Version 1.9.72 (Release Notes)


facemotionhttps://api.pixlab.io/facemotion

Description

Output the rectangle coordinates for each detected human face and try to guess their gender, age and emotion pattern via their facial shapes.

HTTP Methods

GET, POST

Request Parameters

Required

FieldsTypeDescription
imgURLInput media URL. If you want to upload your image directly from your app, then submit a multipart/form-data POST request.
keyStringYour PixLab API Key. You can also embed your key in the WWW-Authenticate: HTTP header and omit this parameter if you want to.

POST Request Body (If you plan to use POST instead of a simple GET request)

Allowed Content-Type:

multipart/form-data
application/json

Use multipart/form-data if you want to upload your media file directly (refer to the sample set for a working example). If you are using JSON, then the media file must be already uploaded somewhere. Call store if you want to upload an image for example before invoking this endpoint.

Response

application/json

This command return a JSON object after each call. The fields of interest here are the emotion and the rectangle values. The following are the JSON fields returned in response body:

FieldsTypeDescription
statusIntegerStatus code 200 indicates success, any other code indicates failure.
facesArrayJSON array holding the rectangle coordinates of each detected face including age, gender and their emotion state (See below).
errorStringError message if status != 200.

Each entry in the returned faces array contain the following fields:
FieldsTypeDescription
rectangleObjectRectangle coordinates namely top, left, width, height for each detected face in the given image.
ageIntegerAge approximation of the target face.
genderStringGender based on the facial shape
emotionObjectObject holding state & score pair. That is, emotion state and their associated score value. The following emotion pattern are returned: anger, contempt, disgust, fear, happiness, neutral, sadness, surprise

Python Example

import requests
import json

# Detect all human faces present in a given image and try to guess their age, gender and emotion state via their facial shapes

# Target image: Feel free to change to whatever image holding as many human faces as you want
img = 'http://www.scienceforums.com/uploads/1282315190/gallery_1625_35_9165.jpg'

req = requests.get('http://api.pixlab.io/facemotion',params={
	'img': img,
	'key':'PixLab_API_Key',
})
reply = req.json()
if reply['status'] != 200:
	print (reply['error'])
	exit();

total = len(reply['faces']) # Total detected faces
print(str(total)+" faces were detected")
# Extract each face now 
for face in reply['faces']:
	cord = face['rectangle']
	print ('Face coordinate: width: ' + str(cord['width']) + ' height: ' + str(cord['height']) + ' x: ' + str(cord['left']) +' y: ' + str(cord['top']))
	# Guess emotion
	for emotion in face['emotion']:
		if emotion['score'] > 0.5:
			print ("Emotion - "+emotion['state']+': '+str(emotion['score']))
	# Grab the age and gender
	print ("Age ~: " + str(face['age']))
	print ("Gender: " + str(face['gender']))

See Also