🤖 Intelligent CSV column classification API with multiple AI providers
Transform chaotic CSV files into organized, classified data using advanced AI. Perfect for cleaning CRM exports, contact lists, business databases, and research datasets.
| Before 😵 | After ✨ |
|---|---|
contact_info → ❓ Unknown |
contact_info → 📧 Email (98% confidence) |
business_data → ❓ Unknown |
business_data → 🏢 Business Name (95% confidence) |
phone_col → ❓ Unknown |
phone_col → 📞 Phone Number (97% confidence) |
- OpenRouter - Primary AI with GPT-4 level accuracy
- Hugging Face - Transformer models for specialized tasks
- Groq - Lightning-fast inference for real-time processing
- Enhanced Local - Regex-based fallback with 90%+ accuracy
✅ Business Names ✅ Phone Numbers ✅ Email Addresses
✅ Categories ✅ Locations ✅ Social Links
✅ Reviews & Ratings ✅ Operating Hours ✅ Price Data
✅ Unknown/Junk ✅ Custom Types ✅ Confidence Scores
- Zero Data Retention - Files auto-deleted after processing
- Environment Variables - No hardcoded API keys
- CORS Protection - Configurable origins
- Rate Limiting - Prevents abuse
- Input Validation - Secure file handling
curl -X POST "https://data-cleaner-api-8bga.onrender.com/upload-file" \
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
-F "file=@your-data.csv"✅ Python 3.8+ ✅ pip/conda ✅ AI API Key (any one)# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/Dev-V-Trivedi/data-cleaner.git
cd data-cleaner
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Setup environment
cp .env.example .env# .env file - Add at least ONE API key
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-xxx... # 🥇 Recommended
HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY=hf_xxx... # 🥈 Alternative
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_xxx... # 🥉 Backup
# Optional settings
ENVIRONMENT=production
MAX_FILE_SIZE=104857600
CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000# Development
uvicorn main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
# Production
python main.py🎉 API Ready! → http://localhost:8000/docs
| Method | Endpoint | Description | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
POST |
/upload-file |
Upload & analyze CSV | Column classifications |
POST |
/process-columns |
Clean selected columns | Processed data |
GET |
/download/{session_id} |
Download cleaned file | CSV file |
GET |
/health |
Server health check | Status info |
import requests
# Upload file for analysis
with open('messy-data.csv', 'rb') as file:
response = requests.post(
'http://localhost:8000/upload-file',
files={'file': file}
)
result = response.json()
print(f"Found {len(result['columns'])} columns")
print(f"AI Classifier: {result['classifierUsed']}")
# Sample response
{
"sessionId": "abc123",
"totalColumns": 8,
"totalRows": 1500,
"classifierUsed": "openrouter",
"columns": [
{
"name": "business_name",
"category": "Business Name",
"confidence": 0.98,
"samples": ["Apple Inc", "Google LLC", "Tesla Motors"]
}
]
}# Process only high-confidence columns
process_data = {
"sessionId": "abc123",
"selectedColumns": ["business_name", "email", "phone"]
}
response = requests.post(
'http://localhost:8000/process-columns',
json=process_data
)
result = response.json()
print(f"Processed {result['processedRows']} rows")# Download the cleaned CSV
response = requests.get(f'http://localhost:8000/download/{session_id}')
with open('cleaned-data.csv', 'wb') as f:
f.write(response.content)| Category | Examples | Detection Method |
|---|---|---|
| � Business Name | "Apple Inc", "Local Coffee Shop" | AI + Business patterns |
| 📞 Phone Number | "+1-555-123-4567", "(555) 123-4567" | Regex + International formats |
| "user@domain.com", "contact@business.co" | Email validation + AI | |
| 🏷️ Category | "Restaurant", "Technology", "Healthcare" | Business taxonomy AI |
| 📍 Location | "123 Main St", "New York, NY" | Address patterns + AI |
| 🔗 Social Links | "facebook.com/page", "twitter.com/user" | URL patterns + AI |
| ⭐ Reviews | "5 stars", "Great service!" | Sentiment + Rating patterns |
| ❓ Unknown/Junk | Random data, empty values | Confidence < threshold |
graph TD
A[CSV Upload] --> B{OpenRouter Available?}
B -->|Yes| C[OpenRouter AI Classification]
B -->|No| D{Hugging Face Available?}
D -->|Yes| E[HuggingFace AI Classification]
D -->|No| F{Groq Available?}
F -->|Yes| G[Groq AI Classification]
F -->|No| H[Enhanced Local Classification]
C --> I[Return Results with Confidence]
E --> I
G --> I
H --> I
- 🚀 Speed: ~1,000 rows/second average
- 🎯 Accuracy: 95%+ with AI, 90%+ with local
- 📁 File Size: Up to 100MB supported
- ⏱️ Timeout: 5 minutes max processing
- � Uptime: 99.9% on Render hosting
✅ CSV (.csv) ✅ Tab-separated (.tsv)
✅ Pipe-separated ✅ Custom delimiters
✅ UTF-8 encoding ✅ Headers optional- Free tier: 100 requests/hour
- With API key: 1000 requests/hour
- File size: 100MB maximum
- Processing: 5 minutes timeout
📂 CSV Data Cleaner Backend
├── 🚀 main.py # FastAPI app & endpoints
├── 🤖 ai_enhanced_classifier.py # Multi-AI classification
├── 🔧 enhanced_column_classifier.py # Local fallback classifier
├── 📋 requirements.txt # Python dependencies
├── 🔐 .env.example # Environment template
├── 🐳 Dockerfile # Container configuration
└── 📚 Documentation/
├── API docs (auto-generated)
├── Deployment guides
└── Usage examples
- 🚀 FastAPI - Modern Python web framework
- 🐼 Pandas - Data manipulation and analysis
- 🤖 OpenAI/HuggingFace - AI model integration
- 📊 Numpy - Numerical computing
- 🔧 Pydantic - Data validation
- 📝 OpenAPI - Automatic documentation
1. Fork this repository
2. Connect Render to GitHub
3. Add environment variables
4. Deploy automatically
railway login
railway init
railway add
railway up# Build image
docker build -t csv-cleaner-api .
# Run container
docker run -p 8000:8000 --env-file .env csv-cleaner-api- AWS Lambda - Serverless deployment
- Google Cloud Run - Container-based
- Azure Container Apps - Microsoft Azure
- Heroku - Simple git-based deployment
# Unit tests
python -m pytest tests/
# Integration tests
python test_enhanced_classifier.py
# Deployment verification
python verify_deployment.py
# Load testing
python stress_test.py# Test with curl
curl -X GET "http://localhost:8000/health"
# Test file upload
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/upload-file" \
-F "file=@sample_data.csv"
# Interactive testing
open http://localhost:8000/docsWe welcome contributions! Here's how to get started:
- 🍴 Fork the repository
- 🌿 Create feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-improvement - 💻 Code your enhancement
- ✅ Test thoroughly
- 📝 Commit:
git commit -m 'Add amazing improvement' - 🚀 Push:
git push origin feature/amazing-improvement - 🔄 Create Pull Request
- 🚀 Performance: Optimize for larger files (500MB+)
- � Formats: Add Excel, JSON, XML support
- 🔍 AI Models: Integrate new classification models
- 🌍 Languages: Multi-language support
- 📱 Mobile: Mobile-optimized API responses
- 🔧 DevOps: Kubernetes deployment configs
See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see LICENSE file.
✅ Commercial use ✅ Modification ✅ Distribution ✅ Private use
- OpenRouter: Subject to OpenRouter Terms
- Hugging Face: Subject to HF Terms
- Groq: Subject to Groq Terms
- OpenRouter - Premium AI model access
- Hugging Face - Open-source ML ecosystem
- Groq - High-speed AI inference
- FastAPI - Outstanding Python framework
- Pandas - Data science foundation
- Render - Reliable hosting platform
- Contributors - Code, ideas, and feedback
- Users - Testing and real-world usage
- Open Source - Standing on giants' shoulders
Dev V Trivedi - Creator & Maintainer
📧 dev.v.trivedi@gmail.com
💼 LinkedIn
🐙 GitHub
If this project helps you or your business:
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Making data cleaning accessible to everyone, one CSV at a time.
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- Python 3.8+
- pip or conda
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Dev-V-Trivedi/data-cleaner.git
cd data-cleaner
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env file with your API keysCreate a .env file:
# AI API Keys (at least one required)
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_key_here
HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY=your_huggingface_key_here
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_key_here
# Optional: Production settings
ENVIRONMENT=production
DEBUG=false# Development mode
uvicorn main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
# Production mode
python main.pyAPI will be available at: http://localhost:8000
Interactive docs: http://localhost:8000/docs
POST /upload-file- Upload and analyze CSV filePOST /process-columns- Process selected columnsGET /download/{session_id}- Download processed fileGET /health- Health check
import requests
# Upload file
with open('data.csv', 'rb') as f:
response = requests.post(
'http://localhost:8000/upload-file',
files={'file': f}
)
analysis = response.json()
print(f"Detected {len(analysis['columns'])} columns")- Business Name - Company names, business entities
- Phone Number - All phone formats, international numbers
- Email - Email addresses and domains
- Category - Business categories, classifications
- Location - Addresses, cities, regions
- Social Links - URLs, social media profiles
- Review - Ratings, reviews, feedback
- Unknown/Junk - Invalid or unclassifiable data
- OpenRouter - Primary AI classification
- Hugging Face - Transformer models fallback
- Groq - Fast inference backup
- Enhanced Classifier - Local regex-based fallback
CSV Data Cleaner
├── main.py # FastAPI application
├── ai_enhanced_classifier.py # AI-powered classification
├── enhanced_column_classifier.py # Local classification fallback
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
├── .env.example # Environment template
└── netlify/ # Frontend deployment config
- File Size: Handles files up to 100MB efficiently
- Processing Speed: ~1000 rows/second average
- Accuracy: 95%+ classification accuracy with AI
- Uptime: 99.9% availability on Render
Get your free API keys:
- OpenRouter: openrouter.ai - $5 free credit
- Hugging Face: huggingface.co - Free tier available
- Groq: groq.com - Free tier with fast inference
# Security
CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,https://your-frontend.netlify.app
# Performance
MAX_FILE_SIZE=104857600 # 100MB
PROCESSING_TIMEOUT=300 # 5 minutes
# AI Configuration
DEFAULT_AI_PROVIDER=openrouter
FALLBACK_TO_LOCAL=true
CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD=0.7- Fork this repository
- Connect to Render
- Add environment variables
- Deploy automatically
railway login
railway init
railway add
railway deploydocker build -t csv-cleaner .
docker run -p 8000:8000 --env-file .env csv-cleaner# Run tests
python -m pytest
# Test specific classifier
python test_enhanced_classifier.py
# Verify deployment
python verify_deployment.pyWe welcome contributions! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, or improving documentation.
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature - Commit changes:
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature' - Push to branch:
git push origin feature/amazing-feature - Open a Pull Request
See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.
- 🚀 Performance optimization for large files
- 🔍 Additional AI model integrations
- 🌐 Support for more file formats (Excel, JSON)
- 🌍 Internationalization and localization
- 📱 Mobile API optimizations
- Files Processed: 10,000+ CSV files cleaned
- Data Points: 50M+ cells classified
- Users: Growing community of data professionals
- GitHub Stars: ⭐ Star us if this helps you!
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Groq - AI API providers
- FastAPI - Excellent Python web framework
- Pandas - Data manipulation library
- Render - Reliable hosting platform
- Open Source Community - For feedback and contributions
- 🐛 Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
- 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- ☕ Support Development: Buy Me a Coffee
- 📧 Contact: dev@hikariwebworks.studio
- 💼 LinkedIn: Dev V Trivedi
If this project helps you, please consider:
- ⭐ Starring the repository
- 🍴 Forking for your own improvements
- ☕ Supporting the developer
- 📢 Sharing with your network
Built with ❤️ by Dev V Trivedi
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Making data cleaning accessible to everyone, one CSV at a time.