Method: images.annotate
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Run image detection and annotation for a batch of images.
HTTP request
POST https://vision.googleapis.com/v1p4beta1/images:annotate
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
Fields |
requests[] |
object (AnnotateImageRequest )
Individual image annotation requests for this batch.
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Response body
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
Response to a batch image annotation request.
Fields |
responses[] |
object (AnnotateImageResponse )
Individual responses to image annotation requests within the batch.
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Authorization Scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-vision
For more information, see the Authentication Overview.
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Last updated 2025-06-27 UTC.
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