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Content moderation and NSFW detection for images

Detect inappropriate, unwanted, or offensive content in images across 10 categories. Essential for social media platforms, e-commerce, advertising, and any application requiring content moderation and brand safety.

Features

10 Label Categories

Detect content across Explicit Nudity, Suggestive, Violence, Visually Disturbing, Rude Gestures, Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol, Gambling, and Hate Symbols.

Hierarchical Labels

Results include both top-level categories and specific sub-labels for granular content filtering.

Brand Safety

Ensure your platform's content meets brand safety standards and advertising guidelines.

Regulatory Compliance

Help comply with local and global content regulations for user-generated content platforms.

Flexible Input

Upload a file via multipart or pass a public image URL — both work seamlessly.

Cloud-Based

No GPU needed on your end. Fully managed cloud infrastructure handles the processing.

API Reference

1 endpoint, simple integration. Here's everything you need.

Supported Content Types

multipart/form-dataapplication/x-www-form-urlencoded
POSThttps://nsfw-detect3.p.rapidapi.com/nsfw-detect

Analyze an image for inappropriate content. Returns moderation labels with confidence scores across 10 categories including nudity, violence, drugs, and hate symbols.

imagefilerequired

Image file (JPEG, PNG, etc.) — use with multipart/form-data

urlstringrequired

Public URL of the image to process — use with application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Send either image (file upload) or url (form-encoded), not both.

Response Schema
{
  "statusCode": 200,
  "body": {
    "ModerationLabels": [
      {
        "Confidence": 98.5,
        "Name": "Suggestive",
        "ParentName": ""
      },
      {
        "Confidence": 92.3,
        "Name": "Revealing Clothes",
        "ParentName": "Suggestive"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

200

Returns JSON with an array of moderation labels. Each label includes a confidence score, name, and parent category. Empty array means no inappropriate content detected.

Quick Start

Copy-paste code to get started in seconds. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RapidAPI key.

# File upload
curl -X POST "https://nsfw-detect3.p.rapidapi.com/nsfw-detect" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: nsfw-detect3.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -F "image=@photo.jpg"

# URL input
curl -X POST "https://nsfw-detect3.p.rapidapi.com/nsfw-detect" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: nsfw-detect3.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "url=https://example.com/photo.jpg"

Pricing

Start free, scale as you grow. All plans include full API access with no credit card required for the free tier.

Free

Basic

$0Free

30 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support

Pro

$12.99/mo

5,000 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support
Recommended

Ultra

$22.99/mo

10,000 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support

Mega

$92.99/mo

50,000 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support

Start Using NSFW Detect Today

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