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Pixelate or blur areas of an image.

Accepts regions defined as `x,y,width,height` (semicolon separated) and applies either pixelation or blur to each region. Drop this helper wherever you want to pixelate or blur areas of an 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/pixelate-blur-regions

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Sample request

POST https://api.dataczar.com/media/pixelate-blur-regions {"url":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1498050108023-c5249f4df085?auto=format&fit=crop&w=960&q=80","regions":"150,120,420,320"}

Parameters

Query Parameters

NameTypeDescription
urlstringHTTPS source image URL.
regionsstringRegion list `x,y,w,h;x,y,w,h`.
modestringEffect to apply.
pixel_sizeintegerBlock size for pixelation.
blur_radiusintegerGaussian blur radius (pixels).
formatstring
dryrunboolean

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

Transformed image stream.

Examples

Request

"GET /img/pixelate-blur-regions?url=https://example.com/photo.jpg&regions=10,10,80,80;120,40,60,60&mode=pixelate"

Response

"Binary PNG with censored regions."

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.