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Using the Shipping Container Cloud API

The Cloud API lets you integrate Shipping Container recognition into your application without hosting your own infrastructure. Send a POST request with a container image and receive structured JSON data in response.

Authentication​

All API requests require an Authorization header with your API token.

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Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with your actual token from your Shipping Container account. Never commit this value to source control.

API Request​

Send a POST request to https://container-api.parkpow.com/api/v1/predict/:

Download a sample image and call the API
# Get a picture
curl -o container.jpg https://app.platerecognizer.com/static/container_demo.jpg

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  https://container-api.parkpow.com/api/v1/predict/

Parameters​

The Cloud API supports the same parameters as the On-premises version. For a full list of parameters, see the Parameters page.