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Soundex & Fuzzy Match API

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Phonetic and fuzzy string-matching maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The soundex endpoint computes the American Soundex code of a word — the first letter followed by three digits that encode its consonant sounds, ignoring case and non-letters and applying the vowel-reset and adjacent-duplicate rules — so Robert and Rupert both code to R163, Smith and Smyth to S530, and the classic tricky cases Ashcraft (A261), Tymczak (T522) and Pfister (P236) come out right. The levenshtein endpoint computes the edit distance between two strings (the minimum insertions, deletions and substitutions, optionally case-sensitive) and a 0–100 % similarity, so kitten → sitting is three edits and about 57 % similar. The compare endpoint combines both: it reports whether two strings share a Soundex code (sound alike) and their Levenshtein similarity (spelled alike), and flags a likely match when the codes agree or the similarity is at least 80 %. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for data-deduplication, CRM, fuzzy-search, autocomplete, genealogy and data-cleaning app developers, name-matching and record-linkage tools, and search software. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is phonetic and edit-distance matching; for full-text search use a search API.

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  • 6,100 calls / month
  • 2 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 6,100 calls/month
  • 2 req/sec
  • Soundex + Levenshtein + compare
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Starter

€5.45 /month

  • 61,000 calls / month
  • 6 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 61,000 calls/month
  • 6 req/sec
  • Similarity %, likely-match flag
  • Email support
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€15.20 /month

  • 285,000 calls / month
  • 15 requests / second
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  • 285,000 calls/month
  • 15 req/sec
  • Dedup & record-linkage pipelines
  • Priority support
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€47.50 /month

  • 1,490,000 calls / month
  • 40 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
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  • 40 req/sec
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Fingerprint images for near-duplicate detection and similarity. Compute the three classic perceptual hashes — aHash (average), dHash (difference) and pHash (DCT-based) — as 64-bit hex values for any image (by URL or base64), then compare two images to get the Hamming distance and a 0-100 similarity score per algorithm, with a likely-same flag. Unlike a cryptographic hash, perceptual hashes stay close when images are resized, recompressed or lightly edited — so you can spot duplicates, find re-uploads, cluster similar pictures and power reverse-image matching. Fully local (no third-party service), nothing stored. Supports PNG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF and GIF. Live. 3 endpoints. Distinct from basic image-info/resize and from string-similarity tools.

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get an API key for Soundex & Fuzzy Match API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Soundex & Fuzzy Match API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Soundex & Fuzzy Match API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Soundex & Fuzzy Match API cost?
Soundex & Fuzzy Match API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €5.45 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Soundex & Fuzzy Match API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Soundex & Fuzzy Match API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/soundex-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/soundex-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/soundex-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/soundex-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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