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Version: 1.0.0

Addons API - Introduction

FileSpin provides many addons that can be added and used within a user account. These addons provide special and custom processing such as image auto-tags, image background removal, face recognition, video storyboard, image collage, image graphics, and more.

Available Addons

NameIDDescription
On-demand image sizing with CDN deliveryON_DEMAND_IMAGEOn-demand image sizing with CDN delivery
Image auto-tagsIMAGE_ANALYSISML-based tagging of images for search and discovery
Video StoryboardSTORYBOARDExtract image frames from video as storyboard images
Remove Image BackgroundREMOVE_BACKGROUNDRemoves background from an image and replace with transparency
Face Recognition and SearchFACE_RECOGNITIONML-based analysis and indexing of faces in images for search and discovery
Automate image graphics processingIMAGE_GRAPHICSAdd graphics such as border, background to images, remove background/red-eye, enhance image quality, etc
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Some addons such as FACE_RECOGNITION may not be available by default. Please contact support@filespin.io to enable addons.

Event Hooks Support

Event hooks provide a mechanism to initiate addon processing based on events. For example, FACE_RECOGNITION can be processed:

  • on image upload
  • on asset metadata update

Following addons support event hooks:

  • FACE_RECOGNITION

For additional details on how to setup event hooks for these addons, see Update Addons Settings.