Question 1

What is TextForge?

Accepted Answer

TextForge is a hosted text-transformation API with 28 deterministic operations. You send text and a pipeline to /v1/run; we return stable JSON. No SDK lock-in.

Question 2

How do I use the API?

Accepted Answer

Send POST to /v1/run with an input string and a pipeline array. Operations run in order. Free tier is available without an API key; Pro adds higher limits and Billing/Support with an API key.

Question 3

What transformations are available?

Accepted Answer

28 total: slugify, camelCase, reverse, base64 encode/decode, HTML encode/decode, URL encode/decode, leet, Morse, truncate, extract emails/URLs/numbers, and more. Full list is in Docs.

Question 4

Can I chain transformations?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Use the pipeline field on /v1/run. Each step receives the previous step's result.

Question 5

What's the difference between Free and Pro?

Accepted Answer

Free: 1,000 requests/day. Pro ($2.99/month): 50,000 requests/day, higher burst limits, and priority support.

Question 6

Do I need an API key for the free tier?

Accepted Answer

No. Free tier requests don't need auth. Pro requests require X-API-Key.

Question 7

How do I get a Pro API key?

Accepted Answer

Go to /billing, subscribe to Pro, then generate a key on /keys.

Question 8

What happens if I exceed the rate limit?

Accepted Answer

429 Too Many Requests with a Retry-After header. Upgrade to Pro for higher limits.

Question 9

Can I test transformations in the browser?

Accepted Answer

Yes. /playground lets you run transformations live.

Question 10

Is there a sandbox?

Accepted Answer

Free tier is effectively a sandbox: 1,000 requests/day, no sign-up required.

Question 11

What's the maximum text length?

Accepted Answer

10MB per request. For larger inputs, split into multiple requests.

Question 12

Do you support batch processing?

Accepted Answer

Yes. /batch accepts multiple items per request.

Question 13

How do I cancel my Pro subscription?

Accepted Answer

Open the Stripe customer portal from /billing. Pro access remains active until the current period ends.

Question 14

Do you offer refunds?

Accepted Answer

We review refund requests on a case-by-case basis. Email odderonlab@protonmail.com within 7 days of purchase.

Question 15

Is my data secure?

Accepted Answer

All traffic is HTTPS. Transformations run in memory and results are returned immediately. We only log request metadata needed for rate limiting and analytics.

Question 16

Can I self-host TextForge?

Accepted Answer

TextForge is currently hosted only. Self-hosted options are not available yet.

Question 17

What's your uptime status?

Accepted Answer

Current status is on /health.

Question 18

Do you have language SDKs?

Accepted Answer

No official SDKs yet. The API is a single POST, so standard HTTP libraries are enough.

Question 19

Can I suggest new transformations?

Accepted Answer

Send requests to odderonlab@protonmail.com. We review suggestions for later updates.

Question 20

How do I report a bug?

Accepted Answer

Email odderonlab@protonmail.com with the operation, input, expected output, and request context if available.

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