Indexed slice evenly divides a source image into equal-width or equal-height partitions along a specified axis, then returns the partition at a given index. Use this to extract a specific tile from a large image—for example, in image carousels, sprite sheet distribution, or map tile workflows.
Parameters
Action: indexcrop
Syntax: indexcrop,x_{width},i_{index} or indexcrop,y_{height},i_{index}
| Parameter | Description | Valid values |
|---|---|---|
x | Partition width for horizontal slicing. Cannot be combined with y. | 1 to image width |
y | Partition height for vertical slicing. Cannot be combined with x. If both x and y are specified with valid values, y takes effect. | 1 to image height |
i | Zero-based index of the partition to return. If the index exceeds the number of partitions, OSS returns the source image. | 0 to (number of partitions − 1). Default: 0 |
Slice an image
Choose a method based on your image's access control:
Public image (public-read or public-read-write ACL): Add the processing parameters to the image URL.
Private image: Use an OSS SDK or the REST API. For an overview of available methods, see Image processing methods.
Slice a public image
The following examples use example.jpg stored in the oss-console-img-demo-cn-hangzhou bucket in the China (Hangzhou) region.
Source image URL: https://oss-console-img-demo-cn-hangzhou.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/example.jpg

Example 1: Horizontal slice — extract the first partition
Parameters: indexcrop,x_100,i_0
Set
x_100to divide the image into 100 px-wide partitions horizontally.Set
i_0to return the first partition (index 0).
https://oss-console-img-demo-cn-hangzhou.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/example.jpg?x-oss-process=image/indexcrop,x_100,i_0
Use this pattern to extract individual frames from a sprite sheet or tiles from a horizontal image strip.
Example 2: Vertical slice — index out of range
Parameters: indexcrop,y_100,i_10
Set
y_100to divide the image into 100 px-tall partitions vertically.Set
i_10to request the 11th partition (index 10).
https://oss-console-img-demo-cn-hangzhou.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/example.jpg?x-oss-process=image/indexcrop,y_100,i_10Because the image height does not produce 11 partitions, i=10 exceeds the valid range. OSS returns the source image.

Slice a private image
Use an OSS SDK or the REST API to process private images. For more information about how to slice a private image by using other SDKs, see SDK overview.
Use OSS SDKs
Java
Requires OSS SDK for Java 3.17.4 or later.
import com.aliyun.oss.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.auth.*;
import com.aliyun.oss.common.comm.SignVersion;
import com.aliyun.oss.model.GetObjectRequest;
import java.io.File;
public class Demo {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
// Specify the endpoint for the China (Hangzhou) region.
String endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
// Specify the region where the bucket is located.
String region = "cn-hangzhou";
// Load credentials from the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables.
EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider = CredentialsProviderFactory.newEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
String bucketName = "examplebucket";
String objectName = "example.jpg";
// Local path to save the processed image.
String pathName = "D:\\dest.jpg";
ClientBuilderConfiguration clientBuilderConfiguration = new ClientBuilderConfiguration();
clientBuilderConfiguration.setSignatureVersion(SignVersion.V4);
OSS ossClient = OSSClientBuilder.create()
.endpoint(endpoint)
.credentialsProvider(credentialsProvider)
.clientConfiguration(clientBuilderConfiguration)
.region(region)
.build();
try {
// Slice horizontally into 100 px partitions and return the first one.
String image = "image/indexcrop,x_100,i_0";
GetObjectRequest request = new GetObjectRequest(bucketName, objectName);
request.setProcess(image);
ossClient.getObject(request, new File(pathName));
} catch (OSSException oe) {
System.out.println("Error Message: " + oe.getErrorMessage());
System.out.println("Error Code: " + oe.getErrorCode());
System.out.println("Request ID: " + oe.getRequestId());
System.out.println("Host ID: " + oe.getHostId());
} catch (ClientException ce) {
System.out.println("Error Message: " + ce.getMessage());
} finally {
if (ossClient != null) {
ossClient.shutdown();
}
}
}
}PHP
Requires OSS SDK for PHP 2.7.0 or later.
<?php
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php')) {
require_once __DIR__ . '/../autoload.php';
}
if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php')) {
require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
}
use OSS\Credentials\EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider;
use OSS\OssClient;
// Load credentials from the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables.
$provider = new EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider();
$endpoint = "https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
$bucket = "examplebucket";
$object = "example.jpg";
$download_file = "D:\\dest.jpg";
$config = array(
"provider" => $provider,
"endpoint" => $endpoint,
"signatureVersion" => OssClient::OSS_SIGNATURE_VERSION_V4,
"region" => "cn-hangzhou"
);
$ossClient = new OssClient($config);
// Slice horizontally into 100 px partitions and return the first one.
$image = "image/indexcrop,x_100,i_0";
$options = array(
OssClient::OSS_FILE_DOWNLOAD => $download_file,
OssClient::OSS_PROCESS => $image
);
$ossClient->getObject($bucket, $object, $options);Python
Requires OSS SDK for Python 2.18.4 or later.
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import oss2
from oss2.credentials import EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider
# Load credentials from the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables.
auth = oss2.ProviderAuthV4(EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider())
endpoint = 'https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com'
region = 'cn-hangzhou'
bucket = oss2.Bucket(auth, endpoint, 'examplebucket', region=region)
key = 'example.jpg'
new_pic = 'D:\\dest.jpg'
# Slice horizontally into 100 px partitions and return the first one.
image = 'image/indexcrop,x_100,i_0'
bucket.get_object_to_file(key, new_pic, process=image)Go
Requires OSS SDK for Go 3.0.2 or later.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"github.com/aliyun/aliyun-oss-go-sdk/oss"
)
func HandleError(err error) {
fmt.Println("Error:", err)
os.Exit(-1)
}
func main() {
// Load credentials from the OSS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and OSS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables.
provider, err := oss.NewEnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider()
if err != nil {
HandleError(err)
}
client, err := oss.New(
"https://oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com", "", "",
oss.SetCredentialsProvider(&provider),
oss.AuthVersion(oss.AuthV4),
oss.Region("cn-hangzhou"),
)
if err != nil {
HandleError(err)
}
bucket, err := client.Bucket("examplebucket")
if err != nil {
HandleError(err)
}
sourceImageName := "example.jpg"
targetImageName := "D://dest.jpg"
// Slice horizontally into 100 px partitions and return the first one.
image := "image/indexcrop,x_100,i_0"
err = bucket.GetObjectToFile(sourceImageName, targetImageName, oss.Process(image))
if err != nil {
HandleError(err)
}
}REST API
Add the indexed slice parameters to the GetObject request. For signature requirements, see (Recommended) Include a V4 signature.
GET /oss.jpg?x-oss-process=image/indexcrop,x_100,i_0 HTTP/1.1
Host: oss-example.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:40:10 GMT
Authorization: OSS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=LTAI********************/20250417/cn-hangzhou/oss/aliyun_v4_request,Signature=a7c3554c729d71929e0b84489addee6b2e8d5cb48595adfc51868c299c0c218e