API Reference

Last Updated: 2026-02-16 API Version: 6.12.0

Overview#

The cloak.business API provides programmatic access to PII detection and anonymization services. All endpoints use HTTPS and return JSON responses.

Base URL: https://cloak.business/api

Table of Contents#

1. Authentication
2. Rate Limits
3. Error Handling
4. Text Endpoints
   • Analyze Text
   • Anonymize Text
   • Batch Analyze
   • Deanonymize Text
5. Image Endpoints
   • Process Image
6. Account Endpoints
   • Get Token Balance
   • List Tokenization Sessions
   • Delete Session
7. Utility Endpoints
   • Get Limits
   • List Presets
   • List Entities
   • Health Check
8. Request & Response Examples
9. SDKs & Libraries

Authentication#

All API requests require authentication via a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Getting Your API Key#

1. Sign in at cloak.business
2. Go to Dashboard > API Keys
3. Click Create API Key
4. Copy the key (it won't be shown again)

Using Your API Key#

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "Contact John Doe at john@example.com"}'

Token Format#

API keys are 64-character alphanumeric strings prefixed with cb_:

cb_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6a7b8c9d0e1f2

Rate Limits#

Rate limits vary by endpoint and plan:

When rate limited, you'll receive a 429 Too Many Requests response:

{
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "message": "Please wait before making another request",
  "retryAfter": 60
}

Error Handling#

HTTP Status Codes#

Error Response Format#

{
  "error": "Error type",
  "message": "Human-readable description",
  "code": "MACHINE_READABLE_CODE",
  "details": {}
}

Common Error Codes#

Text Endpoints#

Analyze Text#

Detect PII entities in text without modifying it.

Endpoint: POST /api/presidio/analyze

Request Body:

Example Request:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Contact John Doe at john@example.com or call 555-123-4567",
    "language": "en",
    "entities": ["PERSON", "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "PHONE_NUMBER"],
    "score_threshold": 0.5
  }'

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "entity_type": "PERSON",
      "start": 8,
      "end": 16,
      "score": 0.85,
      "text": "John Doe"
    },
    {
      "entity_type": "EMAIL_ADDRESS",
      "start": 20,
      "end": 36,
      "score": 1.0,
      "text": "john@example.com"
    },
    {
      "entity_type": "PHONE_NUMBER",
      "start": 45,
      "end": 57,
      "score": 0.95,
      "text": "555-123-4567"
    }
  ],
  "tokens_charged": 2
}

Token Cost: Base 1 token + 0.5 per entity found (rounded up)

Anonymize Text#

Apply anonymization operators to detected entities.

Endpoint: POST /api/presidio/anonymize

Request Body:

Operator Types:

Example Request:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/anonymize \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Contact John Doe at john@example.com",
    "analyzer_results": [
      {"entity_type": "PERSON", "start": 8, "end": 16, "score": 0.85},
      {"entity_type": "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "start": 20, "end": 36, "score": 1.0}
    ],
    "operators": {
      "PERSON": {"type": "replace", "new_value": "[REDACTED NAME]"},
      "EMAIL_ADDRESS": {"type": "hash", "hash_type": "sha256"}
    }
  }'

Response:

{
  "text": "Contact [REDACTED NAME] at 3c4a7b8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b",
  "items": [
    {
      "start": 8,
      "end": 23,
      "entity_type": "PERSON",
      "text": "[REDACTED NAME]",
      "operator": "replace"
    },
    {
      "start": 27,
      "end": 91,
      "entity_type": "EMAIL_ADDRESS",
      "text": "3c4a7b8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b",
      "operator": "hash"
    }
  ],
  "tokens_charged": 2
}

Token Cost: 1 token per entity anonymized

Batch Analyze#

Analyze multiple texts in a single request.

Endpoint: POST /api/presidio/batch

Plan Required: Basic or higher

Request Body:

Example Request:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/batch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "texts": [
      "Contact John at john@test.com",
      "Call Jane at 555-987-6543"
    ],
    "language": "en"
  }'

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "entities": [
        {"entity_type": "PERSON", "start": 8, "end": 12, "score": 0.85},
        {"entity_type": "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "start": 16, "end": 29, "score": 1.0}
      ]
    },
    {
      "index": 1,
      "entities": [
        {"entity_type": "PERSON", "start": 5, "end": 9, "score": 0.85},
        {"entity_type": "PHONE_NUMBER", "start": 13, "end": 25, "score": 0.95}
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tokens_charged": 4
}

Deanonymize Text#

Decrypt previously encrypted text using your encryption key.

Endpoint: POST /api/presidio/deanonymize

Plan Required: Basic or higher

Request Body:

Example Request:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/deanonymize \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Contact LzqYf_zJZ_7JYZUgUian... at email",
    "anonymizer_results": [
      {"start": 8, "end": 32, "entity_type": "PERSON", "operator": "encrypt"}
    ],
    "deanonymizers": {
      "PERSON": {"type": "decrypt", "key": "your-encryption-key-here"}
    }
  }'

Response:

{
  "text": "Contact John Doe at email",
  "items": [
    {
      "start": 8,
      "end": 16,
      "entity_type": "PERSON",
      "text": "John Doe"
    }
  ],
  "tokens_charged": 1
}

Image Endpoints#

Process Image#

Detect and optionally redact PII in images via OCR.

Endpoint: POST /api/presidio/image

Plan Required: Basic or higher

Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Form Fields:

Limits:

• Max file size: 10 MB
• Max resolution: 25 megapixels
• Supported formats: PNG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF

Example - Analyze Image:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.png" \
  -F "mode=analyze" \
  -F "language=en"

Analyze Response:

{
  "entities": [
    {
      "entity_type": "PERSON",
      "score": 0.85,
      "left": 100,
      "top": 50,
      "width": 120,
      "height": 30,
      "text": "John Doe"
    },
    {
      "entity_type": "EMAIL_ADDRESS",
      "score": 1.0,
      "left": 100,
      "top": 90,
      "width": 200,
      "height": 30,
      "text": "john@example.com"
    }
  ],
  "entities_found": 2,
  "processing_time": 2.345,
  "tokens_charged": 3
}

Example - Redact Image:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.png" \
  -F "mode=redact" \
  -F "fill_color=black" \
  --output redacted.png

Redact Response: Binary PNG image with redaction boxes applied.

OCR Languages Supported:

37 languages including: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and more.

Account Endpoints#

Get Token Balance#

Check your current token balance.

Endpoint: GET /api/user/tokens

curl https://cloak.business/api/user/tokens \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "balance": 1500,
  "plan": "professional",
  "monthlyAllocation": 5000,
  "usedThisMonth": 3500
}

List Tokenization Sessions#

List active encryption sessions for deanonymization.

Endpoint: GET /api/user/sessions

curl https://cloak.business/api/user/sessions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "sessions": [
    {
      "id": "sess_abc123",
      "createdAt": "2026-02-16T10:30:00Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-02-17T10:30:00Z",
      "entityCount": 15
    }
  ]
}

Delete Session#

Delete a tokenization session.

Endpoint: DELETE /api/user/sessions/:sessionId

curl -X DELETE https://cloak.business/api/user/sessions/sess_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Session deleted"
}

Utility Endpoints#

Get Limits#

Retrieve current rate limits and request limits.

Endpoint: GET /api/presidio/limits

curl https://cloak.business/api/presidio/limits \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "maxTextLength": 500000,
  "maxEntitiesPerRequest": 50,
  "maxAdHocRecognizers": 50,
  "maxPatternsPerRecognizer": 10,
  "maxTotalPatterns": 200,
  "rateLimits": {
    "analyze": {"windowMs": 60000, "maxRequests": 60},
    "anonymize": {"windowMs": 60000, "maxRequests": 60},
    "image": {"windowMs": 60000, "maxRequests": 30}
  }
}

List Presets#

Get available entity presets.

Endpoint: GET /api/presets

curl https://cloak.business/api/presets \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "presets": [
    {
      "id": "preset_de",
      "name": "Deutschland - Vollständig",
      "entityCount": 41,
      "entities": ["DE_ID_CARD", "DE_PASSPORT", "DE_TAX_ID", "..."]
    },
    {
      "id": "preset_us",
      "name": "United States - Complete",
      "entityCount": 31,
      "entities": ["US_SSN", "US_PASSPORT", "US_DRIVER_LICENSE", "..."]
    }
  ]
}

List Entities#

Get all available entity types.

Endpoint: GET /api/presidio/entities

curl https://cloak.business/api/presidio/entities \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "entities": [
    {
      "type": "PERSON",
      "description": "Full person name",
      "detection": "nlp",
      "languages": ["en", "de", "fr", "..."]
    },
    {
      "type": "US_SSN",
      "description": "US Social Security Number",
      "detection": "pattern",
      "pattern": "###-##-####"
    }
  ],
  "totalCount": 390
}

Health Check#

Check service health status.

Endpoint: GET /api/health

curl https://cloak.business/api/health

Response:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "version": "6.12.0",
  "services": {
    "analyzer": {"status": "healthy", "recognizers": 317},
    "anonymizer": {"status": "healthy"},
    "image": {"status": "healthy", "ocrLanguages": 37}
  }
}

Request & Response Examples#

Custom Pattern Recognizer#

Define ad-hoc recognizers for domain-specific entities:

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Employee ID: EMP-12345, Badge: B-9876",
    "ad_hoc_recognizers": [
      {
        "entity_type": "EMPLOYEE_ID",
        "patterns": [
          {"name": "emp_id", "regex": "EMP-\\d{5}", "score": 0.9}
        ],
        "context": ["employee", "staff", "worker"]
      },
      {
        "entity_type": "BADGE_NUMBER",
        "patterns": [
          {"name": "badge", "regex": "B-\\d{4}", "score": 0.85}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }'

Using Presets#

curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Mein Name ist Hans Müller, Steuer-ID 12 345 678 901",
    "language": "de",
    "preset": "Deutschland - Vollständig"
  }'

Full Anonymization Workflow#

# Step 1: Analyze
ANALYZE_RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text": "Contact John at john@test.com", "language": "en"}')

# Step 2: Anonymize with results
curl -X POST https://cloak.business/api/presidio/anonymize \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"text\": \"Contact John at john@test.com\",
    \"analyzer_results\": $(echo $ANALYZE_RESULT | jq '.results'),
    \"operators\": {
      \"PERSON\": {\"type\": \"replace\"},
      \"EMAIL_ADDRESS\": {\"type\": \"hash\", \"hash_type\": \"sha256\"}
    }
  }"

SDKs & Libraries#

We provide official SDKs for JavaScript/TypeScript and Python with full type safety, automatic retry logic, and client-side encryption support.

JavaScript/TypeScript SDK#

npm install @cloak-business/sdk
# or
yarn add @cloak-business/sdk

import { CloakClient } from '@cloak-business/sdk';

const client = new CloakClient({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

// Analyze text for PII
const analysis = await client.analyze({
  text: 'Contact John at john@example.com',
  language: 'en'
});

// Anonymize
const result = await client.anonymize({
  text: 'Contact John at john@example.com',
  analyzerResults: analysis.results,
  operators: {
    PERSON: { type: 'replace', new_value: '[REDACTED]' },
    EMAIL_ADDRESS: { type: 'hash', hash_type: 'sha256' }
  }
});

Python SDK#

pip install cloak-business
# For client-side encryption:
pip install cloak-business[crypto]

from cloak_business import CloakClient

client = CloakClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Analyze text for PII
analysis = client.analyze(text="Contact John at john@example.com")

# Anonymize
result = client.anonymize(
    text="Contact John at john@example.com",
    analyzer_results=analysis.results,
    operators={
        "PERSON": {"type": "replace", "new_value": "[REDACTED]"},
        "EMAIL_ADDRESS": {"type": "hash", "hash_type": "sha256"}
    }
)

Client-Side Encryption#

Both SDKs include ClientCrypto modules for zero-knowledge encryption where keys never leave your device:

import { ClientCrypto } from '@cloak-business/sdk';

const key = await ClientCrypto.generateKey();
const encrypted = await ClientCrypto.encrypt(key, 'sensitive data');
const decrypted = await ClientCrypto.decrypt(key, encrypted);

See the SDK Reference for complete documentation including error handling, batch processing, and more.

cURL#

All examples in this documentation use cURL. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key.

Related Documentation#

• SDK Reference - Complete SDK documentation for JavaScript & Python
• Entity & Preset Inventory - Complete list of 390+ entities and 157+ presets
• MCP Integration - AI model integration via MCP
• Token System - Understanding token costs

Document maintained by cloak.business Contact: support@cloak.business