Cloud Vision reads images: text, labels, logos, landmarks and faces. Agents use it to extract text from scans and photos or to tag images before filing them.
Text extraction
Run OCR on a scanned receipt, form or screenshot and return the text.
Image tagging
Label product photos with objects and dominant colours for a catalogue.
Brand checks
Detect logos in user-submitted images.
Content safety
Run safe search detection before an image is published.
Tools to start with
- Detect Text (OCR): Printed and handwritten text.
- Detect Labels: General image labels with confidence.
- Detect Safe Search: Adult, violent and racy likelihoods.
Sign-in and permissions
Cloud Vision accepts an API key or Google OAuth. Either way, the Vision API must be enabled with billing on the Google Cloud project, and usage is charged per image feature.
Sign-in options on Metorial: API Key, Google OAuth 2.0.