Hash

The /hash endpoint converts a string into a hash, i.e. a string of characters that cannot be reversed into the original string.

POST/v3/hash

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
text	Yes	The string to hash (word, sentence, paragraph, etc.)
method	Yes	The hashing method to use (see available methods below)

Available Methods

Click to expand all available hashing methods

RSA Methods:

• RSA-MD5
• RSA-RIPEMD160
• RSA-SHA1
• RSA-SHA1-2
• RSA-SHA224
• RSA-SHA256
• RSA-SHA3-224
• RSA-SHA3-256
• RSA-SHA3-384
• RSA-SHA3-512
• RSA-SHA384
• RSA-SHA512
• RSA-SHA512/224
• RSA-SHA512/256
• RSA-SM3

Blake Methods:

• blake2b512
• blake2s256

SHA Methods:

• sha1
• sha224
• sha256
• sha384
• sha512
• sha512-224
• sha512-256
• sha3-224
• sha3-256
• sha3-384
• sha3-512

MD5 Methods:

• md5
• md5-sha1
• md5WithRSAEncryption

RIPEMD Methods:

• ripemd
• ripemd160
• ripemd160WithRSA
• rmd160

Other Methods:

• shake128
• shake256
• sm3
• sm3WithRSAEncryption
• ssl3-md5
• ssl3-sha1

RSA Encryption Methods:

• sha1WithRSAEncryption
• sha224WithRSAEncryption
• sha256WithRSAEncryption
• sha384WithRSAEncryption
• sha512WithRSAEncryption
• sha512-224WithRSAEncryption
• sha512-256WithRSAEncryption

PKCS Methods:

• id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224
• id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256
• id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384
• id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512

Request Example

curl -X POST -d "text=hello&method=sha512" "https://api.sylvain.sh/v3/hash"

Response

{
    "method": "sha512",
    "hash": "9b71d224bd62f3785d96d46ad3ea3d73319bfbc2890caadae2dff72519673ca72323c3d99ba5c11d7c7acc6e14b8c5da0c4663475c2e5c3adef46f73bcdec043"
}

Error Handling

If parameters are missing or invalid, the API will return an error:

Error Message	Description
Please provide a text (?text={text})	The text parameter is missing
Please provide a valid hash algorithm (&method={algorithm})	The method parameter is missing or invalid