Search by Image or Model

Learn how to search for assets across your collections via image or model.

Get similar 3D models and images based on a search image

GET https://api.echo3D.com/imageSearch?key=<API_KEY>&keys=<API_KEYS>&file=<IMAGE_BINARY>

This query allows you to retrieve similar 3D models and image assets across a list of collections that match the associated search image file.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key*	string	Your API key.
secKey*	string	Your Secret key. Only if enabled through the Security page.
email*	string	Your email address
userKey*	string	Your authentication key
keys*	string	A comma separated string of API keys. The collection associated with each API key will be searched through to find assets that match the input search image.
file*	binary	The search image file. Must be of type .jpg, .jpeg, or .png.
threshold	float	The minimum similarity score an asset must have to be included in the response. Value must be between 0 and 1, where 0 is least similar and 1 is most similar. When this value is not included, it defaults to 0.5.
getScore	boolean	If true, the similarity score of each asset will be returned in the response.

200 Search response

Request:

Name	Value
key	late-sea-5767
secKey	<YOUR-SEC-KEY>
userKey	<YOUR-USER-KEY>
email	<YOUR-EMAIL>
keys	broad-butterfly-4544,patient-term-4545,late-sea-5767
file	binary

Response body:

{
  "broad-butterfly-4544": [
    "entry-id-1",
    "entry-id-2"
  ],
  "patient-term-4545": [],
  "late-sea-5767": [
    "entry-id-3"
  ]
}

200 Search response with score

Get similar 3D models and images based on a search model

GET https://api.echo3D.com/imageSearch?key=<API_KEY>&keys=<API_KEYS>&entryId=<SEARCH_ENTRY_ID>&operation="entrySearch"

This query allows you to retrieve similar 3D models and image assets across a list of collections that match one of your existing echo3D assets.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key*	string	Your API key.
secKey*	string	Your Secret key. Only if enabled through the Security page.
email*	string	Your email address
userKey*	string	Your authentication key
keys*	string	A comma separated string of API keys. The collection associated with each API key will be searched through to find assets that match the input search image.
entryId*	string	The entryId of the existing echo3D asset you are finding similar assets for. Must be of type .obj, .glb, or .usdz.
operation*	string	Defines that we must use the entryIdas the search criteria. Should have value "entrySearch".
threshold	float	The minimum similarity score an asset must have to be included in the response. Value must be between 0 and 1, where 0 is least similar and 1 is most similar. When this value is not included, it defaults to 0.5.
getScore	boolean	If true, the similarity score of each asset will be returned in the response.

200 Search response

Request:

Name	Value
key	late-sea-5767
secKey	<YOUR-SEC-KEY>
userKey	<YOUR-USER-KEY>
email	<YOUR-EMAIL>
operation	entrySearch
keys	broad-butterfly-4544,patient-term-4545,late-sea-5767
entryId	entry-id-2

Response body:

{
  "broad-butterfly-4544": [
    "entry-id-1",
    "entry-id-2"
  ],
  "patient-term-4545": [],
  "late-sea-5767": [
    "entry-id-3"
  ]
}

200 Search response with score