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Image Search:UpdateImage

Last Updated:May 23, 2025

This topic describes the syntax of the UpdateImage operation and provides examples of this operation. You can call this operation to update image information of an Image Search instance.

Usage notes

This operation updates image information of an Image Search instance based on product ID and image name.

Note
  • Limits are imposed on the instance creation time.

  • This operation is supported by instances that are created in the Singapore region after December 2021. This operation is not supported in other regions.

  • To learn more about Image Search, submit your questions on the pre-sales online consultation page or contact Alibaba Cloud in the DingTalk group (ID: 35035130) for technical support.

QPS limits

By default, the maximum number of queries supported by this operation is 20. In this case, the system can process up to 20 requests per second.

Debugging

OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer. OpenAPI Explorer dynamically generates the sample code of the operation for different SDKs.

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Example

Description

Action

String

Yes

UpdateImage

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to UpdateImage.

InstanceName

String

Yes

demoinstance1

The name of the Image Search instance. The name can be up to 20 characters in length.

If an Image Search instance is purchased, you can log on to the Image Search console to view the instance.

If no Image Search instance is purchased, you must purchase an instance. For more information, see Activate Image Search and Create an Image Search instance.

Note

The instance name is not the instance ID.

ProductId

String

Yes

2092061_1

The ID of the product. The ID can be up to 256 characters in length.

Note

A product may have multiple images. Specify this parameter based on your business requirements, such as jacket 001 and pants 002.

PicName

String

Yes

namexxx.jpg

The name of the image. The name can be up to 256 characters in length.

Note
  • An image is uniquely identified by the values of the ProductId and PicName parameters.

  • If you add an image whose product ID (ProductId) and image name (PicName) are the same as those of an existing image, the newly added image overwrites the existing image.

CustomContent

String

No

zidingyi

The user-defined content. The value can be up to 4,096 characters in length.

Note

This parameter is returned when you call SearchImageByPic. You can add text such as an image description.

IntAttr

Integer

No

2

The attribute, which is an integer. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

StrAttr

String

No

ss

The attribute, which is a string. The value can be up to 128 characters in length. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

IntAttr2

Integer

No

20

The attribute, which is an integer. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

StrAttr2

String

No

test

The attribute, which is a string. The value can be up to 128 characters in length. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

IntAttr3

Integer

No

33

The attribute, which is an integer. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

StrAttr3

String

No

ss

The attribute, which is a string. The value can be up to 128 characters in length. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

IntAttr4

Integer

No

33

The attribute, which is an integer. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

StrAttr4

String

No

ss

The attribute, which is a string. The value can be up to 128 characters in length. The attribute can be used to filter images. If you configure this parameter, the response returns this parameter and its value.

Response parameters

Parameter

Type

Example

Description

Message

String

success

The returned message.

RequestId

String

E0845DE6-52AF-4B50-9F15-51ED4044E6AB

The request ID.

Code

Integer

0

The error code.

  • A value of 0 indicates that the request was successful.

  • Values other than 0 indicate that the request failed.

Success

Boolean

true

Indicates whether the request was successful.

Examples

Sample requests

{
        "InstanceName": "demoinstance",
        "PicName": "test",
        "CustomContent": "demo content",
        "ProductId": "test",
        "IntAttr": "0",
        "StrAttr": "demo str attr"
    }

Sample success responses

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "Message" : "success",
  "RequestId" : "B253A127-DF89-4DDC-A295-618DD22B00B2",
  "Success" : true,
  "Code" : 0
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400

BadRequest

The request has invalid parameters.

One or more parameters are invalid.

400

InvalidInstance

The specified instance name is invalid.

The instance name is invalid.

400

NoCaretSeperator

The body content is missing the ^ separator.

Specific symbols are missing in the request body.

400

EmptyMeta

The body content has an empty meta field.

The request body contains an empty parameter.

400

InvalidMetaItem

The meta field is invalid.

A meta parameter is set to an invalid value.

400

NoPicList

The body content is missing the pic_list parameter.

The pic_list parameter is not specified.

400

InvalidPicList

The specified pic_list parameter is invalid.

The pic_list parameter is set to an invalid value.

400

NoSpecifiedPic

The content of an image is not specified in the HTTP POST body.

No image is specified.

400

InvalidCategory

The specified category is invalid.

The category ID is invalid.

400

OverflowMaxResultNum

The specified number of total results exceeds the maximum of 500.

The specified total number of entries to return exceeds the upper limit, which is 500.

400

OverflowMaxReturnNum

The specified number of results for each request exceeds the maximum of 100.

The specified number of entries to return for a single request exceeds the upper limit, which is 100.

400

InvalidIntAttr

The specified int_attr field is invalid.

The IntAttr parameter is invalid.

400

UnsupportedPicFormat

The specified image format is invalid.

The image format is invalid.

400

InvalidFilterClause

The specified filtering condition is invalid.

The filter condition is invalid.

400

InstanceOverQuota

The number of items exceeds the limit.

The number of images on the instance exceeds the upper limit.

400

IncorrectOrientation

The image contains incorrect rotation flags in the meta data.

The image carries unsupported rotation settings.

400

UnsupportedPicPixels

The specified pixels is not supported.

The specified image pixel value is not supported.

400

InvalidStrAttr

The specified parameter StrAttr is not valid.

The StrAttr parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidIntAttr4

The specified parameter IntAttr4 is not valid.

The IntAttr4 parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidIntAttr3

The specified parameter IntAttr3 is not valid.

The IntAttr3 parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidIntAttr2

The specified parameter IntAttr2 is not valid.

The IntAttr2 parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidIntAttr

The specified parameter IntAttr is not valid.

The IntAttr parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidStrAttr4

The specified parameter StrAttr4 is not valid.

The StrAttr4 parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidStrAttr3

The specified parameter StrAttr3 is not valid.

The StrAttr3 parameter is invalid.

400

InvalidStrAttr2

The specified parameter StrAttr2 is not valid.

The StrAttr2 parameter is invalid.

403

NoPermission

You are not authorized to perform this operation.

You are not authorized to perform this operation.

403

DeniedRequest

Your request was denied due to instance flow control.

Your request was denied due to throttling.

500

NetworkException

A network error occurred.

A network error has occurred.

500

UnsupportedInstanceType

The instance type is not supported.

The instance type is not supported.

500

UnsupportedOperationType

The specified action is not supported.

The specified operation is not supported.

500

AccessEngineFailed

An error occurred while accessing the search engine.

An error has occurred in the search engine.

500

InternalOssError

An internal OAS error occurred.

An internal algorithm error has occurred.

500

InternalSwiftError

An internal SWIFT error occurred.

An internal message queue error has occurred.

500

InternalTableStoreError

An internal Table Store error occurred.

An internal Tablestore error has occurred.

For more error codes, see Service error codes.

Error codes

For a list of error codes, see Service error codes.