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Add a soft drop shadow behind the image.

Add a soft drop shadow behind the image. Drop this helper wherever you want to add a soft drop shadow behind the image with a single HTTP call. Send the documented inputs and the API streams back polished results you can hand directly to your users.

GETPOST/media/add-drop-shadow

Visual example

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Sample request

GET https://api.dataczar.com/media/add-drop-shadow?url=https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1498050108023-c5249f4df085?auto=format&fit=crop&w=960&q=80&offset_x=20&offset_y=20&blur=35&ak=demo

Parameters

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlstringPublic HTTPS image URL or supply `file`.
offset_xintegerHorizontal offset in px.
offset_yintegerVertical offset in px.
blurintegerBlur radius for the shadow.
colorstringShadow color (hex).
opacitynumberShadow opacity 0-1.
formatstringOutput format (png/jpg/webp).
dryrunbooleanReturn metadata only.

All helper calls accept your Dataczar key via the ak query parameter. Need one? Create or copy a key on Dataczar Connect and drop it into each request.

Responses

Status 200

Image transformed successfully.

"Binary image stream unless dryrun=true (JSON metadata)."

Examples

Request

"GET /img/add-drop-shadow?url=https://example.com/a.jpg&dryrun=1"

Response

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "operation": "add-drop-shadow"
  },
  "meta": {
    "dryrun": true
  }
}

Test Contracts

[
  {
    "name": "add-drop-shadow_dryrun",
    "method": "GET",
    "params": {
      "url": "https://example.com/a.jpg",
      "dryrun": true
    },
    "expect": {
      "operation": "add-drop-shadow"
    }
  }
]

File uploads (multipart form-data)

Attach PDFs or images as multipart fields. We'll fill in the field names for you.

Files
file

Query parameters

Equivalent curl

Grab your Dataczar API key

Every helper runs with the same simple API key. Sign in (or create a free Dataczar account) at Dataczar Connect to issue keys in seconds, then drop the key into any `ak=` parameter and start shipping.

Tip: reuse the same key across these helpers, or rotate keys per project from the Connect dashboard.