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This page documents production updates to Vision API Product Search. We recommend
that Vision API Product Search developers periodically check this list for any
new announcements.
You can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the
Google Cloud page, browse and filter all release notes in the
Google Cloud console,
or programmatically access release notes in
BigQuery.
To get the latest product updates delivered to you, add the URL of this page to your
feed
reader, or add the
feed URL directly.
March 19, 2023
Product Search legacy category migration
The legacy categories "apparel", "homegoods", and "toys" have been upgraded. See the December 5, 2022 release note for more information.
December 05, 2022
Product Search legacy category migration
In 90 days, the legacy categories "apparel", "homegoods", and "toys" will be upgraded. You will still be able to use these categories. However, when running searches, they will perform similar to the "apparel-v2", "homegoods-v2", and "toys-v2" categories.
September 18, 2019
Packaged goods and general vertical:
The following product categories have been updated or added for General Availability:
packagedgoods-v1 (updated)
general-v1 (added)
Batch deletion
Batch deletion is now offered for the following product types:
Model update: The Object Localizer model has been updated.
Responses to images:annotate requests now include an objectAnnotation field with a label for the object defined by the bounding box indicated. See the "Searching for products" topic for more information.
VPC Service Controls
Vision Product Search VPC Service Controls provide additional security for your pipeline's resources and services. To learn more about VPC Service Controls, see the VPC Service Controls overview.
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