cloak.business

Quick Start Guide

Last Updated: 2026-02-09

Get up and running with cloak.business in under 5 minutes. This guide walks you through account creation, your first analysis, and anonymization.

1. Create Your Account#

  1. Go to cloak.business and click Sign Up.
  2. Enter your email address and create a password.
  3. Verify your email address via the confirmation link.
  4. No credit card is required for the free tier.

You receive 200 free tokens to start with -- enough to process approximately 15-18 pages of text.

2. Run Your First Analysis#

  1. Log in and navigate to the Text tab.
  2. Paste or type text containing personal information into the input area.
  3. Click Analyze.
  4. Detected entities appear highlighted in the text with color-coded labels.

Each detection shows:

  • Entity type (e.g., PERSON, EMAIL_ADDRESS, CREDIT_CARD)
  • Position in the text (start and end character offsets)
  • Confidence score from 0.0 to 1.0

3. Review Results#

After analysis, review the entity list on the right panel:

  • High confidence (0.85+): Strong format match with supporting context.
  • Medium confidence (0.5-0.85): Pattern match, likely correct.
  • Low confidence (0.3-0.5): Generic pattern, review manually.

Toggle individual entities on or off. Deselect any false positives before proceeding to anonymization.

4. Anonymize#

  1. Choose an anonymization method for each entity type (or apply one globally):
    • Replace -- substitutes PII with realistic fake data
    • Redact -- removes PII entirely
    • Hash -- converts PII to a consistent SHA-256 hash
    • Encrypt -- AES-256-GCM encryption (reversible with your key)
    • Mask -- partially obscures PII (e.g., j***@e****.com)
  2. Click Anonymize.
  3. Review the anonymized output in the result panel.
  4. Download the result as a text file or copy to clipboard.

5. Understanding Tokens#

cloak.business uses a token-based billing model. One token equals one detected PII entity that you choose to anonymize.

  • If a 500-word document contains 8 PII entities and you anonymize all 8, you consume 8 tokens.
  • Analysis alone does not consume tokens. Tokens are only charged when you click Anonymize.
  • The free tier includes 10,000 tokens/month, which is sufficient for approximately 700–1,200 typical documents depending on PII density.
  • Token usage is displayed in real time on the result screen. Unused tokens do not roll over to the next month on the free tier; Professional and Enterprise tiers may have carry-over provisions per your plan agreement.

6. API Access#

After completing your first anonymization in the web UI, you may want to automate the process via the REST API.

  1. Navigate to Settings → API Keys and generate a new API key.
  2. Use the key in the Authorization: Bearer header for all API requests.
  3. The base URL is https://cloak.business/api/presidio/analyze for analysis and https://cloak.business/api/presidio/anonymize for anonymization.
  4. Both endpoints accept JSON payloads; see the API Reference for full parameter documentation.

The same token pricing applies to API calls. Rate limits are enforced per API key based on your plan tier.

7. Next Steps#

Now that you have completed your first anonymization, explore more features: