Find longest line
Finding the longest line is a small measurement with a clear product job: you paste multi-line text and learn which row is the widest in characters and exactly how long it is.
Run — free
Developers use that number to enforce style guides such as eighty or one hundred twenty columns, data people use it to size tables and CSV previews, and operators use it before dumping logs into a terminal that will wrap or truncate. This capability splits on carriage return, line feed, or Windows-style CRLF pairs, measures each line with the same JavaScript string length browsers and Worker isolates already use, and returns the first maximum so ties stay stable in tests. Empty input is rejected with invalid input so pipelines never store silent zero-length scans. The free browser tool runs on your device; the prepaid API charges $0.002 per successful item when servers need the same contract in bulk.
How to use it
Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.
Check your inputs
Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.
Use it again or automate it
Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.
What you can do with it
Get an answer now
Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.
Compare scenarios
Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.
Automate repeated work
Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.
FAQ
How do I use this capability?
Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.
For developers — API access
Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.
API endpoint
Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.
Call it from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/longest-line \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"text":"short\nthis is the longest line here\nmid"}'const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/longest-line", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"text": "short\nthis is the longest line here\nmid"
})
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();import os, requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/longest-line",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
json={
"text": "short\nthis is the longest line here\nmid"
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/longest-line", false, stream_context_create([
"http" => [
"method" => "POST",
"header" => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
"content" => '{"text":"short\\nthis is the longest line here\\nmid"}',
],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"text":"short\nthis is the longest line here\nmid"}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/longest-line", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)Example request
{
"text": "short\nthis is the longest line here\nmid"
}Example response
{
"task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"type": "str.longest_line",
"status": "queued",
"_links": {
"result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
}
}The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.
Pricing
Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | insufficient_balance | Your balance doesn't cover the task price. |
404 | unknown_type | That task type doesn't exist. |
429 | rate_limited | Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling. |