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PII detection

Metacrafter tags PII using rules in the pii context (and language-specific packs such as en, ru, fr). Combine context filters with a confidence threshold so the report stays useful.

File​

metacrafter scan file users.csv \
  --contexts pii \
  --langs en \
  --confidence 20.0 \
  --format full \
  -o pii_scan.json

JSON Lines:

metacrafter scan file users.jsonl \
  --contexts pii \
  --langs en \
  --confidence 20.0 \
  --format full

Database​

metacrafter scan sql "sqlite:///users.db" \
  --contexts pii \
  --langs en \
  --confidence 20.0 \
  --format full \
  -o pii_scan.json

Limit columns when you already know the likely PII fields:

metacrafter scan file users.csv \
  --fields email,phone,name,address \
  --contexts pii \
  --format full

What you get​

Each matching field includes:

  • rule id and datatype key
  • confidence (0–100)
  • registry URL, for example https://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/email

Rich table output highlights PII matches when writing to a terminal.

Next steps​