# Gender API

Gender API determines the gender of a first name, email address, or username.

- **Category:** developer tools
- **Auth:** API_KEY
- **Tools:** 11
- **Triggers:** 0
- **Slug:** `GENDER_API`
- **Version:** 20260217_00

## Tools

### Get Country of Origin

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_GET_COUNTRY_OF_ORIGIN`

Tool to retrieve a name's likely countries of origin. Use after confirming the name identifier.

### Get Country of Origin (v1)

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_GET_COUNTRY_OF_ORIGIN_V1`

Tool to get the country of origin for a given first name using v1 API. Returns the most likely country where the name is most common.

### Get Gender API Statistics

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_GET_STATISTIC`

Tool to retrieve account statistics from Gender-API, including remaining credits and usage details. Use when you need to check your credit balance before performing further gender lookups.

### Query Gender by Email Address

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_BY_EMAIL_ADDRESS`

Determine likely gender from an email address by extracting and analyzing the name portion. Returns male/female/unknown with a confidence score. Optionally filter by country for improved accuracy. Check result_found to know if a determination was made; probability indicates confidence level.

### Query Gender by Multiple Email Addresses

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_BY_EMAIL_ADDRESS_MULTIPLE`

Determine likely gender for multiple email addresses in a single batch request. Returns male/female/unknown with confidence scores for each email. Use for efficient bulk processing. Each result includes result_found flag and optional probability score.

### Gender From First Name

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_BY_FIRST_NAME`

Tool to determine the gender of a first name. Use when you need to identify gender based on a given name.

### Query Gender by Full Name

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_BY_FULL_NAME`

Tool to determine gender by splitting a full name. Use when you have an exact full name string and want to infer gender. Slightly less reliable for rare or ambiguous names.

### Query Gender by Email Address

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_GENDER_BY_EMAIL_ADDRESS`

Query gender by a single email address. Extracts the name from the email and determines gender with probability score. Use when you need to determine likely gender from an email address.

### Query Gender by First Name

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_GENDER_BY_FIRST_NAME`

Tool to query gender prediction by a single first name. Returns gender with probability score and sample count. Use when you need to determine the likely gender associated with a first name.

### Query Gender by Multiple First Names

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_GENDER_BY_FIRST_NAME_MULTIPLE`

Tool to determine gender for multiple first names in a single batch request. Use when you need to query gender for several names efficiently to save API credits and reduce latency.

### Query Gender by Full Name (Multiple)

**Slug:** `GENDER_API_QUERY_GENDER_BY_FULL_NAME_MULTIPLE`

Tool to batch query gender for multiple full names in a single request. Use when you need to determine gender for multiple names efficiently. Each name can optionally include country, locale, or IP for more accurate regional inference.
