Getting Started
Learn how to get started with the Image Processing SDK
Overview
IMG Processing API SDK is a set of tools that allow you to interact with the IMG Processing API from your application.
The SDK provides three basic elements, the IMGProcessingClient
, the ImageObject
, and the APIError
classes.
Soon we will talk more about each of these elements, but first, let’s see how to install the SDK in your project.
Available SDKs
Currently, the SDK is available for the following languages:
Installation
You can install the SDK using a package manager:
Authentication
After installing the SDK, you need to authenticate your requests using your API key. Check out the Authentication section for more information about how to get an API key.
After getting your API key, use it as an environment variable or application argument to prevent hardcoding it in your code, and keep it secure.
Using the SDK
To start using the SDK, you need to import the client and create an instance of it.
Width the client, you can interact with many functions, for example, let’s upload an image:
For each programming language, there are different approaches to using the SDK, but the general idea is the same. You can check the API Reference of the SDK for more information on how to use it.
Handling errors
When the library is unable to connect to the API,
or if the API returns a non-success status code (i.e., 4xx or 5xx response),
a subclass of APIError
will be thrown:
Error codes are as follows:
Status Code | Error Type |
---|---|
400 | BadRequestError |
401 | AuthenticationError |
403 | PermissionDeniedError |
404 | NotFoundError |
422 | UnprocessableEntityError |
429 | RateLimitError |
>=500 | InternalServerError |
N/A | APIConnectionError |
Retries
Certain errors will be automatically retried 2 times by default, with a short exponential backoff. Connection errors (for example, due to a network connectivity problem), 408 Request Timeout, 409 Conflict, 429 Rate Limit, and >=500 Internal errors will all be retried by default.
You can use the maxRetries
option to configure or disable this:
Timeouts
Requests time out after 1 minute by default. You can configure this with a timeout
option:
On timeout, an APIConnectionTimeoutError
is thrown.
Note that requests which time out will be retried twice by default.
Billing
All the request to the API that return a 201 status code will be counted as a processed image. There are some endpoints that could be counted as multiple images processed, since they execute two or more operations, in that case, the docs will specify how many images will be counted for that operation.
Test images are not counted in the billing.
Support
If you encounter any issues or have questions about using the Image Processing API, please don’t hesitate to browse the API Reference for detailed information on each endpoint, or contact our support team for personalized assistance.
We’re excited to see what you’ll create with the Image Processing API. Happy coding!