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Deleting a Face

Function

This API is used to delete a face from a facial image library based on a specified field.

Prerequisites:

Ensure that you have enabled FRS. For detailed operations, see Applying for FRS.

URI

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/face-sets/{face_set_name}/faces?field_name=field_value

Table 1 Path parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID. For details about how to obtain the ID, see Obtaining the Project ID/Account Name/AK/SK.

face_set_name

String

Yes

Name of the facial image library.

field_name

String

Yes

Condition based on which the face is to be deleted. Fixed fields (external_image_id and face_id) and customized fields (excluding empty strings and null) are supported.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

User token.

During API authentication using a token, the token is added to requests to obtain permissions for calling the API. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is the obtained token.

Content-Type

Yes

String

MIME type of the request body. The value is application/json.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 3 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

face_number

Integer

Number of deleted faces. This parameter is not included when the API fails to be called.

face_set_id

String

ID of the facial image library. This parameter is not included when the API fails to be called.

face_set_name

String

Name of the facial image library. This parameter is not included when the API fails to be called.

Status code: 400

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

error_code

String

Error code when calling the API failed. This parameter is not included when the API is successfully called.

error_msg

String

Error message returned after the API fails to be called. This parameter is not included when the API is successfully called.

Example Requests

For details about how to obtain the value of X-Auth-Token, see Authentication.

  • Example request (Method 1: Use external_image_id to delete a facial image.)
    DELETE https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/face-sets/showFaceSet/faces?external_image_id=imageID
Request Header:
Content-Type: application/json
X-Auth-Token: MIINRwYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIINODCCDTQCAQExDT...
  • Example request (Method 2: Use face_id to delete a facial image.)
    DELETE https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/face-sets/showFaceSet/faces?face_id=faceID
Request Header:
Content-Type: application/json
X-Auth-Token: MIINRwYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIINODCCDTQCAQExDT...
  • Example request (Method 3: Use a customized field to delete a facial image.)
    DELETE https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/face-sets/showFaceSet/faces?id=home
Request Header:
Content-Type: application/json
X-Auth-Token: MIINRwYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIINODCCDTQCAQExDT...

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Response example (successful request) 
{
  "face_number": 1,
  "face_set_id": "T785tx1N",
  "face_set_name": "showFaceSet"
}

Status code: 400

Example response (failed request) 
{
  "error_code": "FRS.0402",
  "error_msg": "External id is not exist, can not delete face"
}