Supported Entities

While Gretel Transform will attempt to classify any arbitrary entity type, we have specifically fine-tuned GLiNER on the list of entities specified here.

We have fine-tuned GLiNER on the entity types shown in the table below, although Gretel Transform will attempt to classify any arbitrary entity type specified.

Tag
Name
Description
Regulatory Compa

account_number

Account Number

An account number is a unique identifier for a financial account, such as a bank account or credit card.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

address

Address

A physical address, including street, city, state, and / or country.

GDPR, HIPAA

api_key

API Key

An API key is a unique identifier that authenticates a user, developer, or program to an application programming interface (API).

GDPR, CPRA

bank_routing_number

Bank Routing Number

An American bank association routing number

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

biometric_identifier

Biometric Identifier

A biometric identifier is a unique physical characteristic of an individual used to identify them.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

certificate_license_number

Certificate License Number

A unique, traceable number assigned to a certificate or license.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

city

City

A city in the world.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

company_name

Company Name

A company name.

coordinate

GPS Coordinate

A combination of latitude and longitude into a single tuple.

GDPR, HIPAA

country

Country

A country in the world.

credit_card_number

Credit Card Number

A credit card number is 12 to 19 digits long. It is used for payment transactions globally.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

customer_id

Customer ID

A customer ID, or customer identifier, is a unique code or number that identifies a customer or entity.

cvv

Credit Card Verification Value

A CVV is a unique three or four digit number on a payment card that helps prevent fraud.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

date

Date

A date. This includes most date formats, as well as the names of common world holidays.

HIPAA

date_of_birth

Date of Birth

A date of birth.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

date_time

Date Time

A date and timestamp. This includes most date/time formats.

HIPAA

device_identifier

Device Identifier

A device identifier is a unique string of numbers and letters that identifies a device, such as a mobile phone or computer.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

email

Email

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.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

employee_id

Employee ID

An ID number associated with an employee to identify them within their system.

first_name

First Name

A first name for a person.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

health_plan_beneficiary_number

Health Plan Beneficiary Number

A health plan beneficiary number is a unique number assigned to an individual by their health insurance provider to identify them within their system.

HIPAA

ipv4

IP Address (version 4)

An Internet Protocol (IP) address for IPv4.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

ipv6

IP Address (version 6)

An Internet Protocol (IP) address for IPv6.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

last_name

Last Name

A last name for a person.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

license_plate

License Plate Number

A license plate number used to identify a vehicle.

GDPR

medical_record_number

Medical Record Number

A medical record number is a unique identifier for a patient's medical records in a healthcare system.

HIPAA

name

Name

A full person name, which can include first names, middle names or initials, and last names.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

national_id

National ID

A national identity number is a unique identifier issued by a government to track its citizens and residents.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

password

Password

A password used to login to a computer network.

CPRA

phone_number

Phone Number

A telephone number.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

pin

Personal Identification Number

A personal identification number (PIN) is a numerical code issued with a payment card that is required to be entered to complete various financial transactions.

GDPR

postcode

Postal Code

Postal code used by the United States Postal Service.

GDPR, HIPAA

ssn

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. The Social Security number has effectively become the United States national identification number.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

state

USA State

A state in the United States of America.

GDPR

street_address

Street Address

A physical street address.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

swift_bic

Business Identifier Code

A SWIFT code is the same as a Bank Identifier Code (BIC). It's a unique identification code for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use the codes for exchanging other messages.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

tax_id

Tax ID

A Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is an identification number used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the administration of tax laws.

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

time

Time

A timestamp of a specific time of day.

unique_identifier

Unique ID

A Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).

url

URL

A Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA

user_name

User Name

A username used to uniquely identify a user on a computer network.

CPRA

vehicle_identifier

Vehicle Identification Number

A VIN is composed of 17 characters (digits and capital letters) and acts as a unique identifier for a vehicle.

GDPR, CPRA

Transform supports the following transformation types for entities:

  • Fake: Replaces the value with synthetic data

  • Hash: Anonymizes by converting data to a unique alphanumeric value

  • Normalize: Ensures data consistency by removing spaces and punctuation marks

  • Expression: Allows custom transformations

  • Null: No transformation applied

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