Regex Matcher

Test and match regular expressions against text.

Endpoint

POST https://www.acrewity.com/api/services/execute

Authentication

Include your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

n8n Integration

This service is also available via our n8n community node: @acrewity/n8n-nodes-acrewity

Operations

Match Pattern

Find all matches for a regular expression pattern in text.

Operation ID: match_pattern

Parameters

Example Request

Extract Email Addresses:

{
  "service": "regex-matcher",
  "operation": "match_pattern",
  "parameters": {
    "text": "Contact sales@example.com for pricing or support@example.com for help. Our CEO is john.doe@company.org",
    "pattern": "[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}",
    "flags": "g"
  }
}

Extract Phone Numbers:

{
  "service": "regex-matcher",
  "operation": "match_pattern",
  "parameters": {
    "text": "Call us at (555) 123-4567 or 555.987.6543. International: +1-800-555-0199",
    "pattern": "\\+?\\d?[-.\\s]?\\(?\\d{3}\\)?[-.\\s]?\\d{3}[-.\\s]?\\d{4}",
    "flags": "g"
  }
}

Case-Insensitive Search:

{
  "service": "regex-matcher",
  "operation": "match_pattern",
  "parameters": {
    "text": "The quick Brown FOX jumps over the lazy dog",
    "pattern": "fox",
    "flags": "gi"
  }
}

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "data": {
      "pattern": "[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}",
      "flags": "g",
      "text_length": 101,
      "matches": [
        { "match": "sales@example.com", "index": 8, "groups": null },
        { "match": "support@example.com", "index": 41, "groups": null },
        { "match": "john.doe@company.org", "index": 81, "groups": null }
      ],
      "match_count": 3
    }
  },
  "credits_used": 1
}

More Examples

See Utilities & Helpers Examples for complete workflow examples including data extraction, log parsing, and text validation.