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$20.00 / 1,000 test runs

Regex Tester â€” Matches, Groups & Plain-English Explanation

Regex Tester: send a regex pattern plus sample text, get back every match with its capture groups and a plain-English explanation of what the pattern does. Simple JSON in, JSON out via the Apify API â€” pay only per result, so a quick pattern check costs next to nothing.

Pricing

$20.00 / 1,000 test runs

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Anthony Snider

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You can access the Regex Tester â€” Matches, Groups & Plain-English Explanation programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "pattern": "(?<user>\\w+)@(?<domain>[\\w.]+)",
10    "text": "Contact alice@example.com or bob@test.org for details.",
11    "flags": "g",
12}
13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15run = client.actor("eliai/regex-tester").call(run_input=run_input)
16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
18print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
19for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
20    print(item)
21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Regex Tester API â€” Matches, Groups & Explainer API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Regex Tester â€” Matches, Groups & Plain-English Explanation API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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