What is username.dev?
A simple API that enforces username rules for modern apps. Detects brands, profanity, reserved words, and premium names with a single request. Runs on a global edge network for low latency and returns enriched JSON with category metadata, country codes, and language info. Built to help product, trust & safety, and growth teams automate moderation, protect identities, and monetize premium handles without maintaining blacklists.
Key features
- Identify brands, public figures, cities and reserved keywords instantly.
- Returns metadata like country codes, languages, and category IDs.
- Powered by a global edge network for low-latency responses.
- Handles case sensitivity, Unicode, and whitespace via smart normalization.
- Built on KV and D1 storage for fast, reliable reads.
- Includes rate limiting, encrypted keys, and strict authentication standards.
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Sourabh Choraria
