Example of how to use Face API with Azure Functions | Python

Steps for run project

1. Azure Functions Core Tools

   Benefits

   • Create a function from a trigger and language-specific template.
   • Run the function locally.
   • Publish the project to Azure.

2. Create virtual enviroment

virtualenv venv

3. Activate

source ./venv/bin/activate

4. Install dependencies

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

5. Run server locally

func host start

Endpoints

[GET] http://localhost:7071/api/draw

• Params
  • single: Image with a face
  • multiple: Image with a face or multiple

http://localhost:7071/api/draw?single=https://i.ibb.co/yVxyc09/ibai.jpg&multiple=https://i.ibb.co/2jG2VLm/ibai-friends.jpg

Single

Multiple

Output

[POST] http://localhost:7071/api/similar

• Body
  • single: Image with a face
  • multiple: Image with a face or multiple

{
  "single": "https://i.ibb.co/yVxyc09/ibai.jpg",
  "multiple": "https://i.ibb.co/2jG2VLm/ibai-friends.jpg"
}

Test with CURL

curl -d '{"single": "https://i.ibb.co/yVxyc09/ibai.jpg","multiple": "https://i.ibb.co/2jG2VLm/ibai-friends.jpg"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:7071/api/similar

Output

{
  "similar": true,
  "message": "Similar Faces",
  "facesNumber": {
    "single": 1,
    "multiple": 3
  },
  "drawUrl": "http://localhost:7071/api/draw?single=https://i.ibb.co/yVxyc09/ibai.jpg&multiple=https://i.ibb.co/2jG2VLm/ibai-friends.jpg"
}

If not similar

{
  "similar": false,
  "message": "No similar faces found image.jpg",
  "facesNumber": {
    "single": 1,
    "multiple": 1
  },
  "drawUrl": ""
}