The Profanity API

Hey everyone! 👋 I'm a solo dev who got fed up trying to find a moderation API that didn't suck. I was building a platform with comments and public accounts, and every solution was either too expensive, too slow, or just not flexible enough. So I built this for myself and figured others might have the same headaches. The goal was simple: actually understand context, be flexible for use in different places, don't break the bank, and be fast enough for real-world use. 🎯 Context-Aware Detection – 12 context types (gaming, professional, child_safe, creative, etc.) that understand the same word means different things in different spaces; ⚡ Smart Skip Engine – Intelligent layer routing that only uses expensive LLM analysis when needed, keeping most of requests instant and cheap; 🎮 Interactive Playground – Test real phrases, see exactly how each detection layer analyzes content, understand the "why" behind decisions and export production-ready snippets; 💰 Free Tier – 300 requests/month free for experiments, then pay-as-you-go. 📚 Developer-First Docs – Clear explanations of our 5-layer detection pipeline (L0-L4), intent categories, and integration examples 🚀 Actually Fast – Sub-200ms responses for most requests. Even LLM-enhanced analysis takes around ~600ms. Would love to hear what you think – what features would make this useful for your projects? What am I missing? Always down to chat and improve this together!