Custom Search allows you to search your own image data for visual matches to a query image. It allows you to build and maintain an individualized database of images and submit images for model-based comparisons to this reference set. You can read more about our Custom Search product in our guide pages.
Authentication
Each Custom Search project has a unique API key that will need to be included in the API request. The API key will be sent via email after signing up for the project.
Include the API Key in the header of your POST request ('authorization: token <YOUR_API_KEY>'). The API keys to authenticate tasks is the same for all three endpoints (add, query, remove).
Add to the Custom Index
https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/custom_index/add/sync
https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/custom_index/add/async
Form Data
Field (*required) | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
url | String | Image/Video url (publicly hosted media) |
media | File | Image/Video file (jpg, png, webp) |
metadata | String | User-provided metadata that will be returned in the Query Endpoint Response. |
callback_url* (for async API requests) | String | Callback url where we will post Success/Failure response. |
Add API Sample Response
//some fields truncated for clarity
{
"id": "bd70fb00-c108-11ec-98ca-29cfab89986e",
"code": 200,
"project_id": 275729,
"user_id": 331,
"created_on": "2022-04-21T00:19:45.708Z",
"status": [
{
"status": {
"code": "0",
"message": "SUCCESS"
},
"output": {
"message": "Media successfully added to the index"
}
}
],
"from_cache": false,
"metadata": "\"sample metadata string\" "
}
Query your Custom Index
https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/custom_index/query/sync
https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/custom_index/query/async
Form Data
Field (*required) | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
url | String | Image/Video url (publicly hosted media) |
media | File | Image/Video file (jpg, png, webp) |
callback_url* (for async API requests) | String | Callback url where we will post Success/Failure response and query results. Only required for async requests |
Query API Sample Response
//some fields truncated for clarity
{
"task_id": "dd52c0d0-9ec7-11ea-98a3-4b92424b8366",
"project_id": 18416,
"response":
{
//truncated
"output": [
{
"task_id": "c20519a0-3f6e-11ed-b689-498949850c8a",
"metadata": "",
"matches": [
{
"query_timestamp": 2.9696333333333333,
"matching_timestamp": 2.9696333333333333,
"similarity_score": 0.99
},
{
"query_timestamp": 3.9706333333333332,
"matching_timestamp": 3.9706333333333332,
"similarity_score": 1
},
{
"query_timestamp": 4.971633333333333,
"matching_timestamp": 4.971633333333333,
"similarity_score": 1
},
{
"query_timestamp": 5.9726333333333335,
"matching_timestamp": 5.9726333333333335,
"similarity_score": 0.98
},
{
"query_timestamp": 6.973633333333334,
"matching_timestamp": 6.973633333333334,
"similarity_score": 1
}
]
},
{
"task_id": "8eb655a0-3f6e-11ed-b689-498949850c8a",
"metadata": "",
"matches": [
{
"query_timestamp": 0,
"matching_timestamp": 0,
"similarity_score": 1
},
{
"query_timestamp": 0.9676333333333333,
"matching_timestamp": 0.9676333333333333,
"similarity_score": 1
},
...
]
}
]
}
}
Remove Images from the Custom Index
https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/custom_index/remove/sync
https://api.thehive.ai/api/v2/custom_index/remove/async
Form Data
Field (*required) | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text_data | String | Task-ID of the object to remove from index |
callback_url* (for async API requests) | String | Callback url where we will post Success/Failure response. Only required for async requests |
Remove API Sample Response
//some fields truncated for clarity
{
"status": {
"code": "0",
"message": "SUCCESS"
},
//truncated
"output": {
"status": "Success",
"message": "Media successfully removed from the index"
}
}