Cloud Data Loss Prevention (Cloud DLP) is now a part of Sensitive Data Protection. The API name remains the same: Cloud Data Loss Prevention API (DLP API). For information about the services that make up Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection overview.

De-identify data: Redacting with matched input values

Uses the Data Loss Prevention API to de-identify sensitive data in a string by redacting matched input values.

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Code sample

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 DeidentifyDataUsingRedactWithMatchedInputValues
{
    public static DeidentifyContentResponse Deidentify(
        string projectId,
        string text,
        IEnumerable<InfoType> infoTypes = null)
    {
        // Instantiate the client.
        var dlp = DlpServiceClient.Create();

        // Construct inspect config.
        var inspectConfig = new InspectConfig
        {
            InfoTypes = { infoTypes ?? new InfoType[] { new InfoType { Name = "EMAIL_ADDRESS" } } },
        };

        // Construct redact config.
        var redactConfig = new RedactConfig();

        // Construct deidentify config using redact config.
        var deidentifyConfig = new DeidentifyConfig
        {
            InfoTypeTransformations = new InfoTypeTransformations
            {
                Transformations =
                {
                    new InfoTypeTransformations.Types.InfoTypeTransformation
                    {
                        PrimitiveTransformation = new PrimitiveTransformation
                        {
                            RedactConfig = redactConfig
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        };

        // Construct a request.
        var request = new DeidentifyContentRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = new LocationName(projectId, "global"),
            DeidentifyConfig = deidentifyConfig,
            InspectConfig = inspectConfig,
            Item = new ContentItem { Value = text }
        };

        // Call the API.
        var response = dlp.DeidentifyContent(request);

        // Check the deidentified content.
        Console.WriteLine($"Deidentified content: {response.Item.Value}");
        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.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

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

// deidentifyWithRedact de-identify the data by redacting with matched input values
func deidentifyWithRedact(w io.Writer, projectID, inputStr string, infoTypeNames []string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// inputStr := "My name is Alicia Abernathy, and my email address is aabernathy@example.com."
	// infoTypeNames := []string{"EMAIL_ADDRESS"}

	ctx := context.Background()

	// Initialize a client once and reuse it to send multiple requests. Clients
	// are safe to use across goroutines. When the client is no longer needed,
	// call the Close method to cleanup its resources.
	client, err := dlp.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("dlp.NewClient: %w", err)
	}

	// Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	defer client.Close()

	// Specify the content to be inspected.
	contentItem := &dlppb.ContentItem{
		DataItem: &dlppb.ContentItem_Value{
			Value: inputStr,
		},
	}

	// Specify the type of info the inspection will look for.
	// See https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/infotypes-reference for complete list of info types
	var infoTypes []*dlppb.InfoType
	for _, it := range infoTypeNames {
		infoTypes = append(infoTypes, &dlppb.InfoType{Name: it})
	}
	inspectConfig := &dlppb.InspectConfig{
		InfoTypes: infoTypes,
	}

	// Define type of de-identification.
	primitiveTransformation := &dlppb.PrimitiveTransformation{
		Transformation: &dlppb.PrimitiveTransformation_RedactConfig{
			RedactConfig: &dlppb.RedactConfig{},
		},
	}

	// Associate de-identification type with info type.
	transformation := &dlppb.InfoTypeTransformations_InfoTypeTransformation{
		InfoTypes:               infoTypes,
		PrimitiveTransformation: primitiveTransformation,
	}

	// Construct the configuration for the Redact request and list all desired transformations.
	redactConfig := &dlppb.DeidentifyConfig{
		Transformation: &dlppb.DeidentifyConfig_InfoTypeTransformations{
			InfoTypeTransformations: &dlppb.InfoTypeTransformations{
				Transformations: []*dlppb.InfoTypeTransformations_InfoTypeTransformation{
					transformation,
				},
			},
		},
	}

	// Create a configured request.
	req := &dlppb.DeidentifyContentRequest{
		Parent:           fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/global", projectID),
		DeidentifyConfig: redactConfig,
		InspectConfig:    inspectConfig,
		Item:             contentItem,
	}

	// Send the request.
	resp, err := client.DeidentifyContent(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Print the result.
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "output: %v", resp.GetItem().GetValue())
	return nil
}

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.ContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.DeidentifyConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.DeidentifyContentRequest;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.DeidentifyContentResponse;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InfoType;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InfoTypeTransformations;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InfoTypeTransformations.InfoTypeTransformation;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.LocationName;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.PrimitiveTransformation;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RedactConfig;

public class DeIdentifyWithRedaction {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String textToInspect =
        "My name is Alicia Abernathy, and my email address is aabernathy@example.com.";
    deIdentifyWithRedaction(projectId, textToInspect);
  }

  // Inspects the provided text.
  public static void deIdentifyWithRedaction(String projectId, String textToRedact) {
    // 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 dlp = DlpServiceClient.create()) {
      // Specify the content to be inspected.
      ContentItem item = ContentItem.newBuilder().setValue(textToRedact).build();

      // Specify the type of info the inspection will look for.
      // See https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/infotypes-reference for complete list of info types
      InfoType infoType = InfoType.newBuilder().setName("EMAIL_ADDRESS").build();
      InspectConfig inspectConfig = InspectConfig.newBuilder().addInfoTypes(infoType).build();
      // Define type of deidentification.
      PrimitiveTransformation primitiveTransformation =
          PrimitiveTransformation.newBuilder()
              .setRedactConfig(RedactConfig.getDefaultInstance())
              .build();
      // Associate deidentification type with info type.
      InfoTypeTransformation transformation =
          InfoTypeTransformation.newBuilder()
              .addInfoTypes(infoType)
              .setPrimitiveTransformation(primitiveTransformation)
              .build();
      // Construct the configuration for the Redact request and list all desired transformations.
      DeidentifyConfig redactConfig =
          DeidentifyConfig.newBuilder()
              .setInfoTypeTransformations(
                  InfoTypeTransformations.newBuilder().addTransformations(transformation))
              .build();

      // Construct the Redact request to be sent by the client.
      DeidentifyContentRequest request =
          DeidentifyContentRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, "global").toString())
              .setItem(item)
              .setDeidentifyConfig(redactConfig)
              .setInspectConfig(inspectConfig)
              .build();

      // Use the client to send the API request.
      DeidentifyContentResponse response = dlp.deidentifyContent(request);

      // Parse the response and process results
      System.out.println("Text after redaction: " + response.getItem().getValue());
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Error during inspectString: \n" + e.toString());
    }
  }
}

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.

// Imports the Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention library
const DLP = require('@google-cloud/dlp');

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

// TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
// const projectId = "your-project-id";

// The string to deidentify
// const string =
//   'My name is Alicia Abernathy, and my email address is aabernathy@example.com.';

// The infoTypes of information to match
// See https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/concepts-infotypes for more information
// about supported infoTypes.
// const infoTypes = [{name: 'EMAIL_ADDRESS'}];

async function deIdentifyRedaction() {
  // Construct deidentify configuration
  const deidentifyConfig = {
    infoTypeTransformations: {
      transformations: [
        {
          infoTypes: infoTypes,
          primitiveTransformation: {
            redactConfig: {},
          },
        },
      ],
    },
  };

  // Construct inspect configuration
  const inspectConfig = {
    infoTypes: infoTypes,
  };

  // Construct Item
  const item = {
    value: string,
  };

  // Combine configurations into a request for the service.
  const request = {
    parent: `projects/${projectId}/locations/global`,
    item,
    deidentifyConfig,
    inspectConfig,
  };

  // Send the request and receive response from the service
  const [response] = await dlp.deidentifyContent(request);

  // Print the results
  console.log(`Text after redaction: ${response.item.value}`);
}

deIdentifyRedaction();

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\DeidentifyConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\DeidentifyContentRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InfoType;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InfoTypeTransformations;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InfoTypeTransformations\InfoTypeTransformation;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\PrimitiveTransformation;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\RedactConfig;

/**
 * De-identify data: Redacting with matched input values
 * Uses the Data Loss Prevention API to de-identify sensitive data in a string by redacting matched input values.
 *
 * @param string $callingProjectId      The Google Cloud project id to use as a parent resource.
 * @param string $textToInspect         The string to deidentify (will be treated as text).
 */
function deidentify_redact(
    // TODO(developer): Replace sample parameters before running the code.
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $textToInspect = 'My name is Alicia Abernathy, and my email address is aabernathy@example.com.'

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

    // Specify the content to be de-identify.
    $contentItem = (new ContentItem())
        ->setValue($textToInspect);

    // Specify the type of info the inspection will look for.
    $infoType = (new InfoType())
        ->setName('EMAIL_ADDRESS');
    $inspectConfig = (new InspectConfig())
        ->setInfoTypes([$infoType]);

    // Define type of de-identification.
    $primitiveTransformation = (new PrimitiveTransformation())
        ->setRedactConfig(new RedactConfig());

    // Associate de-identification type with info type.
    $transformation = (new InfoTypeTransformation())
        ->setInfoTypes([$infoType])
        ->setPrimitiveTransformation($primitiveTransformation);

    // Construct the configuration for the Redact request and list all desired transformations.
    $deidentifyConfig = (new DeidentifyConfig())
        ->setInfoTypeTransformations((new InfoTypeTransformations())
            ->setTransformations([$transformation]));

    $parent = "projects/$callingProjectId/locations/global";

    // Run request
    $deidentifyContentRequest = (new DeidentifyContentRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setDeidentifyConfig($deidentifyConfig)
        ->setInspectConfig($inspectConfig)
        ->setItem($contentItem);
    $response = $dlp->deidentifyContent($deidentifyContentRequest);

    // Print results
    printf('Text after redaction: %s', $response->getItem()->getValue());
}

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.

from typing import List

import google.cloud.dlp


def deidentify_with_redact(
    project: str,
    input_str: str,
    info_types: List[str],
) -> None:
    """Uses the Data Loss Prevention API to deidentify sensitive data in a
    string by redacting matched input values.
    Args:
        project: The Google Cloud project id to use as a parent resource.
        input_str: The string to deidentify (will be treated as text).
        info_types: A list of strings representing info types to look for.
    Returns:
        None; the response from the API is printed to the terminal.
    """

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

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

    # Construct inspect configuration dictionary
    inspect_config = {"info_types": [{"name": info_type} for info_type in info_types]}

    # Construct deidentify configuration dictionary
    deidentify_config = {
        "info_type_transformations": {
            "transformations": [{"primitive_transformation": {"redact_config": {}}}]
        }
    }

    # Construct item
    item = {"value": input_str}

    # Call the API
    response = dlp.deidentify_content(
        request={
            "parent": parent,
            "deidentify_config": deidentify_config,
            "inspect_config": inspect_config,
            "item": item,
        }
    )

    # Print out the results.
    print(response.item.value)

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