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# Scanning API

Classify text strings, files, and enrolled connector resources for sensitive data elements.

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## Authentication

All requests require an API key in the `x-api-key` header:

```
x-api-key: <your-api-key>
```

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## Base URL

```
https://api.scanner.<deployment>.teleskope.ai
```

Replace `<deployment>` with the deployment name for your environment. Your Technical Account Manager can provide this.

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## Endpoints

* [v1/classify](/the-platform/api-service/scanning-api/v1-classify.md) — classify a text string.
* [v1/classify-verbose](/the-platform/api-service/scanning-api/v1-classify-verbose.md) — classify with match-level diagnostics.
* [v1/classifyCollection](/the-platform/api-service/scanning-api/v1-classifycollection.md) — classify multiple values in one request.
* [v1/classify-file](/the-platform/api-service/scanning-api/v1-classify-file.md) — classify an uploaded file.
* [v1/scan](/the-platform/api-service/scanning-api/v1-scan.md) — scan a resource enrolled in a connector.