HelloSalut

About HelloSalut

HelloSalut is an API that returns a localized greeting based on a visitor's IP address and/or browser language. Given a language code, IP address, or country code as a query parameter, it responds with a matching country/language code and the translated word for "Hello." An automatic mode determines the visitor's language without requiring the caller to supply parameters manually.

The service is built on a modified version of the ip2nation.com database, with the underlying PHP code available on GitHub and a partial dataset export available on Kaggle. It supports IP-based lookups for a defined list of countries and a defined list of browser language codes, and falls back to returning the default value "Hello" when no match is found for the supplied language or IP.

The service is suited for developers who want to add a simple, localized greeting to a website or application based on visitor location or browser settings. It is described as being in beta, with the country and language list expanding over time.

Key features

• Returns a localized greeting based on visitor IP address and/or browser language
• Automatic mode detects visitor's language and returns a greeting without manual input
• Supports IP-based lookups for a large list of countries
• Supports dozens of browser language codes
• Source code and database available on GitHub, with a partial dataset on Kaggle

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