🔌 Floutage API

Free REST API to blur license plates and faces in images. No API key required. FREE

Base URL

https://floutage.com

Endpoints

POST /api/blur

Upload an image, returns the blurred image as binary (JPEG/PNG).

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
image	file	required	Image file (multipart/form-data)
plates	bool	true	Blur license plates
faces	bool	false	Blur faces
blur	int	51	Blur strength (5-201)
confidence	float	0.25	Detection threshold (0.05-0.95)
format	string	jpeg	Output format (jpeg/png)

Response headers:

Header	Description
X-Plates-Found	Number of plates detected
X-Faces-Found	Number of faces detected
X-Processing-Time	Processing time in seconds

Example — cURL

curl -X POST https://floutage.com/api/blur \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F "plates=true" \
  -F "faces=true" \
  -o blurred.jpg

Example — Python

import requests

with open("photo.jpg", "rb") as f:
    r = requests.post(
        "https://floutage.com/api/blur",
        files={"image": f},
        params={"plates": True, "faces": True}
    )

with open("blurred.jpg", "wb") as out:
    out.write(r.content)

print(f"Plates: {r.headers['X-Plates-Found']}")
print(f"Faces: {r.headers['X-Faces-Found']}")

Example — JavaScript (fetch)

const formData = new FormData();
formData.append("image", fileInput.files[0]);

const res = await fetch("https://floutage.com/api/blur?plates=true&faces=true", {
  method: "POST",
  body: formData
});

const blob = await res.blob();
const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
console.log("Plates:", res.headers.get("X-Plates-Found"));

POST /api/blur-json

Same as /api/blur but returns JSON with base64-encoded image and detection details.

{
  "success": true,
  "plates_found": 2,
  "faces_found": 1,
  "plates": [{"coords": [100, 200, 300, 250], "confidence": 0.87}],
  "faces": [{"coords": [400, 50, 500, 120], "confidence": 0.72}],
  "processing_time": 1.23,
  "image_base64": "/9j/4AAQ...",
  "original_size": {"w": 1920, "h": 1080}
}

GET /api/health

Health check endpoint.

{"status": "ok", "service": "Floutage", "version": "4.0", "features": ["plates", "faces"]}

Rate Limits

No rate limits currently. Please be reasonable. Max image size: 20MB.

Privacy

Images are processed in real-time and immediately deleted. We don't store any images or personal data.