Code Samples
To facilitate smooth integration, Rekor CarCheck® offers a range of code samples in different programming languages. These samples serve as practical guides, demonstrating how to interact with the API effectively. Whether you are working with Bash, Python, C#, Java, or JavaScript, you will find detailed examples below to help you understand the implementation process.
Bash
curl -X POST -F image=@/car1.jpg 'https://api.openalpr.com/v3/recognize?recognize_vehicle=1&country=us&secret_key=sk_DEMODEMODEMODEMODEMODEMO'Python
#!/usr/bin/python
import requests
import base64
import json
# Sample image file is available at http://plates.openalpr.com/ea7the.jpg
IMAGE_PATH = '/tmp/sample.jpg'
SECRET_KEY = 'sk_DEMODEMODEMODEMODEMODEMO'
with open(IMAGE_PATH, 'rb') as image_file:
img_base64 = base64.b64encode(image_file.read())
url = 'https://api.openalpr.com/v3/recognize_bytes?recognize_vehicle=1&country=us&secret_key=%s' % (SECRET_KEY)
r = requests.post(url, data = img_base64)
print(json.dumps(r.json(), indent=2))C#
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.IO;
namespace ConsoleApplicationTest
{
class Program
{
private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
public static async Task<string> ProcessImage(string image_path)
{
string SECRET_KEY = "sk_DEMODEMODEMODEMODEMODEMO";
Byte[] bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(image_path);
string imagebase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
var content = new StringContent(imagebase64);
var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.openalpr.com/v3/recognize_bytes?recognize_vehicle=1&country=us&secret_key=" + SECRET_KEY, content).ConfigureAwait(false);
var buffer = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
var byteArray = buffer.ToArray();
var responseString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
return responseString;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Task<string> recognizeTask = Task.Run(() => ProcessImage(@"C:\Temp\car1.jpg"));
recognizeTask.Wait();
string task_result = recognizeTask.Result;
System.Console.WriteLine(task_result);
}
}
}Java
import java.net.;
import java.io.;
import java.nio.file.*;
import java.util.Base64;
class TestOpenALPR {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
try
{
String secret_key = "sk_DEMODEMODEMODEMODEMODEMO";
// Read image file to byte array
Path path = Paths.get("/storage/projects/alpr/samples/testing/car1.jpg");
byte[] data = Files.readAllBytes(path);
// Encode file bytes to base64
byte[] encoded = Base64.getEncoder().encode(data);
// Setup the HTTPS connection to api.openalpr.com
URL url = new URL("https://api.openalpr.com/v3/recognize_bytes?recognize_vehicle=1&country=us&secret_key=" + secret_key);
URLConnection con = url.openConnection();
HttpURLConnection http = (HttpURLConnection)con;
http.setRequestMethod("POST"); // PUT is another valid option
http.setFixedLengthStreamingMode(encoded.length);
http.setDoOutput(true);
// Send our Base64 content over the stream
try(OutputStream os = http.getOutputStream()) {
os.write(encoded);
}
int status_code = http.getResponseCode();
if (status_code == 200)
{
// Read the response
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
http.getInputStream()));
String json_content = "";
String inputLine;
while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null)
json_content += inputLine;
in.close();
System.out.println(json_content);
}
else
{
System.out.println("Got non-200 response: " + status_code);
}
}
catch (MalformedURLException e)
{
System.out.println("Bad URL");
}
catch (IOException e)
{
System.out.println("Failed to open connection");
}
}
}JavaScript
<html>
<title>
CarCheck API Demo
</title>
<head>
<script>
// Open connection to api.openalpr.com
var secret_key = "sk_DEMODEMODEMODEMODEMODEMO";
var url = "https://api.openalpr.com/v3/recognize_bytes?recognize_vehicle=1&country=us&secret_key=" + secret_key;
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("POST", url);
// Send POST data and display response
xhr.send("base64_string"); // Replace with base64 string of an actual image
xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (xhr.readyState == 4) {
document.getElementById("response").innerHTML = xhr.responseText;
} else {
document.getElementById("response").innerHTML = "Waiting on response...";
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
JSON response: <p id="response"></p><br>
</body>
</html>Results
Upon successful use of the API, the JSON response will provide detailed information in a structured format. The response includes key data points such as license plate number, vehicle make and model, color, and additional relevant information, ensuring a comprehensive overview of the recognized vehicle.
{
"data_type" : "alpr_results",
"epoch_time" : 1592849838217,
"img_width" : 600,
"img_height" : 600,
"error" : false,
"version" : 3,
"credit_cost" : 1,
"uuid" : "",
"processing_time" : {
"plates" : 85.0386276245117,
"vehicles" : 76.9439999994574,
"total" : 830.30300000064
},
"regions_of_interest" : [
{
"y" : 0,
"height" : 600,
"x" : 0,
"width" : 600
}
],
"credits_monthly_used" : 5001,
"credits_monthly_total" : 100000,
"results" : [
{
"requested_topn" : 10,
"matches_template" : 1,
"region_confidence" : 99,
"plate_index" : 0,
"plate" : "627WWI",
"region" : "us-wa",
"confidence" : 94.0910949707031,
"coordinates" : [
{
"x" : 238,
"y" : 358
},
{
"x" : 357,
"y" : 358
},
{
"x" : 357,
"y" : 408
},
{
"x" : 239,
"y" : 409
}
],
"candidates" : [
{
"matches_template" : 1,
"plate" : "627WWI",
"confidence" : 94.0910949707031
},
{
"matches_template" : 0,
"plate" : "627WW1",
"confidence" : 74.0910949707031
}
],
"vehicle_region" : {
"y" : 96,
"x" : 3,
"width" : 589,
"height" : 483
},
"processing_time_ms" : 8.83281803131104,
"vehicle_detected" : true,
"vehicle" : {
"make" : [
{
"name" : "daihatsu",
"confidence" : 67.1475448608398
},
{
"name" : "mini",
"confidence" : 18.6626739501953
},
{
"name" : "fiat",
"confidence" : 8.87434959411621
},
{
"confidence" : 1.25781571865082,
"name" : "scion"
},
{
"confidence" : 1.04451608657837,
"name" : "toyota"
}
],
"year" : [
{
"name" : "2005-2009",
"confidence" : 54.0047645568848
},
{
"confidence" : 39.7950668334961,
"name" : "2000-2004"
},
{
"name" : "2010-2014",
"confidence" : 5.38613367080688
},
{
"name" : "1995-1999",
"confidence" : 0.628315031528473
},
{
"confidence" : 0.16707843542099,
"name" : "1990-1994"
}
],
"color" : [
{
"confidence" : 77.7851638793945,
"name" : "silver-gray"
},
{
"confidence" : 9.67624187469482,
"name" : "blue"
},
{
"name" : "black",
"confidence" : 7.02981376647949
},
{
"name" : "green",
"confidence" : 2.66030049324036
},
{
"name" : "gold-beige",
"confidence" : 1.42329037189484
}
],
"orientation" : [
{
"name" : "180",
"confidence" : 99.9426956176758
},
{
"name" : "225",
"confidence" : 0.0323438383638859
},
{
"name" : "135",
"confidence" : 0.0129895266145468
},
{
"name" : "45",
"confidence" : 0.00725177442654967
},
{
"confidence" : 0.00194440386258066,
"name" : "90"
}
],
"body_type" : [
{
"confidence" : 99.8512573242188,
"name" : "sedan-compact"
},
{
"name" : "tractor-trailer",
"confidence" : 0.0433907173573971
},
{
"name" : "sedan-sports",
"confidence" : 0.0432351566851139
},
{
"confidence" : 0.0218438617885113,
"name" : "suv-crossover"
},
{
"confidence" : 0.0212091449648142,
"name" : "sedan-wagon"
}
],
"make_model" : [
{
"name" : "mini_cooper-s",
"confidence" : 35.001880645752
},
{
"confidence" : 23.0991153717041,
"name" : "mini_cooper"
},
{
"confidence" : 5.29244709014893,
"name" : "daihatsu_sirion"
},
{
"name" : "mini_hatch",
"confidence" : 4.69152307510376
},
{
"confidence" : 4.35747337341309,
"name" : "daihatsu_tanto"
}
]
}
}
],
"vehicles" : [
{
"x" : 3,
"y" : 96,
"width" : 589,
"height" : 483,
"details" : {
"orientation" : [
{
"name" : "180",
"confidence" : 99.9426956176758
},
{
"name" : "225",
"confidence" : 0.0323438383638859
},
{
"name" : "135",
"confidence" : 0.0129895266145468
},
{
"confidence" : 0.00725177442654967,
"name" : "45"
},
{
"name" : "90",
"confidence" : 0.00194440386258066
}
],
"make" : [
{
"name" : "daihatsu",
"confidence" : 67.1475448608398
},
{
"name" : "mini",
"confidence" : 18.6626739501953
},
{
"confidence" : 8.87434959411621,
"name" : "fiat"
},
{
"confidence" : 1.25781571865082,
"name" : "scion"
},
{
"confidence" : 1.04451608657837,
"name" : "toyota"
}
],
"color" : [
{
"name" : "silver-gray",
"confidence" : 77.7851638793945
},
{
"name" : "blue",
"confidence" : 9.67624187469482
},
{
"name" : "black",
"confidence" : 7.02981376647949
},
{
"confidence" : 2.66030049324036,
"name" : "green"
},
{
"confidence" : 1.42329037189484,
"name" : "gold-beige"
}
],
"year" : [
{
"name" : "2005-2009",
"confidence" : 54.0047645568848
},
{
"name" : "2000-2004",
"confidence" : 39.7950668334961
},
{
"name" : "2010-2014",
"confidence" : 5.38613367080688
},
{
"name" : "1995-1999",
"confidence" : 0.628315031528473
},
{
"confidence" : 0.16707843542099,
"name" : "1990-1994"
}
],
"make_model" : [
{
"confidence" : 35.001880645752,
"name" : "mini_cooper-s"
},
{
"confidence" : 23.0991153717041,
"name" : "mini_cooper"
},
{
"name" : "daihatsu_sirion",
"confidence" : 5.29244709014893
},
{
"confidence" : 4.69152307510376,
"name" : "mini_hatch"
},
{
"name" : "daihatsu_tanto",
"confidence" : 4.35747337341309
}
],
"body_type" : [
{
"confidence" : 99.8512573242188,
"name" : "sedan-compact"
},
{
"confidence" : 0.0433907173573971,
"name" : "tractor-trailer"
},
{
"confidence" : 0.0432351566851139,
"name" : "sedan-sports"
},
{
"confidence" : 0.0218438617885113,
"name" : "suv-crossover"
},
{
"confidence" : 0.0212091449648142,
"name" : "sedan-wagon"
}
]
}
}
]
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