliot by phone 203-555-1286

Classify JSON Files API

Query Parameters

score_threshold

Type: float
Description: Optional. Exclude results with a score lower than this threshold.
Values: Must be greater than 0.
Default: 0.7

Body

Content type must be multipart/form-data.
The content field contains the JSON text to scan.
Length of the content is limited to 5 MB.

Sample Request

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8053/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/json" \
  -F "file=@customer_data.json"

import os
import json
import requests

# Path to the text file to submit
INPUT_FILEPATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "fixtures", "complex_hr.json")
# Detection service endpoint
url = "http://localhost:8053/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/json"

with open(INPUT_FILEPATH, "rb") as input_file:
    
    response = requests.post(
        url, 
        files={
            "file": (
                os.path.basename(INPUT_FILEPATH), 
                input_file
            )
        }
    )

print("Status Code:", response.status_code)

try:
    print("Response:", json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
except ValueError:
    
    print("Response is not valid JSON:", response.text)

URL: POST `http://<Host_address>/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/json`
Query Parameters:
-score_threshold (optional), float greater than 0 and up to 1.0, default: 0.7
Headers:
-Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Body (form-data):
-content: You can reach Dave Elliot by phone 203-555-1286

Classify XML Files API

POST http://<Host Address>/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/xml

score_threshold

Type: float
Description: Optional. Exclude results with a score lower than this threshold.
Values: Must be greater than 0.
Default: 0.7

Body

Content type must be multipart/form-data.
The content field contains the XML text to scan.
Length of the content is limited to 5 MB.

Sample Request

curl -X POST \
  "http://localhost:8053/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/xml" \
  -F "file=@/path/to/fixtures/complex_hr.xml"

import os
import json
import requests

# Path to the text file to submit
INPUT_FILEPATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "fixtures", "complex_hr.xml")
# Detection service endpoint
url = "http://localhost:8053/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/xml"

with open(INPUT_FILEPATH, "rb") as input_file:
    
    response = requests.post(
        url, 
        files={
            "file": (
                os.path.basename(INPUT_FILEPATH), 
                input_file
            )
        }
    )

print("Status Code:", response.status_code)

try:
    print("Response:", json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
except ValueError:
    
    print("Response is not valid JSON:", response.text)

URL: POST `http://<Host_address>/pty/data-discovery/detection/v2/detect/xml`
Query Parameters:
-score_threshold (optional), float greater than 0 and up to 1.0, default: 0.7
Headers:
-Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Body (form-data):
-content: You can reach Dave Elliot by phone 203-555-1286

Response Codes

Response Code	Description
200	Successful Response.
206	Partial Content. Some classifications succeeded; others failed.
400	Bad Request. Invalid input parameters or content.
413	Payload too large.
422	Validation Error.
500	Internal server error. Check server logs.
502	Bad Gateway. More than half of the classification calls failed.

Last modified : October 28, 2026

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