InfoType detector reference

Sensitive Data Protection uses information types—or infoTypes—to define what it scans for. An infoType is a type of sensitive data, such as a name, email address, telephone number, identification number, or credit card number.

Every infoType defined in Sensitive Data Protection has a corresponding detector. Sensitive Data Protection uses infoType detectors in the configuration for its scans to determine what to inspect for and how to transform findings. InfoType names are also used when displaying or reporting scan results.

For more in-depth information about infoType detectors, see InfoTypes and infoType detectors.

The Sensitive Data Protection team releases new infoType detectors and groups periodically. To get the latest list of built-in infoTypes, call the infoTypes.list method of Sensitive Data Protection.

InfoType descriptions

Name Description
FINANCIAL_ID A general infoType that represents private financial ID numbers for an individual.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/LEGAL/BRIEF A legal brief is a document advocating a particular outcome of the case, presenting supporting points, law interpretations, and recommendations.
FRANCE_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER A French driver's license number.
MEXICO_CURP_NUMBER The Mexico Clave Única de Registro de Población (CURP) number, or Unique Population Registry Code or Personal Identification Code number. This is an 18-character state-issued identification number assigned by the Mexican government to citizens or residents of Mexico and used for taxpayer identification.
ORGANIZATION_NAME A name of a chain store, business or organization. Note: Not recommended for use during latency sensitive operations.
DOD_ID_NUMBER A Department of Defense ID number uniquely identifies a person associated with the US Department of Defense.
STORAGE_SIGNED_POLICY_DOCUMENT A storage signed policy document is an HTML form used to upload objects. These uploads can overwrite existing objects and may contain many form fields (some of which may be optional) for further customization. All forms will use the *.googleapis.com and will be used for individual file uploads within a POST request form. The form must be UTF-8 encoded.
KOREA_PASSPORT A Korean passport number.
OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/FACE Image of a person's face. This infoType detector is in Preview.
HONG_KONG_ID_NUMBER The 香港身份證, or Hong Kong identity card (HKIC), is used as the main identity document for citizens of Hong Kong.
EMAIL_ADDRESS An email address identifies the mailbox that emails are sent to or from. The maximum length of the domain name is 255 characters, and the maximum length of the local-part is 64 characters.
IRELAND_EIRCODE Eircode is an Irish postal code that uniquely identifies an address.
CZECHIA_PASSPORT A Czech passport number.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/SHELL Shell script source code.
AUSTRIA_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER An Austria social security number is assigned to individuals for social security and healthcare purposes. It's used for various interactions with the tax office and public employment services in Austria.
TAIWAN_ID_NUMBER A Taiwanese ID number.
ICD9_CODE The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) lexicon is used to assign diagnostic and procedure codes associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office use in the United States. It was created by the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but provides for additional morbidity detail. It's updated annually on October 1.
COUNTRY_DEMOGRAPHIC A country when used to reference someone's place of birth, residence or citizenship.
SPAIN_CIF_NUMBER The Spanish Código de Identificación Fiscal (CIF) was the tax identification system used in Spain for legal entities until 2008. It was then replaced by the Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) for natural and juridical persons.
US_ADOPTION_TAXPAYER_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER A United States Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (ATIN) is a type of Tax Identification Number (TIN), issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to individuals who are in the process of legally adopting a US citizen or resident child.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/C C source code.
RELIGIOUS_TERM Terms that commonly refer to religious beliefs, religious leaders, religious organizations, and religious practices.
SSL_CERTIFICATE SSL certificates are cryptographic certificates used to verify identity and establish secured connections using the Secured Sockets Layer protocol.
INDONESIA_NIK_NUMBER An Indonesian Single Identity Number (Nomor Induk Kependudukan, or NIK) is the national identification number of Indonesia. The NIK is used as the basis for issuing Indonesian resident identity cards (Kartu Tanda Penduduk, or KTP), passports, driver's licenses and other identity documents.
BRAZIL_CPF_NUMBER The Brazilian Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF) number, or Natural Persons Register number, is an 11-digit number used in Brazil for taxpayer identification.
CRIME_STATUS A crime victim status or criminal record.
HTTP_USER_AGENT A user agent used for facilitating web content; contains information about the computer sending the request and often appears as a header.
AZURE_AUTH_TOKEN Azure certificate credentials for application authentication.
STREET_ADDRESS A street address. Note: Not recommended for use during latency sensitive operations.
MEDICAL_DATA A general infoType representing all medical data excluding medical IDs of people. This includes individual medical data, such as blood type, as well as general medical content.
LOCATION A physical address or location. Note: Not recommended for use during latency sensitive operations.
GCP_CREDENTIALS Google Cloud Platform service account credentials. Credentials that can be used to authenticate with Google API client libraries and service accounts.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/TYPESCRIPT TypeScript source code.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/SEXUAL Content contains sex-related topics.
WEAK_PASSWORD_HASH A commonly used password which has a very easy to guess hash.
POLITICAL_TERM Terms that commonly refer to an association or membership to a political party.
BLOOD_TYPE A classification of blood.
CANADA_QUEBEC_HIN The Québec Health Insurance Number (HIN) is issued to citizens, permanent residents, temporary workers, students and other individuals who are entitled to health care coverage in the Province of Québec.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/HEALTH Content contains health topics.
PORTUGAL_NIB_NUMBER A Portuguese Número de Identificação Bancária (NIB) or Banking Identification Number is assigned by the Banco de Portugal and identifies bank accounts for all national interbanking operations.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/CS C# source code.
VEHICLE_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER A vehicle identification number (VIN) is a unique 17-digit code assigned to every on-road motor vehicle.
CHILE_CDI_NUMBER A Chilean Cédula de Identidad (CDI), or identity card, is used as the main identity document for citizens.
US_BANK_ROUTING_MICR The American Bankers Association (ABA) Routing Number (also called the transit number) is a nine-digit code. It's used to identify the financial institution that's responsible to credit or entitled to receive credit for a check or electronic transaction.
AUTH_TOKEN An authentication token is a machine readable way of determining whether a particular request has been authorized for a user. This detector currently identifies tokens that comply with OAuth or Bearer authentication.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/FINANCE/INVOICE An invoice is a written request for payment, typically issued by a seller to a buyer, for goods or services provided. This type of document details the cost of the items or services, payment terms, and other relevant information.
SINGAPORE_NATIONAL_REGISTRATION_ID_NUMBER A unique set of nine alpha-numeric characters on the Singapore National Registration Identity Card.
PORTUGAL_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER The Portuguese Social Security number (Número de Identificação de Segurança Social) is a 11-digit sequence that identifies a person in Portugal for all interactions with the country's Social Security system.
UK_NATIONAL_INSURANCE_NUMBER The National Insurance number (NINO) is a number used in the United Kingdom (UK) in the administration of the National Insurance or social security system. It identifies people, and is also used for some purposes in the UK tax system. The number is sometimes referred to as NI No or NINO.
CHINA_PASSPORT A Chinese passport number.
ARGENTINA_DNI_NUMBER An Argentine Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI), or national identity card, is used as the main identity document for citizens.
USER_NAME A username is a name used to identify a user of a computer system or service.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE A source code text.
AMERICAN_BANKERS_CUSIP_ID An American Bankers' Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures (CUSIP) number is a 9-character alphanumeric code that identifies a North American financial security.
AWS_CREDENTIALS Amazon Web Services account access keys.
SCOTLAND_COMMUNITY_HEALTH_INDEX_NUMBER The Scotland Community Health Index Number (CHI number) is a 10-digit sequence used to uniquely identify a patient within National Health Service Scotland (NHS Scotland).
ADVERTISING_ID Identifiers used by developers to track users for advertising purposes. These include Google Play Advertising IDs, Amazon Advertising IDs, Apple's identifierForAdvertising (IDFA), and Apple's identifierForVendor (IDFV).
VAT_NUMBER Value addeed tax identification number is used as an identifier for anything related to a valued-added tax.
OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET A client secret value used by Open Authorization
MAC_ADDRESS_UNIVERSAL A universal media access control address (MAC address), which is an identifier for a network adapter.
INDONESIA_PASSPORT An Indonesian passport number.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/LEGAL Content contains legal topics
HTTP_COOKIE Headers containing cookies either sent to or from a server. They are part of the HTTP specification.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/OFFENSIVE Content contains offensive topics.
BELGIUM_NATIONAL_ID_CARD_NUMBER A 12-digit Belgian national identity card number.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/RELIGION Content contains religious topics.
ITALY_FISCAL_CODE An Italy fiscal code number is a unique 16-digit code assigned to Italian citizens as a form of identification.
OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/SIGNATURE Image of a signature which is done by a human on some document for their identity verification.
POLAND_PASSPORT A Polish passport number. Polish passport is an international travel document for Polish citizens. It can also be used as a proof of Polish citizenship.
IMAGE_TYPE/CONTEXT/SEXUALLY_SUGGESTIVE A finding of this type indicates that an image contains racy or sexually suggestive content. Racy content might include elements like revealing clothing, lewd or provocative poses or themes, or other sexually suggestive material.
OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/PHOTO_ID_CARD Image of a person's photo ID card, which can be government-issued (for example, driver's license) or non-government-issued (for example, school ID or employee ID).
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/PHP PHP source code.
MARITAL_STATUS A marital status, which specifies if a person has ever been married.
OBJECT_TYPE/WHITEBOARD Image of a whiteboard.
PARAGUAY_TAX_NUMBER A Paraguayan Registro Único de Contribuyente (RUC), or tax number, is used to identify businesses and individuals for tax purposes in Paraguay.
SOUTH_AFRICA_ID_NUMBER A South Africa ID number.
MAC_ADDRESS A media access control address (MAC address), which is an identifier for a network adapter.
OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/PASSPORT Image of a person's passport card or passport booklet, which is often used for identification and travel purposes. Note that images of the inner visa-stamped pages might not be identified.
SEXUAL_ORIENTATION A person's sexual orientation.
SWEDEN_PASSPORT A Swedish passport number.
US_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER A United States Social Security number (SSN) is a 9-digit number issued to US citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents. This detector will not match against numbers with all zeroes in any digit group (that is, 000-##-####, ###-00-####, or ###-##-0000), against numbers with 666 in the first digit group, or against numbers whose first digit is 9.
US_STATE A United States state name.
ENCRYPTION_KEY Encryption key
DOCUMENT_TYPE/HR/RESUME A resume or a Curriculum Vitae document.
PORTUGAL_CDC_NUMBER A Portuguese Cartão de cidadão (CDC), or Citizen Card, is used as the main identity, Social Security, health services, taxpayer, and voter document for citizens.
UK_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER A driver's license number for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).
INDIA_AADHAAR_INDIVIDUAL The Indian Aadhaar number is a 12-digit unique identity number obtained by residents of India, based on their biometric and demographic data.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/CPP C++ source code.
US_INDIVIDUAL_TAXPAYER_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER A United States Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a type of Tax Identification Number (TIN), issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). An ITIN is a tax processing number only available for certain nonresident and resident aliens, their spouses, and dependents who cannot get a Social Security Number (SSN).
OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON Image of a human-like figure, which can include a full body, a face, or other body parts.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/LEGAL/COURT_ORDER A court order, ruling, or decision is document produced by a court requesting a specific action from the involved parties.
US_DEA_NUMBER A US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number is assigned to a health care provider by the US DEA. It allows the health care provider to write prescriptions for controlled substances. The DEA number is often used as a general "prescriber number" that is a unique identifier for anyone who can prescribe medication.
TINK_KEYSET A keyset created with the TINK cryptographic library.
IMSI_ID An International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) identifier, used to identify users of a cellular network.
EMPLOYMENT_STATUS A person's employment status.
SWITZERLAND_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER Switzerland social security number.
US_PASSPORT A United States passport number.
CANADA_BANK_ACCOUNT A Canadian bank account number.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/JSON JSON source code.
US_HEALTHCARE_NPI The US National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the unique provider identification number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services. It's also used by other payers, including commercial healthcare insurers.
SECURITY_DATA A general infoType representing security data. Some examples of this are passwords and API keys.
UK_ELECTORAL_ROLL_NUMBER A UK electoral roll number is a number issued to United Kingdom citizens for voter identification. This number is composed of 3 to 7 digits.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/LEGAL/LAW A document containing the text of a law or a regulation.
NORWAY_NI_NUMBER Norway‘s Fødselsnummer, National Identification Number, or Birth Number is assigned at birth, or on migration into the country. It is registered with the Norwegian Tax Office.
KOREA_ARN A South Korean alien registration number.
GERMANY_PASSPORT A German passport number. The format of a German passport number is 10 alphanumeric characters, chosen from numerals 0-9 and letters C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.
AUSTRALIA_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER An Australian driver's license number.
LOCATION_COORDINATES A specific location as noted by a lat/long pair, or an S2 value.
IRELAND_DRIVING_LICENSE_NUMBER An Irish driving license number.
AGE An age measured in months or years.
AUSTRALIA_MEDICARE_NUMBER A 9-digit Australian Medicare account number is issued to permanent residents of Australia (except for Norfolk island). The primary purpose of this number is to prove Medicare eligibility to receive subsidized care in Australia.
URUGUAY_CDI_NUMBER An Uruguayan Cédula de Identidad (CDI), or identity card, is used as the main identity document for citizens.
POLAND_PESEL_NUMBER The PESEL number is the national identification number used in Poland. It is mandatory for all permanent residents of Poland, as well as for temporary residents staying there longer than 2 months. It is assigned to just one person and cannot be changed.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/PYTHON Python source code.
GOVERNMENT_ID A general infoType that represents government ID numbers that identify an individual.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/FINANCE/SEC_FILING An SEC filing is a formal document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The most commonly filed SEC forms are 10-K and 10-Q.
TIME A timestamp of a specific time of day.
SPAIN_NIE_NUMBER The Spanish Número de Identificación de Extranjeros (NIE) is an identification number for foreigners living or doing business in Spain. An NIE number is needed for key transactions such as opening a bank account, buying a car, or setting up a mobile phone contract.
IMEI_HARDWARE_ID An International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) hardware identifier, used to identify mobile phones.
POLAND_NATIONAL_ID_NUMBER The Polish identity card number. is a government identification number for Polish citizens. Every citizen older than 18 years must have an identity card. The card is issued by the local Office of Civic Affairs. Every identity card has its own unique number.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/FINANCE Content contains finance topics.
NEW_ZEALAND_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER A New Zealand drivers license number.
JSON_WEB_TOKEN JSON Web Token in compact form. Represents a set of claims as a JSON object that is digitally signed using JSON Web Signature.
ETHNIC_GROUP A person's ethnic group.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/LEGAL/PLEADING A pleading is a formal written statement of a party's claims or defenses to another party's claims. Examples include a complaint, a demurrer, or an answer.
CREDIT_CARD_TRACK_NUMBER A credit card track number is a variable length alphanumeric string. It is used to store key cardholder information.
IMAGE_TYPE/CONTEXT/SEXUALLY_EXPLICIT A finding of this type indicates that an image contains adult content of a sexual nature. Adult content might include elements such as nudity, specific contours or shapes of reproductive body parts, sexual activities, or pornographic images including photo-realistic or cartoon in nature.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/POLITICS Content contains political topics.
GERMANY_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER A German driver's license number.
FINLAND_BUSINESS_ID A Finnish business id number, which identifies a company or organization in Finland.
MAC_ADDRESS_LOCAL A local media access control address (MAC address), which is an identifier for a network adapter.
KOREA_BRN A South Korean business registration number.
FRANCE_PASSPORT A French passport number.
CANADA_SOCIAL_INSURANCE_NUMBER The Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN) is the main identifier used in Canada for citizens, permanent residents, and those on work or study visas. With a Canadian SIN and mailing address, one can apply for health care coverage, driver's licenses, and other important services.
FEMALE_NAME A common female name. This is a legacy infoType that returns a strict subset of PERSON_NAME findings. We recommend using PERSON_NAME instead. Note: Not recommended for use during latency sensitive operations.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/SOURCE_CODE/HTML HTML source code.
ITALY_PASSPORT An Italian passport number.
US_EMPLOYER_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER A United States Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number, and is used to identify a business entity.
KOREA_RRN A South Korean Social Security number.
DOCUMENT_TYPE/R&D/PATENT A patent or a patent application document.
KAZAKHSTAN_PASSPORT A Kazakhstani passport number.
IMAGE_TYPE/CONTEXT/VIOLENCE A finding of this type indicates that an image contains violent or gory content either real or fictionalized. Violent content might include imagery related to death, serious injury, or harm to an individual or group of individuals or animals.
AUSTRALIA_PASSPORT An Australian passport number.
CREDIT_CARD_EXPIRATION_DATE Indicates when a credit or debit card will expire.
PERU_DNI_NUMBER A Peruvian Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI), or national identity card, is used as the main identity document for citizens.
COLOMBIA_CDC_NUMBER A Colombian Cédula de Ciudadanía (CDC), or citizenship card, is used as the main identity document for citizens.
GENERIC_ID Alphanumeric and special character strings that may be personally identifying but do not belong to a well-defined category, such as user IDs or medical record numbers.
SPAIN_NIF_NUMBER The Spanish Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) is a government identification number for Spanish citizens. An NIF number is needed for key transactions such as opening a bank account, buying a car, or setting up a mobile phone contract.
DENMARK_CPR_NUMBER A Personal Identification Number (CPR, Det Centrale Personregister) is a national ID number in Denmark. It is used with public agencies such as health care and tax authorities. Banks and insurance companies also use it as a customer number. The CPR number is required for people who reside in Denmark, pay tax or own property there.
SPAIN_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER The Spanish Social Security number (Número de Afiliación a la Seguridad Social) is a 10-digit sequence that identifies a person in Spain for all interactions with the country's Social Security system.
SPAIN_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER A Spanish driver's license number.
GEOGRAPHIC_DATA A general infoType representing geographic data. This includes information like locations, addresses, and coordinates.
US_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER A driver's license number for the United States. Format can vary depending on the issuing state.
PHONE_NUMBER A telephone number.
PASSPORT A passport number that matches passport numbers for the following countries: Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Ukraine, the United States, and Uzbekistan.
IRELAND_PASSPORT An Irish passport number.
GERMANY_SCHUFA_ID