Bing Visual Search API not returning certain results

Shriram Vasudevan 5

I am utilizing the Bing Visual Search API for a project and have been encountering some issues. The API documentation suggests that the response should include a "tags" key with nested "displayName" and "actions" values among other things. However, I have found that the responses to my POST requests consistently omit these attributes.

I initially considered that this discrepancy could be due to the API not finding suitable matches for my queries, but I have made attempts with numerous test images that are very recognizable and common, making this unlikely.

Is there something specific that needs to be done to ensure that these attributes are included in the response? Could this issue be related to the settings in my API request, or might it be influenced by factors like region or market settings? Could image quality or format be affecting the results in some way?

I am open to any suggestions and would greatly appreciate any insights into how I might be able to resolve this issue. Thank you for your help.

romungi-MSFT 42,206 Microsoft Employee

@Shriram Vasudevan Do you mean the following details in the response?

User's image

I used the following script to get this response.

import requests, json

BASE_URI = 'https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0/images/visualsearch'
SUBSCRIPTION_KEY = '<your_key>'
imagePath = 'tree.jpg'

HEADERS = {'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key': SUBSCRIPTION_KEY}

file = {'image' : ('myfile', open(imagePath, 'rb'))}

def print_json(obj):
    """Print the object as json"""
    print(json.dumps(obj, sort_keys=True, indent=2, separators=(',', ': ')))


try:
    response = requests.post(BASE_URI, headers=HEADERS, files=file)
    #response.raise_for_status()
    print_json(response.json())
    
except Exception as ex:
    raise ex

The image used is also attached.

tree

Shriram Vasudevan 5 Reputation points

2023-05-31T02:47:35.3733333+00:00

@romungi-MSFT I wasn't as familiar with the API when I wrote this so sorry if it was a bit unclear. My code is pretty simmilar and I recieve the same result for that image. I recieve ImageModuleAction response object (it shows up and has all the proper info). I want to also get the ImageShoppingSourcesAction and i'm currently unsure about how to get it. I assume it has something to do with the Knowledge Requests parameter (i'm how to utilize it though). Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Shriram Vasudevan 5 Reputation points

2023-05-31T02:54:45.12+00:00

[Accidentally wrote another comment thinking first didnt go through]