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Regex Tester - Matches, Groups, Explanation, ReDoS Warnings

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Test up to 50 regex patterns against sample text by API: all matches with indexes + named groups, plain-English pattern explanation, ReDoS heuristics and a 4s time-box so catastrophic patterns report instead of hanging.

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Regex Tester API - Matches, Groups, ReDoS Warnings API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Regex Tester - Matches, Groups, Explanation, ReDoS Warnings locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

Regex Tester - Matches, Groups, Explanation, ReDoS Warnings API in Python

Regex Tester - Matches, Groups, Explanation, ReDoS Warnings API in JavaScript

Regex Tester - Matches, Groups, Explanation, ReDoS Warnings OpenAPI definition

Regex Tester - Matches, Groups, Explanation, ReDoS Warnings API

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