▣ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · FILE SECURITY

AI Image Explicit Content Detection API

Hosted on ApyHub

What it does

The Image Moderation API checks an image for explicit or sensitive content. Upload a binary file (up to 100MB per request) or send a public image url, and get back a JSON data object with the detection results.

Pick the detector with requested_service: apyhub (default), azure or google. Results come back under the provider's own key, and you can pass your own Azure or Google credentials in the request when you want to use your existing accounts.

Use it as the NSFW detection step for user uploads: profile photos, product listings, community posts and chat attachments. Flag explicit images before they go live, send borderline cases to human review, and keep your feed safe for work. AI agents can call it through ApyHub MCP as part of a moderation workflow.

This image moderation API handles still images. For video files, use the AI Video Explicit Content Detection API.

For a complete content moderation API setup, pair it with the AI Text Moderation API or the Detect Text Toxicity API for captions and comments, and the AI Image Face Detection API when you need to know whether a person appears in the image.

Provider (requested_service)	Atoms
Azure	500
Google	500
ApyHub	2000

▣ ENDPOINT 01 / 02

POST

Detect explicit or sensitive content

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/detect-explicit-or-sensitive-content/file

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Upload a file to scan it for explicit or sensitive content.

curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/detect-explicit-or-sensitive-content/file" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -F "file=@/path/to/file"

What you'll get back

Returns a JSON object with a data object field. That data object may include azure, apyhub, and google objects, depending on the requested service and response content.

{
  "data": {
    "azure": {},
    "apyhub": {},
    "google": {}
  }
}

TRY ITLIVE · 500 ATOMS

API key

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Max 100MB total per request (all files combined). Larger? Use this API's URL-based endpoint instead, if it has one.

About this endpoint

What it does

Uploads a file to detect explicit or sensitive content and returns provider-specific result objects in a data wrapper. The request can target Azure, Google, or ApyHub via requested_service; if omitted, the default is apyhub.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Description
file	Binary	Binary file upload.
azure_key	String	Azure key.
google_key	String	Google key.
azure_region	String	Azure region.
azure_endpoint	String	Azure endpoint URL.
azure_account_id	String	Azure account ID.
requested_service	ENUM	Service to use. Allowed values: `azure`, `google`, `apyhub`. Default: `apyhub`.
azure_access_token	String	Azure access token.

Response

Returns a JSON object with a data object field. Inside data, the schema defines optional provider result objects for azure, apyhub, and google.

Parameter	Type	Description
data	Object	Wrapper for provider-specific results.
data.azure	Object	Response object from Microsoft Azure Computer Vision.
data.apyhub	Object	Response object from ApyHub Vision detector.
data.google	Object	Response object from Google Cloud Vision.

Max 100MB total per request (all files combined). Larger? Use this API's URL-based endpoint instead, if it has one.

▣ ENDPOINT 02 / 02

POST

Detect explicit or sensitive content

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/detect-explicit-or-sensitive-content/url

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Send an image URL to check whether it contains explicit or sensitive content.

curl -X POST "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/apyhub/detect-explicit-or-sensitive-content/url" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://assets.apyhub.com/samples/sample-explicit.jpg"}'

What you'll get back

Returns a JSON object with a data object. The data object may include azure, apyhub, and google response objects, depending on which detector/service is used.

{
  "data": {
    "azure": {},
    "apyhub": {},
    "google": {}
  }
}

TRY ITLIVE · 500 ATOMS

API key

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The full key is used to call the gateway and stays in this tab — never sent to orbit or saved.

About this endpoint

What it does

Detects explicit or sensitive content from a URL. You send a url in the request body and can optionally provide service-specific credentials and a requested_service selector; the response returns a JSON object with a data object containing the provider-specific result object.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Description
url	String	URL of the content to analyze. Must be a valid URI.
azure	Object	Custom credentials for Azure services.
azure.key	String	Azure subscription key.
azure.region	String	Azure service region.
azure.endpoint	String	Azure endpoint URL.
azure.account_id	String	Azure account ID.
azure.access_token	String	OAuth access token for Azure service.
google	Object	Custom credentials for Google services.
google.google_language	String	Target language locale.
google.google_credential_json	Object	Google service account credential JSON. See schema for nested fields.
requested_service	ENUM	Which service to use. Allowed values: `azure`, `google`, `apyhub`. Default: `apyhub`.

Response

Returns a JSON object with a data object field. The data object can contain provider-specific result objects in azure, apyhub, and google, each represented as an object.

Attribute	Type	Description
data	Object	Container for provider-specific results.
data.azure	Object	Response object from Microsoft Azure Computer Vision.
data.apyhub	Object	Response object from ApyHub Vision detector.
data.google	Object	Response object from Google Cloud Vision.

▣ COMMON ERRORS

Errors any endpoint can return

400bad_request

Required parameter missing or malformed body.

401unauthorized

API key missing, revoked, or not authorized for this service.

429rate_limited

Your plan's per-second rate exceeded. Retry with exponential backoff.

503upstream_busy

Backend temporarily unavailable. Try again in a few seconds.

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