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Amazon Rekognition

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This is the API Reference for Amazon Rekognition Image , Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels , Amazon Rekognition Stored Video , Amazon Rekognition Streaming Video . It provides

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST DescribeProjectVersions

Lists and describes the versions of a model in an Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels project. You can specify up to 10 model versions in ProjectVersionArns . If you don't specify a value, descriptions for all model versions in the project are returned. This operation requires per

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: RekognitionService.DescribeProjectVersions"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST DescribeProjects

Gets information about your Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels projects. This operation requires permissions to perform the rekognition:DescribeProjects action.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

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Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target RekognitionService.DescribeProjects 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: RekognitionService.DescribeProjects"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "RekognitionService.DescribeProjects"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'RekognitionService.DescribeProjects'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "RekognitionService.DescribeProjects")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "RekognitionService.DescribeProjects"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.DescribeProjects?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: RekognitionService.DescribeProjects"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST GetCelebrityRecognition

Gets the celebrity recognition results for a Amazon Rekognition Video analysis started by StartCelebrityRecognition . Celebrity recognition in a video is an asynchronous operation. Analysis is started by a call to StartCelebrityRecognition which returns a job identifier (<code

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rekognition/2016-06-27/#X-Amz-Target=RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: RekognitionService.GetCelebrityRecognition"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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  1. See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Amazon Rekognition?

Amazon Rekognition is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Amazon Rekognition is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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