/green/image/scan - Content Moderation - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Moderates images and obtains moderation results in real time. You can call this operation to moderate images for risky or illegal content. This operation is applicable to the following scenarios: pornography detection, terrorist content detection, ad violation detection, quick response (QR) code detection, undesirable scene detection, and logo detection.

Description

Operation: /green/image/scan

You can call this operation to submit image moderation tasks and obtain moderation results in real time. For more information about how to construct an HTTP request, see Request structure. You can also select an existing HTTP request. For more information, see SDK overview.

Billing method:
You are charged for calling this operation. For more information about the billing method, see Content Moderation Pricing.
Response timeout:
The maximum response time that is allowed for a synchronous moderation request is 6s. If the moderation is not complete within 6s, a timeout error is returned. If you do not need to obtain moderation results in real time, you can send asynchronous moderation requests. In most cases, we recommend that you send synchronous moderation requests because synchronous moderation operations are easier to call. We recommend that you set the timeout period to 6s for calling synchronous moderation operations.
Returned results:
In general, moderation results are returned within 1s after you send a synchronous moderation request. The time may increase in special scenarios where a large number of requests are to be processed in the system, the size of images is large, or the images contain a large number of words.
Limits on images:
- The images must use HTTP or HTTPS URLs.
- The images must be in the PNG, JPG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, or WEBP format.
- An image can be up to 20 MB in size. The limit for the image size is applicable to both synchronous and asynchronous moderation operations.
- The duration for downloading an image is limited to 3s. If an image fails to be downloaded within 3s, a timeout error is returned.
- We recommend that you submit images of at least 256 × 256 pixels to ensure the moderation effects.
- The response time of an operation for moderating images varies based on the duration for downloading these images. Make sure that you use a stable and reliable storage service to store the images to be moderated. We recommend that you use Object Storage Service (OSS) or Content Delivery Network (CDN).

Table 1. Scenarios
Scenario	Description	Category of the moderation result
Pornography detection	Detects pornographic or sexy content in images.	normal, porn, and sexy
Terrorist content detection	Detects terrorist or political content in images.	normal, bloody, explosion, outfit, logo, weapon, politics, violence, crowd, parade, carcrash, flag, and location
Ad violation detection	Detects ads or violation text in images.	normal, politics, porn, abuse, terrorism, contraband, spam, npx, qrcode, programCode, and ad Note You can customize a policy for machine-assisted moderation and specify the categories that you want to detect based on actual requirements. For more information, see Customize policies for machine-assisted moderation.
QR code detection	Detects QR codes or mini program codes in images.	normal, qrcode, and programCode Note You can customize a policy for machine-assisted moderation and specify the categories that you want to detect based on actual requirements. For more information, see Customize policies for machine-assisted moderation.
Undesirable scene detection	Detects undesirable scenes, such as black screen, black edge, dark image, Picture-in-Picture (PiP), smoking, and live streaming while driving, in images.	normal, meaningless, PIP, smoking, and drivelive
Logo detection	Detects logos, such as TV station logos and trademarks, in images.	normal, TV, and trademark

QPS limit

You can send up to 50 requests per second to call this operation by using your Alibaba Cloud account. If you send an excessive number of requests, throttling is implemented, and your business may be affected.

Request parameters


Parameter	Type	Required	Example	Description
bizType	String	No	default	The business scenario. You can create a business scenario in the Content Moderation console. For more information, see Customize policies for machine-assisted moderation.
scenes	StringArray	Yes	["porn","terrorism","ad","live","qrcode","logo"]	The moderation scenario. Valid values: porn: pornography detection terrorism: terrorist content detection ad: ad violation detection qrcode: QR code detection live: undesirable scene detection logo: logo detection You can specify multiple scenarios. For example, you can specify both porn and terrorism in the `scenes` parameter to detect pornographic and terrorist content. Note If you specify multiple scenarios for moderation at a time, you are charged the cumulative fee of all scenarios. The fee of each scenario equals the number of images that are moderated in the scenario multiplied by the unit price of the scenario.
tasks	JSONArray	Yes		The list of objects that you want to moderate. The JSON array can contain one or more elements. Each element is a structure. The JSON array can contain up to 100 elements. In other words, you can submit up to 100 text entries at a time. To submit 100 text entries at a time, you must raise the relevant concurrency limit to a number greater than 100. For more information about the structure, see task.

Table 2. task
Parameter	Type	Required	Example	Description
clientInfo	JSONObject	No	{"userId":"12023****","userNick":"Mike","userType":"others"}	The information about the client. For more information, see the "Common request parameters" section of the Common parameters topic. The server determines whether to use the global clientInfo parameter or the clientInfo parameter that is described in this table. Note The clientInfo parameter in this table takes priority over the global one.
dataId	String	No	cfd33235-71a4-468b-8137-a5ffe323****	The ID of the moderation object. The ID can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.)and can be up to 128 characters in length. This ID uniquely identifies your business data.
url	String	Yes	http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx.jpg	Public network HTTP/HTTPS URL.
extras	JSONObject	No	{"hitLibInfo":[{"context":"Haokan","libCode":"2144002","libName":"Text pattern library a"}]}	The extra parameters that you can set for calling the operation. This parameter is not required for image moderation.
interval	Integer	No	2	The interval between two frames that are consecutively captured. This parameter is dedicated for GIF or long image moderation. A GIF image can be regarded as an array of frames. One frame is captured for moderation from every n frames, where n is specified by the interval parameter. The system captures frames from GIF images only when this parameter is specified. Long images can be in portrait or horizontal mode. To moderate a long portrait image, in which the height is greater than 400 pixels and the ratio of height to width is greater than 2.5, you can divide the height by the width and round up the result to the nearest integer as the total number of frames. To moderate a long horizontal image, in which the width is greater than 400 pixels and the ratio of width to height is greater than 2.5, you can divide the width by the height and round up the result to the nearest integer as the total number of frames. By default, only the first frame of a GIF image or a long image is moderated. You can use the interval parameter to specify the interval between two frames that the system consecutively captures. This helps reduce moderation costs. Note The interval and maxFrames parameters must be used in pairs. For example, the interval parameter is set to 2 and the maxFrames parameter is set to 10 for moderating a GIF image or a long image. In this example, one out of every two frames is moderated, and a maximum of 10 frames can be moderated. The fee is calculated based on the actual number of moderated frames.
maxFrames	Integer	No	10	The maximum number of frames to be captured. This parameter is dedicated for GIF or long image moderation. Default value: 1. If the value of the `interval` parameter multiplied by that of the `maxFrames` parameter is smaller than the total number of frames in a GIF image or a long image, the interval for capturing frames is automatically changed to the integer rounded up from the result of dividing the total number of frames in the image by the value of the maxFrames parameter. This helps improve the overall moderation effects.

Response parameters


Parameter	Type	Example	Description
code	Integer	200	The returned HTTP status code. For more information, see Common error codes.
msg	String	OK	The message that is returned in response to the request.
dataId	String	cfd33235-71a4-468b-8137-a5ffe323****	The ID of the moderation object. Note If you set the dataId parameter in the moderation request, the dataId parameter is returned in the response.
taskId	String	img4wlJcb7p4wH4lAP3111111-123456	The ID of the moderation task.
url	String	http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx.jpg	The URL of the moderated object.
storedUrl	String	http://www.aliyundoc.com	The HTTP URL of the Object Storage Service (OSS) bucket that stores image evidence. If you enable the feature of storing image evidence in OSS buckets, images that match the evidence storage rule are stored in the specified OSS bucket.
extras	JSONObject	{"hitLibInfo":[{"context":"Haokan","libCode":"2144002","libName":"Text Pattern Library a"}]}	The additional information. If you specify ad in the scenes parameter to detect ad violations, the extras parameter can return the following content: hitLibInfo: the information about the custom text library hit by the text detected in the moderated image. This parameter is of the array type. For more information about the structure, see hitLibInfo.
results	JSONArray		The returned results. If the HTTP status code 200 is returned, the array in the returned results contains one or more elements. Each element is a structure. For more information about the structure of each element, see result.

Table 3. result
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
scene	String	porn	The image moderation scenario that you specified in the moderation request. Valid values: porn: pornography detection terrorism: terrorist content detection ad: ad violation detection qrcode: QR code detection live: undesirable scene detection logo: logo detection
label	String	sexy	The category of the moderation result. Valid values: If the scenes parameter is set to porn, the valid values are: normal: normal sexy: sexy content porn: pornographic content If the scenes parameter is set to terrorism, the valid values are: normal: normal bloody: bloody content explosion: explosion and smoke outfit: special costume logo: special logo weapon: weapon politics: political content violence: violence crowd: crowd parade: parade carcrash: car crash flag: flag location: landmark drug: drugs gamble: gambling others: other specified content If the scenes parameter is set to ad, the valid values are: normal: normal ad: other ads politics: political content in text porn: pornographic content in text abuse: abuse in text terrorism: terrorist content in text contraband: prohibited content in text spam: junk content in text npx: overlay ad qrcode: QR code programCode: mini program code If the scenes parameter is set to qrcode, the valid values are: normal: normal qrcode: QR code programCode: mini program code If the scenes parameter is set to live, the valid values are: normal: normal meaningless: no content in the image, such as black or white screen PIP: picture-in-picture smoking: smoking drivelive: streaming during driving drug: drugs gamble: gambling If the scenes parameter is set to logo, the valid values are: normal: normal TV: controlled media logo trademark: trademark
sublabel	String	porn	If the scenes parameter is set to porn or terrorism, the subcategory of the moderation result can be returned. By default, this parameter is not returned. If you want this parameter to be returned, submit a ticket. This parameter can be returned only after it is configured by Alibaba Cloud engineers.
suggestion	String	block	The recommended subsequent operation. Valid values: pass: The moderated object does not require further actions. review: The moderated object contains suspected violations and requires manual review. block: The moderated object contains violations. We recommend that you delete or block the object.
rate	Float	91.54	The score of the confidence level. Valid values: 0 to 100. A greater value indicates a higher confidence level. If a value of pass is returned for the suggestion parameter, a higher confidence level indicates a higher probability that the content is normal. If a value of review or block is returned for the suggestion parameter, a higher confidence level indicates a higher probability that the content contains violations. Important This score is for reference only. We recommend that you do not use this score in your business. We recommend that you use the values that are returned for the suggestion, label, and sublabel parameters to determine whether the content contains violations. The sublabel parameter is returned by specific operations.
frames	JSONArray		If the temporary access URL of the image is too long, a truncated temporary access URL is returned for each frame. For more information about the structure, see frame.
hintWordsInfo	JSONArray		The information about the term hit by the ad or violation text detected in the moderated image. For more information about the structure, see hintWordsInfo. Note This parameter is applicable only to ad violation detection. Example: `"hintWordsInfo":[{"context":"Sensitive words"}]`
qrcodeData	StringArray	["http://www.aliyundoc.com/01ZZOliO"]	The information about the text that is included in the QR code detected in the moderated image. Note This parameter is applicable only to QR code detection.
qrcodeLocations	JSONArray		The coordinate information of the QR code detected in the moderated image. For more information about the structure, see qrcodeLocation.
programCodeData	JSONArray		The location information of the mini program code detected in the moderated image. For more information about the structure, see programCodeData. Note This parameter is applicable only to mini program code detection. Make sure that mini program code detection is enabled.
logoData	JSONArray		The information about the logo detected in the moderated image. For more information about the structure, see logoData. Note This parameter is applicable only to logo detection.
sfaceData	JSONArray		The information about the terrorist content detected in the moderated image. For more information about the structure, see sfaceData. Note This parameter is applicable only to terrorist content detection.
ocrData	Array	Haokan	The information about the complete text detected in the moderated image. Note By default, this parameter is not returned.

Table 4. frame
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
rate	Float	89.85	The score of the confidence level. Valid values: 0 to 100. A higher confidence level indicates higher reliability of the moderation result. We recommend that you do not use this score in your business.
url	String	http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx-0.jpg	The temporary access URL of the truncated frame. The URL is valid for 5 minutes.

Table 5. programCodeData
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
x	Float	11.0	The distance between the upper-left corner of the mini program code area and the y-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
y	Float	0.0	The distance between the upper-left corner of the mini program code area and the x-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
w	Float	402.0	The width of the mini program code area. Unit: pixel.
h	Float	413.0	The height of the mini program code area. Unit: pixel.

Table 6. logoData
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
type	String	TV	The type of the detected logo. For example, a value of TV indicates a controlled media logo.
name	String	xxx TV	The name of the detected logo.
x	Float	140	The distance between the upper-left corner of the logo area and the y-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
y	Float	68	The distance between the upper-left corner of the logo area and the x-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
w	Float	106	The width of the logo area. Unit: pixel.
h	Float	106	The height of the logo area. Unit: pixel.

Table 7. sfaceData
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
x	Float	49	The distance between the upper-left corner of the face area and the y-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
y	Float	39	The distance between the upper-left corner of the face area and the x-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
w	Float	97	The width of the face area. Unit: pixel.
h	Float	131	The height of the face area. Unit: pixel.
faces	JSONArray	[{"name":"Hit name","rate":91.54,"id":"AliFace_0123****"}]	The information about the recognized faces. Each element in the array contains the following parameters: name: the name of the person with the recognized face. The value is a string. rate: The score of the confidence level. Valid values: 0 to 100. A greater value indicates a higher confidence level. A higher confidence level indicates higher reliability of the facial recognition result. The value is a floating-point number. id: the ID of the recognized face. The value is a string.

Table 8. hitLibInfo
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
context	String	Haokan	The custom term hit by the detected text.
libCode	String	123456	The code of the library that contains the custom term hit by the detected text.
libName	String	abc	The name of the library that contains the custom term hit by the detected text.

Table 9. hintWordsInfo
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
context	String	Haokan	The term hit by the detected text.

Table 10. qrcodeLocation
Parameter	Type	Example	Description
x	Float	11.0	The distance between the upper-left corner of the QR code area and the y-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
y	Float	0.0	The distance between the upper-left corner of the QR code area and the x-axis, with the upper-left corner of the image being the coordinate origin. Unit: pixel.
w	Float	402.0	The width of the QR code area. Unit: pixel.
h	Float	413.0	The height of the QR code area. Unit: pixel.
qrcode	String	http://www.aliyundoc.com/0.ZZOliO	The URL that the detected QR code points to.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/green/image/scan
&<Common request parameters>
{
    "scenes": [
        "porn",
        "terrorism",
        "ad",
        "live",
        "qrcode",
        "logo"
    ],
    "tasks": [
        {
            "dataId": "uuid-xxxx-xxxx-1234",
            "url": "http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx.jpg"
        }
    ]
}

Sample success response

{
     "msg": "OK",
     "code": 200,
     "data": [
          {
               "msg": "OK",
               "code": 200,
               "dataId": "cfd33235-71a4-468b-8137-a5ffe323****",
               "extras": {

            },
               "results": [
                    {
                         "rate": 99.63,
                         "suggestion": "block",
                         "label": "sexy",
                         "scene": "porn"
                },
                    {
                         "label": "politics",
                         "rate": 91.54,
                         "scene": "terrorism",
                         "sfaceData": [
                              {
                                   "faces": [
                                        {
                                             "id": "AliFace_0123****",
                                    "name": "Hit name",
                                             "rate": 91.54
                                }
                            ],
                                   "h": 131,
                                   "w": 97,
                                   "x": 49,
                                   "y": 39
                        }
                    ],
                         "suggestion": "block"
                },
                    {
                         "extras": {
                              "qrcodes": "http://www.aliyundoc.com/0.ZZOliO",
                              "npx": "72.01",
                              "hitCustomLibCode": "8012345000",
                        "hitCustomLibName": "Name of the custom image library",
                              "hitLibInfo": [
                                   {
                                "context": "Hit text",
                                        "libCode": "123456",
                                "libName": "Name of the custom text library"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                         "programCodeData": [
                              {
                                   "w": 402.0,
                                   "h": 413.0,
                                   "x": 11.0,
                                   "y": 0.0
                        }
                    ],
                         "frames": [
                              {
                                   "rate": 89.85,
                                   "url": "http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx-0.jpg"
                        },
                              {
                                   "rate": 68.06,
                                   "url": "http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx-1.jpg"
                        }
                    ],
                         "rate": 99.91,
                         "suggestion": "block",
                         "label": "ad",
                         "scene": "ad"
                },
                    {
                         "rate": 99.91,
                         "suggestion": "block",
                         "label": "drug",
                         "scene": "live"
                },
                    {
                         "qrcodeData": [
                              "http://www.aliyundoc.com/01ZZOliO"
                    ],
                         "rate": 99.91,
                         "suggestion": "review",
                         "label": "qrcode",
                         "scene": "qrcode"
                },
                    {
                         "logoData": [
                              {
                            "name": "xxx TV",
                                   "type": "TV",
                                   "x": 140,
                                   "y": 68,
                                   "w": 106,
                                   "h": 106
                        }
                    ],
                         "rate": 99.9,
                         "suggestion": "block",
                         "label": "TV",
                         "scene": "logo"
                }
            ],
               "taskId": "img4wlJcb7p4wH4lAP3111111-123456",
               "url": "http://www.aliyundoc.com/xxx.jpg"
        }
    ],
     "requestId": "69B41AE8-1234-1234-1234-12D395695D2D"
}