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.
|
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.
|
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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