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Amazon Lookout for Vision

Amazon Lookout for Vision is a machine learning service that spots defects and anomalies in visual representations using computer vision. With just a small sample of images, it builds a custom computer vision model to enable you to identify damaged products or issues before production issues arise. It supports projects, datasets, model training, and real-time anomaly detection.

Amazon Lookout for Vision publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Projects API and Tags API. Tagged areas include Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Quality Inspection, and Anomaly Detection.

The Amazon Lookout for Vision catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Lookout for Vision’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, and 13 more developer resources.

66.1/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs 5 Features 5 Use Cases
Computer VisionMachine LearningManufacturingQuality InspectionAnomaly Detection

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Composite quality — 66.1/100 · exemplar
Contract Quality 18.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Amazon Lookout for Vision Projects API

The Projects API from Amazon Lookout for Vision — 12 operation(s) for projects.

Amazon Lookout for Vision Tags API

The Tags API from Amazon Lookout for Vision — 2 operation(s) for tags.

Postman Collections 2

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Custom Computer Vision Models

Build custom visual inspection models with just a small sample of images, no ML expertise required.

Real-Time Defect Detection

Run inference on images in real time to detect defects and anomalies on the production line.

Edge Deployment

Package and deploy models to edge devices for local inference without cloud connectivity.

Dataset Management

Manage labeled training and test datasets directly through the API.

Model Packaging Jobs

Package trained models for deployment to AWS IoT Greengrass edge devices.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Amazon Lookout For Vision Context

70 classes · 64 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon Lookout for Vision API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon Lookout for Vision API Rules

22 rules · 7 errors 10 warnings 5 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 131

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AnomalyClassFilter

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AnomalyList

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AnomalyMask

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AnomalyName

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Anomaly

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Boolean

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ClientToken

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Color

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CompilerOptions

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ComponentDescription

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ComponentName

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ComponentVersionArn

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ComponentVersion

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ContentType

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CreateDatasetRequest

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CreateDatasetResponse

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CreateModelRequest

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CreateModelResponse

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CreateProjectRequest

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CreateProjectResponse

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DatasetChanges

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DatasetDescription

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DatasetEntryList

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DatasetEntry

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DatasetGroundTruthManifest

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DatasetImageStats

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DatasetMetadataList

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DatasetMetadata

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DatasetSource

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DatasetStatusMessage

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DatasetStatus

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DatasetType

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DateTime

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DeleteDatasetRequest

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DeleteDatasetResponse

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DeleteModelRequest

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DeleteModelResponse

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DeleteProjectRequest

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DeleteProjectResponse

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DescribeDatasetRequest

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DescribeDatasetResponse

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DescribeModelPackagingJobRequest

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DescribeModelPackagingJobResponse

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DescribeModelRequest

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DescribeModelResponse

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DescribeProjectRequest

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DescribeProjectResponse

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DetectAnomaliesRequest

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DetectAnomaliesResponse

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DetectAnomalyResult

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Float

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GreengrassConfiguration

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GreengrassOutputDetails

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ImageSource

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ImageSourceType

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InferenceUnits

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InputS3Object

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Integer

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IsLabeled

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KmsKeyId

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ListDatasetEntriesRequest

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ListDatasetEntriesResponse

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ListModelPackagingJobsRequest

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ListModelPackagingJobsResponse

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ListModelsRequest

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ListModelsResponse

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ListProjectsRequest

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ListProjectsResponse

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ListTagsForResourceRequest

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ListTagsForResourceResponse

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ModelArn

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ModelDescriptionMessage

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ModelDescription

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ModelHostingStatus

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ModelMetadataList

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ModelMetadata

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ModelPackagingConfiguration

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ModelPackagingDescription

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ModelPackagingJobDescription

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ModelPackagingJobMetadata

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ModelPackagingJobName

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ModelPackagingJobStatus

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ModelPackagingJobsList

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ModelPackagingMethod

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ModelPackagingOutputDetails

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ModelPackagingStatusMessage

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ModelPerformance

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ModelStatusMessage

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ModelStatus

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ModelVersionNoLatest

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ModelVersion

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OutputConfig

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OutputS3Object

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PageSize

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PaginationToken

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PixelAnomaly

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ProjectArn

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ProjectDescription

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ProjectMetadataList

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ProjectMetadata

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ProjectName

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QueryString

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S3BucketName

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S3KeyPrefix

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S3Location

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S3ObjectKey

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S3ObjectVersion

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StartModelPackagingJobRequest

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StartModelPackagingJobResponse

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StartModelRequest

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StartModelResponse

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StopModelRequest

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StopModelResponse

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Stream

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TagArn

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TagKeyList

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TagKey

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TagList

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TagResourceRequest

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TagResourceResponse

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Tag

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TagValue

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TargetDevice

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TargetPlatformAccelerator

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TargetPlatformArch

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TargetPlatformOs

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TargetPlatform

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UntagResourceRequest

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UntagResourceResponse

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UpdateDatasetEntriesRequest

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UpdateDatasetEntriesResponse

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JSON Structure 131

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Amazon Lookout For Vision Color Structure

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Amazon Lookout For Vision Float Structure

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Amazon Lookout For Vision Stream Structure

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Amazon Lookout For Vision Tag Structure

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Examples 131

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Amazon Lookout For Vision Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Amazon Lookout For Vision Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Lookout For Vision Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Lookout For Vision Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Amazon Lookout For Vision Agentic Access

22 operations · 13 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

22 operations · 13 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Manufacturing Quality Control

Automate visual inspection of manufactured products to detect surface defects, assembly errors, and damaged items.

Electronics Assembly Inspection

Detect solder defects, missing components, and board damage in electronics manufacturing.

Food and Beverage Quality

Identify contaminated, damaged, or improperly packaged food products on production lines.

Pharmaceutical Packaging

Verify correct labeling, packaging integrity, and tablet quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Automotive Parts Inspection

Detect cracks, scratches, and dimensional defects in automotive components.

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: amazon-lookout-for-vision
name: Amazon Lookout for Vision
description: Amazon Lookout for Vision is a machine learning service that spots defects and anomalies in visual representations
  using computer vision. With just a small sample of images, it builds a custom computer vision model to enable you to identify
  damaged products or issues before production issues arise. It supports projects, datasets, model training, and real-time
  anomaly detection.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-lookout-for-vision.png
tags:
- AWS
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Manufacturing
- Quality Inspection
- Anomaly Detection
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-lookout-for-vision/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-lookout-for-vision:amazon-lookout-for-vision-projects-api
  name: Amazon Lookout for Vision Projects API
  description: The Projects API from Amazon Lookout for Vision — 12 operation(s) for projects.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/
  baseURL: https://lookoutvision.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Projects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-lookout-for-vision-projects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lookout-for-vision-anomaly-class-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-lookout-for-vision-anomaly-class-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-lookout-for-vision-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-lookout-for-vision:amazon-lookout-for-vision-tags-api
  name: Amazon Lookout for Vision Tags API
  description: The Tags API from Amazon Lookout for Vision — 2 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/
  baseURL: https://lookoutvision.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-lookout-for-vision-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lookout-for-vision-anomaly-class-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-lookout-for-vision-anomaly-class-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-lookout-for-vision-context.jsonld
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-lookout-for-vision/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-lookout-for-vision-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-lookout-for-vision-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-lookout-for-vision-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-lookout-for-vision-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-lookout-for-vision-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/tag/amazon-lookout-for-vision/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/lookoutvision/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-lookout-for-vision-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-lookout-for-vision-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Custom Computer Vision Models
    description: Build custom visual inspection models with just a small sample of images, no ML expertise required.
  - name: Real-Time Defect Detection
    description: Run inference on images in real time to detect defects and anomalies on the production line.
  - name: Edge Deployment
    description: Package and deploy models to edge devices for local inference without cloud connectivity.
  - name: Dataset Management
    description: Manage labeled training and test datasets directly through the API.
  - name: Model Packaging Jobs
    description: Package trained models for deployment to AWS IoT Greengrass edge devices.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Manufacturing Quality Control
    description: Automate visual inspection of manufactured products to detect surface defects, assembly errors, and damaged
      items.
  - name: Electronics Assembly Inspection
    description: Detect solder defects, missing components, and board damage in electronics manufacturing.
  - name: Food and Beverage Quality
    description: Identify contaminated, damaged, or improperly packaged food products on production lines.
  - name: Pharmaceutical Packaging
    description: Verify correct labeling, packaging integrity, and tablet quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  - name: Automotive Parts Inspection
    description: Detect cracks, scratches, and dimensional defects in automotive components.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Store training images and dataset manifests in S3 buckets.
  - name: AWS IoT Greengrass
    description: Deploy packaged models to IoT Greengrass edge devices for local inference.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor model performance metrics and detection results in CloudWatch.
  - name: AWS KMS
    description: Encrypt model artifacts using AWS Key Management Service.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/
integrations:
- name: Partner Programs
- name: Resources
- name: Success Stories
- name: Work with an AWS Partner
- name: AWS Marketplace
- name: AWS Partner Central
- name: Partner Paths
- name: co-sell with AWS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com