Imagga

Overview

Imagga provides image recognition APIs — tagging, categorization, color analysis, and cropping — with a free tier. Auth is an API key (Basic auth: key as username).

⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): api.imagga.com was unreachable from our network (TLS connection failures). This may reflect regional/network blocking — verify from your network before relying on it.

What it provides

curl "https://api.imagga.com/v2/tags?image_url=https://example.com/x.jpg" \
  -u "YOUR_KEY:"

{
  "result": { "tags": [ { "tag": { "en": "cat" }, "confidence": 98.5 } ] }
}

Notes

• Register at imagga.com → free API key (emailed).
• Auth is HTTP Basic with the key as the username (password empty).
• Endpoints: /v2/tags, /v2/categorizers, /v2/colors, /v2/croppings, /v2/face-detections.

FAQ

Is Imagga free? Free tier with a monthly allowance; more is paid.

Why can’t I reach it? Our 2026-08 check hit TLS failures — verify from your network.

How does auth work? HTTP Basic: key as username (verified pattern).