template-match
Find where a small pattern image (a button, icon, logo or crop) appears inside a
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Find where a small pattern image (a button, icon, logo or crop) appears inside a larger screenshot or picture, using OpenCV cv2.matchTemplate. Returns the best position, plus every non-overlapping position scoring above the threshold, as pixel boxes with scores. Use it for exact-looking pixel patterns at the same scale; for different scale, rotation or perspective use /v1/homography. Price: $0.003 a call (3 free calls a day without an API key).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| image | string | yes | Base64 of a PNG, JPEG, BMP or WebP file (a data: URI also works). At most 4 million pixels and about 2 MB. Alpha is dropped. |
| template | string | yes | Base64 of the pattern to find, same formats. At most 1 million pixels and about 1 MB. Must fit inside the image. |
| method | string | no | OpenCV matching method (default TM_CCOEFF_NORMED, robust to brightness change). Scores are 0-1, higher is better; for TM_SQDIFF_NORMED the score is 1 minus the squared-difference value |
| threshold | number | no | Minimum score for a match, 0-1 (default 0.8) |
| max_matches | integer | no | Most matches returned, 1-50 (default 5); overlapping positions are suppressed |
| grayscale | boolean | no | Match on grayscale versions of both images (default false: match all three colour channels) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"image": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64 of a PNG, JPEG, BMP or WebP file (a data: URI also works). At most 4 million pixels and about 2 MB. Alpha is dropped."
},
"template": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64 of the pattern to find, same formats. At most 1 million pixels and about 1 MB. Must fit inside the image."
},
"method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"TM_CCOEFF_NORMED",
"TM_CCORR_NORMED",
"TM_SQDIFF_NORMED"
],
"description": "OpenCV matching method (default TM_CCOEFF_NORMED, robust to brightness change). Scores are 0-1, higher is better; for TM_SQDIFF_NORMED the score is 1 minus the squared-difference value"
},
"threshold": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Minimum score for a match, 0-1 (default 0.8)"
},
"max_matches": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Most matches returned, 1-50 (default 5); overlapping positions are suppressed"
},
"grayscale": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Match on grayscale versions of both images (default false: match all three colour channels)"
}
},
"required": [
"image",
"template"
]
}