Client library quickstart

Demonstrates inspecting a string with the Cloud DLP API.

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C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2;

public class ClientLibraryQuickStart
{
    public static InspectContentResponse QuickStart(
        string projectId,
        string text,
        IEnumerable<InfoType> infoTypes = null)
    {
        // Instantiate a client.
        var dlp = DlpServiceClient.Create();

        // Construct the byte content item by specifying the type of data to be inspected
        // and data to be inspected.
        var byteContentItem = new ByteContentItem
        {
            Type = ByteContentItem.Types.BytesType.TextUtf8,
            Data = Google.Protobuf.ByteString.CopyFromUtf8(text)
        };

        // Construct content item by setting byte item.
        var contentItem = new ContentItem { ByteItem = byteContentItem };

        // Set minimum likelihood and limits.
        var minLikelihood = Likelihood.Possible;
        var limits = new InspectConfig.Types.FindingLimits
        {
            // Specifying 0 means use the maximum allowed findings.
            MaxFindingsPerRequest = 0
        };

        // Construct a inspect config by specifying the type of info to be inspected.
        var inspectConfig = new InspectConfig
        {
            InfoTypes =
            {
                infoTypes ?? new InfoType[]
                {
                    new InfoType { Name = "PERSON_NAME" },
                    new InfoType { Name = "US_STATE" }
                }
            },
            MinLikelihood = minLikelihood,
            Limits = limits,
            IncludeQuote = true,
        };

        // Construct a request config.
        var request = new InspectContentRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = new LocationName(projectId, "global"),
            Item = contentItem,
            InspectConfig = inspectConfig
        };

        // Call the API.
        InspectContentResponse response = dlp.InspectContent(request);

        // Inspect the response.
        var resultFindings = response.Result.Findings;

        Console.WriteLine($"Findings: {resultFindings.Count}");

        foreach (var f in resultFindings)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\tQuote: " + f.Quote);
            Console.WriteLine("\tInfo type: " + f.InfoType.Name);
            Console.WriteLine("\tLikelihood: " + f.Likelihood);
        }
        return response;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


// The quickstart program is an example of using the Data Loss Prevention API.
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"

	dlp "cloud.google.com/go/dlp/apiv2"
	"cloud.google.com/go/dlp/apiv2/dlppb"
)

func main() {
	ctx := context.Background()

	projectID := "PROJECT_ID"

	// Creates a DLP client.
	client, err := dlp.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("error creating DLP client: %v", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// The string to inspect.
	input := "Robert Frost"

	// The minimum likelihood required before returning a match.
	minLikelihood := dlppb.Likelihood_POSSIBLE

	// The maximum number of findings to report (0 = server maximum).
	maxFindings := int32(0)

	// Whether to include the matching string.
	includeQuote := true

	// The infoTypes of information to match.
	infoTypes := []*dlppb.InfoType{
		{
			Name: "PERSON_NAME",
		},
		{
			Name: "US_STATE",
		},
	}

	// Construct item to inspect.
	item := &dlppb.ContentItem{
		DataItem: &dlppb.ContentItem_Value{
			Value: input,
		},
	}

	// Construct request.
	req := &dlppb.InspectContentRequest{
		Parent: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/global", projectID),
		InspectConfig: &dlppb.InspectConfig{
			InfoTypes:     infoTypes,
			MinLikelihood: minLikelihood,
			Limits: &dlppb.InspectConfig_FindingLimits{
				MaxFindingsPerRequest: maxFindings,
			},
			IncludeQuote: includeQuote,
		},
		Item: item,
	}

	// Run request.
	resp, err := client.InspectContent(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	findings := resp.GetResult().GetFindings()
	if len(findings) == 0 {
		fmt.Println("No findings.")
	}
	fmt.Println("Findings:")
	for _, f := range findings {
		if includeQuote {
			fmt.Println("\tQuote: ", f.GetQuote())
		}
		fmt.Println("\tInfo type: ", f.GetInfoType().GetName())
		fmt.Println("\tLikelihood: ", f.GetLikelihood())
	}
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


import com.google.cloud.dlp.v2.DlpServiceClient;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ByteContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Finding;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InfoType;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectContentRequest;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectContentResponse;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectResult;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Likelihood;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.LocationName;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class QuickStart {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    quickstart(projectId);
  }

  public static void quickstart(String projectId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (DlpServiceClient dlpServiceClient = DlpServiceClient.create()) {
      // Configure that content that will be inspected
      String text = "His name was Robert Frost";
      ByteContentItem byteContentItem =
          ByteContentItem.newBuilder()
              .setType(ByteContentItem.BytesType.TEXT_UTF8)
              .setData(ByteString.copyFromUtf8(text))
              .build();
      ContentItem contentItem = ContentItem.newBuilder().setByteItem(byteContentItem).build();

      // The types of information to match:
      // See: https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/infotypes-reference
      List<InfoType> infoTypes =
          Stream.of("PERSON_NAME", "US_STATE")
              .map(it -> InfoType.newBuilder().setName(it).build())
              .collect(Collectors.toList());

      // The minimum likelihood required before returning a match:
      // See: https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/likelihood
      Likelihood minLikelihood = Likelihood.POSSIBLE;

      // The maximum number of findings to report (0 = server maximum)
      InspectConfig.FindingLimits findingLimits =
          InspectConfig.FindingLimits.newBuilder().setMaxFindingsPerItem(0).build();

      // Specify the inspection configuration
      InspectConfig inspectConfig =
          InspectConfig.newBuilder()
              .addAllInfoTypes(infoTypes)
              .setMinLikelihood(minLikelihood)
              .setLimits(findingLimits)
              .setIncludeQuote(true)
              .build();

      // Create the request from previous configs
      InspectContentRequest request =
          InspectContentRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, "global").toString())
              .setInspectConfig(inspectConfig)
              .setItem(contentItem)
              .build();

      // Send the request to the service and receive the results
      InspectContentResponse response = dlpServiceClient.inspectContent(request);

      // Process the results
      System.out.println("Inspect of text complete: ");
      InspectResult result = response.getResult();
      if (result.getFindingsCount() < 0) {
        System.out.println("No findings.");
        return;
      }
      System.out.println("Findings: ");
      for (Finding finding : result.getFindingsList()) {
        System.out.println("\tQuote: " + finding.getQuote());
        System.out.println("\tInfo type: " + finding.getInfoType().getName());
        System.out.println("\tLikelihood: " + finding.getLikelihood());
      }
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


// Instantiates a client
const dlp = new DLP.DlpServiceClient();

// The string to inspect
const string = 'Robert Frost';

// The project ID to run the API call under
// const projectId = 'my-project';

async function quickStart() {
  // The minimum likelihood required before returning a match
  const minLikelihood = 'LIKELIHOOD_UNSPECIFIED';

  // The maximum number of findings to report (0 = server maximum)
  const maxFindings = 0;

  // The infoTypes of information to match
  const infoTypes = [{name: 'PERSON_NAME'}, {name: 'US_STATE'}];

  // Whether to include the matching string
  const includeQuote = true;

  // Construct item to inspect
  const item = {value: string};

  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: `projects/${projectId}/locations/global`,
    inspectConfig: {
      infoTypes: infoTypes,
      minLikelihood: minLikelihood,
      limits: {
        maxFindingsPerRequest: maxFindings,
      },
      includeQuote: includeQuote,
    },
    item: item,
  };

  // Run request
  const [response] = await dlp.inspectContent(request);
  const findings = response.result.findings;
  if (findings.length > 0) {
    console.log('Findings:');
    findings.forEach(finding => {
      if (includeQuote) {
        console.log(`\tQuote: ${finding.quote}`);
      }
      console.log(`\tInfo type: ${finding.infoType.name}`);
      console.log(`\tLikelihood: ${finding.likelihood}`);
    });
  } else {
    console.log('No findings.');
  }
}
quickStart();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\Client\DlpServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\ContentItem;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InfoType;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectConfig\FindingLimits;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectContentRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\Likelihood;

// Instantiate a client.
$dlp = new DlpServiceClient();

// The infoTypes of information to match
$usNameInfoType = (new InfoType())
    ->setName('PERSON_NAME');
$phoneNumberInfoType = (new InfoType())
    ->setName('PHONE_NUMBER');
$infoTypes = [$usNameInfoType, $phoneNumberInfoType];

// Set the string to inspect
$stringToInspect = 'Robert Frost';

// Only return results above a likelihood threshold, 0 for all
$minLikelihood = likelihood::LIKELIHOOD_UNSPECIFIED;

// Limit the number of findings, 0 for no limit
$maxFindings = 0;

// Whether to include the matching string in the response
$includeQuote = true;

// Specify finding limits
$limits = (new FindingLimits())
    ->setMaxFindingsPerRequest($maxFindings);

// Create the configuration object
$inspectConfig = (new InspectConfig())
    ->setMinLikelihood($minLikelihood)
    ->setLimits($limits)
    ->setInfoTypes($infoTypes)
    ->setIncludeQuote($includeQuote);

$content = (new ContentItem())
    ->setValue($stringToInspect);

$projectId = getenv('GCLOUD_PROJECT');
$parent = $dlp->projectName($projectId);

// Run request
$inspectContentRequest = (new InspectContentRequest())
    ->setParent($parent)
    ->setInspectConfig($inspectConfig)
    ->setItem($content);
$response = $dlp->inspectContent($inspectContentRequest);

// Print the results
$findings = $response->getResult()->getFindings();
if (count($findings) == 0) {
    print('No findings.' . PHP_EOL);
} else {
    print('Findings:' . PHP_EOL);
    foreach ($findings as $finding) {
        if ($includeQuote) {
            print('  Quote: ' . $finding->getQuote() . PHP_EOL);
        }
        print('  Info type: ' . $finding->getInfoType()->getName() . PHP_EOL);
        $likelihoodString = Likelihood::name($finding->getLikelihood());
        print('  Likelihood: ' . $likelihoodString . PHP_EOL);
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# Import the client library
import google.cloud.dlp

# Instantiate a client.
dlp_client = google.cloud.dlp_v2.DlpServiceClient()

# The string to inspect
content = "Robert Frost"

# Construct the item to inspect.
item = {"value": content}

# The info types to search for in the content. Required.
info_types = [{"name": "FIRST_NAME"}, {"name": "LAST_NAME"}]

# The minimum likelihood to constitute a match. Optional.
min_likelihood = google.cloud.dlp_v2.Likelihood.LIKELIHOOD_UNSPECIFIED

# The maximum number of findings to report (0 = server maximum). Optional.
max_findings = 0

# Whether to include the matching string in the results. Optional.
include_quote = True

# Construct the configuration dictionary. Keys which are None may
# optionally be omitted entirely.
inspect_config = {
    "info_types": info_types,
    "min_likelihood": min_likelihood,
    "include_quote": include_quote,
    "limits": {"max_findings_per_request": max_findings},
}

# Convert the project id into a full resource id.
parent = f"projects/{project_id}"

# Call the API.
response = dlp_client.inspect_content(
    request={"parent": parent, "inspect_config": inspect_config, "item": item}
)

# Print out the results.
if response.result.findings:
    for finding in response.result.findings:
        try:
            print(f"Quote: {finding.quote}")
        except AttributeError:
            pass
        print(f"Info type: {finding.info_type.name}")
        # Convert likelihood value to string respresentation.
        likelihood = finding.likelihood.name
        print(f"Likelihood: {likelihood}")
else:
    print("No findings.")

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# Imports the Google Cloud client library
require "google/cloud/dlp"

# Instantiates a client
dlp = Google::Cloud::Dlp.dlp_service

request_configuration = {
  # The types of information to match
  info_types:     [{ name: "PERSON_NAME" }, { name: "US_STATE" }],

  # Only return results above a likelihood threshold (0 for all)
  min_likelihood: :LIKELIHOOD_UNSPECIFIED,

  # Limit the number of findings (0 for no limit)
  limits:         { max_findings_per_request: 0 },

  # Whether to include the matching string in the response
  include_quote:  true
}

# The items to inspect
item_to_inspect = { value: "Robert Frost" }

# Run request
parent = "projects/#{ENV['GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT']}/locations/global"
response = dlp.inspect_content parent:         parent,
                               inspect_config: request_configuration,
                               item:           item_to_inspect

# Print the results
response.result.findings.each do |finding|
  puts "Quote:      #{finding.quote}"
  puts "Info type:  #{finding.info_type.name}"
  puts "Likelihood: #{finding.likelihood}"
end

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