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Inputs

The API is built around a simple idea. You send inputs (images) to the service and it returns predictions. In addition to receiving predictions on inputs, you can also index inputs and their predictions to later search against. You can also index inputs with concepts to later train your own model.

When you add an input to your app, the base workflow of your app runs, computing the outputs from all the models in that workflow and indexes those outputs. Those indexed outputs are what incur the indexing fee monthly, and enablessearch and training on top of the outputs of the base workflow models.

Add Inputs

You can add inputs one by one or in bulk. If you do send bulk, you are limited to sending 128 inputs at a time.

Important: adding inputs is an asynchronous operation. That means it will process indexing of your inputs through your default workflow in the background, which can take some time. In order to check the status of each input you add, see the section on Get Input by ID to look for status 30000 (INPUT_IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_SUCCESS) status code on each input to know when it's successfully been indexed.

Add an input using a publicly accessible URL

app.inputs.create({
  url: "https://samples.clarifai.com/metro-north.jpg"
}).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Add an input using bytes

The data must be base64 encoded. When you add a base64 image to our servers, a copy will be stored and hosted on our servers. If you already have an image hosting service we recommend using it and adding images via the url parameter.

app.inputs.create({
  base64: "Zvfauhti4D..."
}).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Add multiple inputs with ids

In cases where you have your own id and you only have one item per image, you are encouraged to send inputs with your own id. This will help you later match the input to your own database. If you do not send an id, one will be created for you. If you have more than one item per image, it is recommended that you put the product id in metadata.

app.inputs.create([
  {
    url: "https://samples.clarifai.com/metro-north.jpg",
    id: 'train1'
  },
  {
    url: "https://samples.clarifai.com/puppy.jpg",
    id: 'puppy1'
  }
]).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Add inputs with concepts

If you would like to add an input with concepts, you can do so like this. Concepts play an important role in creating your own models using your own concepts. You can learn more about creating your own models above. Concepts also help you search for inputs. You can learn more about search here.

When you add a concept to an input, you need to indicate whether the concept is present in the image or if it is not present.

You can add inputs with concepts as either a URL or bytes.

app.inputs.create({
  url: "https://samples.clarifai.com/puppy.jpg",
  concepts: [
    {
      id: "boscoe",
      value: true
    }
  ]
}).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Add inputs with custom metadata

In addition to adding an input with concepts, you can also add an input with custom metadata. This metadata will then be searchable. Metadata can be any arbitrary JSON.

If you have more than one item per image it is recommended to put the id in metadata like:

{
  "product_id": "xyz"
}
app.inputs.create({
  url: "https://samples.clarifai.com/puppy.jpg",
  metadata: {id: 'id001', type: 'plants', size: 100}
}).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Get inputs

You can list all the inputs (images) you have previously added either for search or train.

If you added inputs with concepts, they will be returned in the response as well.

This request is paginated.

app.inputs.list({page: 1, perPage: 20}).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Get input by id

If you'd like to get a specific input by id, you can do that as well.

app.inputs.get({id}).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Get inputs status

If you add inputs in bulk, they will process in the background. You can get the status of all your inputs (processed, to_process and errors) like this:

app.inputs.getStatus().then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Update inputs

Update input with concepts

To update an input with a new concept, or to change a concept value from true/false, you can do that:

app.inputs.mergeConcepts([
  {
    id: "{id}",
    concepts: [
      {
        id: "tree"
      },
      {
        id: "water",
        value: false
      }
    ]
  },
])


// or if you have an input instance
app.inputs.get({id}).then(
  function(input) {
    input.mergeConcepts([
      {
        id: "tree",
        value: true
      },
      {
        id: "water",
        value: false
      }
    ])
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Bulk update inputs with concepts

You can update an existing input using its Id. This is useful if you'd like to add concepts to an input after its already been added.

app.inputs.mergeConcepts([
  {
    id: "{id1}",
    concepts: [
      {
        id: "tree",
        value: true
      },
      {
        id: "water",
        value: false
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    id: "{id2}",
    concepts: [
      {
        id: "animal",
        value: true
      },
      {
        id: "fruit",
        value: false
      }
    ]
  }
]).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Delete inputs

Delete concepts from an input

To remove concepts that were already added to an input, you can do this:

app.inputs.deleteConcepts([
  {
    id: "{id}",
    concepts: [
      {
        id: "tree"
      },
      {
        id: "water",
        value: false
      }
    ]
  },
])

// or if you have an input instance
app.inputs.get({id}).then(
  function(input) {
    input.deleteConcepts([
      {
        id: "tree",
        value: true
      },
      {
        id: "water",
        value: false
      }
    ])
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Bulk delete concepts from a list of inputs

You can bulk delete multiple concepts from a list of inputs:

app.inputs.deleteConcepts([
  {
    id: "{id1}",
    concepts: [
      { id: "tree" },
      { id: "water" }
    ]
  },
  {
    id: "{id2}",
    concepts: [
      { id: "animal" },
      { id: "fruit" }
    ]
  }
]).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Delete Input By Id

You can delete a single input by id:

app.inputs.delete(INPUT_ID).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Delete a list of inputs

You can also delete multiple inputs in one API call. This will happen asynchronously.

app.inputs.delete([{id1}, {id2}]).then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);

Delete all inputs

If you would like to delete all inputs from an application, you can do that as well. This will happen asynchronously.

app.inputs.delete().then(
  function(response) {
    // do something with response
  },
  function(err) {
    // there was an error
  }
);
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