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AI Guardrails:Common parameters

Last Updated:Aug 25, 2026

Every HTTP request to Content Moderation includes a set of common request headers and query parameters. Combine these common parameters with the operation-specific parameters described in each API operation topic.

Common request headers

The following table describes the common request headers for Content Moderation detection API requests.

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Accept

String

Yes

The type of the returned result. Only the JSON type is supported. Valid value: application/json.

Content-Type

String

Yes

The data type of the current request body. Only the JSON type is supported. Valid value: application/json.

Content-MD5

String

No

The Base64-encoded MD5 hash of the request body. Algorithm: Treat the content of the request body as a string, apply MD5 encoding to it, which returns data in binary format, and then apply Base64 encoding.

Note

If the encryption algorithm is set to HMAC-SM3, you can leave this field blank. If the encryption algorithm is set to HMAC-SHA1 (default), this field is required.

Date

String

Yes

The time when the request is made. Specify the value in GMT format. For example, Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:16:36 GMT.

x-acs-version

String

Yes

The version number of the Content Moderation API. Valid value: 2018-05-09. Versions earlier than 2018-05-09 are discontinued. If you use an earlier version number, the request returns HttpCode:400 , ErrorCode:InvalidAction.NotFound. Change the version number to 2018-05-09.

x-acs-signature-nonce

String

Yes

The signature nonce. It prevents network replay attacks. We recommend that you use a different random number for each request.

x-acs-signature-version

String

Yes

The version of the signature algorithm. Valid value: 1.0.

x-acs-signature-method

String

Yes

The signing method. Valid values: - HMAC-SHA1 (default) - HMAC-SM3 For more information about signing methods, see Request signatures.

x-acs-content-sm3

String

No

The SM3 hash of the request body, converted to a hexadecimal string. Algorithm: Treat the content of the request body as a string, apply SM3 encryption to it to obtain a byte array, and then convert the byte array to hexadecimal. That is, encodeHexString(SM3Digest(body)).

Authorization

String

Yes

The authentication method. The format is "acs" + " " + AccessKeyId + ":" + signature. Parameters: - AccessKeyId: the AccessKey ID that you applied for in the Alibaba Cloud Management Console. For more information about how to obtain an AccessKey ID, see Create an AccessKey. - signature: the request signature. For more information about how to calculate the request signature, see Request signatures.

Common request parameters

The following table describes the common query parameters for Content Moderation detection API requests.

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

clientInfo

String

No

Information about the client that initiates the request. The value is obtained from the ClientInfo struct through JSON serialization and includes information such as umid or imei. For the structure, see clientInfo.

The clientInfo parameter includes the following fields:

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

sdkVersion

String

No

The SDK version number. Provide this field when you make calls by using an SDK. For more information, see SDK overview.

cfgVersion

String

No

The version of the configuration information. Provide this field when you make calls by using an SDK. For more information, see SDK overview.

userType

String

No

The type of the user account. Valid values: - taobao: a Taobao account. - Others: an account in another account system.

userId

String

No

The unique identifier of the user in your business system. We strongly recommend that you specify this value for user violation analysis.

userNick

String

No

The user nickname.

imei

String

No

The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of the device.

imsi

String

No

The International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the device.

umid

String

No

The unique machine identifier (UMID) of the device.

ip

String

No

The public IP address associated with the user. If the request originates from a device, you usually leave this field blank. If the request originates from your backend, set this field to the sign-in IP address of the user or the public IP address of the device. We recommend that you specify this IP address for user violation analysis. If you do not specify it in the request, the server attempts to obtain the IP address from the request URL or the HTTP request header.

os

String

No

The type of the operating system of the device. For example, Android 6.0.

channel

String

No

The channel ID.

hostAppName

String

No

The name of the host application.

hostPackage

String

No

The package name of the host application.

hostVersion

String

No

The version of the host application.

Request example

POST /green/image/scan?clientInfo=%7b%22userId%22%3a%22120234234%22%2c%22userNick%22%3a%22Mike%22%2c%22userType%22%3a%22others%22%7d HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Content-MD5: C+5Y0crpO4sYgC2DNjycug==
Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 10:16:36 GMT
x-acs-version: 2018-05-09
x-acs-signature-nonce: adfkjfaHKslkjf
x-acs-signature-version: 1.0
x-acs-signature-method: HMAC-SHA1
Authorization: acs q23Q9K4PaGi12Wyk:adFff0FFO6sGcDbDNjRtso==
Host: green.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
Content-Length: 191
{
    "scenes": [
        "porn"
    ],
    "tasks": [
        {
            "dataId": "test2NInmO$tAON6qYUrtCRgLo-1mwxdi",
            "url": "https://img.alicdn.com/tfs/TB1urBOQFXXXXbMXFXXXXXXXXXX-1442-257.png"
        }
    ]
}

The request includes the following components:

  • POST: the request method.

  • /green/image/scan: The request path.

  • clientInfo=%7b%22userId%22%3a%22120234234%22%2c%22userNick%22%3a%22Mike%22%2c%22userType%22%3a%22others%22%7d: the encoded common request parameter.

  • The lines from Accept: application/json to Content-Length: 191: the HTTP request headers. Among them, the headers from Accept: application/json to Authorization: acs q23Q9K4PaGi12Wyk:adFff0FFO6sGcDbDNjRtso== are the common request headers used to calculate the signature.

  • The content in {}: the request body in JSON format. The structure of the request body depends on the definition of each API operation. See the documentation for the specific API operation.