Detect PII data

post

/api/pvlt/1.0/data/analysis/detect

Detects whether there is PII data in text strings.

This feature is enabled on Vault SaaS only. If you're interested in running it with a self-hosted deployment, please contact us.

The role performing this operation must have the CapAnalysisDetect capability.

See identity and access management for more information about how capabilities are used to control access to operations and policies are used to control access to data.

Request

Query parameters

adhoc_reason - string
An ad-hoc reason for accessing the Vault data. Required when reason is set to Other.
reason - string
Details of the reason for requesting the property. The default is set when no access reason is provided and PVAULT_SERVICE_FORCE_ACCESS_REASON is false.
Allowed values: AppFunctionality, Analytics, Notifications, Marketing, ThirdPartyMarketing, FraudPreventionSecurityAndCompliance, AccountManagement, Maintenance, DataSubjectRequest, Other
custom_audit - string
Custom audit information to be included in the audit log.
reload_cache - boolean
Reloads the cache before the action.

Request body

The detect request.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

language - string
Language of the text.
Default: enAllowed values: de, en, es, it, pt, fr, ja, ko, hi, ar, zh, zh-TWExample: "en"
text - array of strings required*
A list of text strings to locate and identify PII in.
Example
[ "{\"ip\":\"1.2.3.4\",\"email\":\"pii@example.com\"}" ]

Example
{
  "language": "en",
  "text": [
    "{\"ip\":\"1.2.3.4\",\"email\":\"pii@example.com\"}"
  ]
}

Possible responses

The request is successful.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

contains_pii - boolean required*
Whether PII data is detected.
Example: true

Example
{
  "contains_pii": true
}

The request is invalid.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1001",
  "message": "The access reason is missing.",
  "context": {
    "reason": null
  }
}

Authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1005",
  "message": "The request is unauthorized.",
  "context": {}
}

The caller doesn't have the required access rights.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1007",
  "message": "The operation is forbidden due to missing capabilities.",
  "context": {
    "username": "WebServer"
  }
}

The requested resource is not found.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1004",
  "message": "The collection is not found.",
  "context": {}
}

The operation is not allowed.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1026",
  "message": "The operation is not allowed in in-memory mode.",
  "context": {}
}

A conflict occurs.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV3218",
  "message": "Concurrent conflicting updates to the same object.",
  "context": {}
}

Access to a resource that is no longer available occurs.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1033",
  "message": "The resource is gone.",
  "context": {}
}

An error occurs on the server.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1000",
  "message": "Something went wrong",
  "context": {}
}

Not implemented.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV2001",
  "message": "This operation is not implemented.",
  "context": {}
}

The service is unavailable.

application/json

object required*

Additional properties: falseProperties:

context - object required*
The error context.
Values of additional properties are strings
Example
{ "objectid": "b56dd6aa-35f0-11ed-a261-0242ac120002" }
error_code - string required*
The error code.
Example: "PVxxxx"
message - string required*
The error message.
Example: "The object is not found."
error_url - string
The URL to the error documentation.
Example: "https://docs.piiano.com/api/error-codes#PV1005"

Example
{
  "error_code": "PV1009",
  "message": "The operation timed out on the server.",
  "context": {}
}

Try the API

Authorization

API key:

Query parameters

Adhoc_reason:

Reason:

Custom_audit:

Reload_cache:

Request body

Content-Type:

Navigate to the docs of your local Vault installation to try the API directly from there.

Code examples

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