# GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-vision

Sample code for Google Cloud Vision

Repository: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-vision
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cloud-vision
Homepage: https://cloud.google.com/vision
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-04-18T16:37:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3869, "days_push": 1598, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1111, forks 867 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.640834+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of sample code for the Google Cloud Vision API, organized by language and mobile platform, demonstrating features like landmark, face, label, and text detection. The repository has been deprecated, with samples moved to per-language Google Cloud sample repositories.

## Use cases
- detect landmarks in images stored on Google Cloud Storage
- run face detection on photos with the Vision API
- classify and label images automatically
- extract text from images with OCR
- learn how to call the Google Cloud Vision API from Python or Java
- build a Kubernetes app that labels images from Reddit

## When to choose
- you want example code for the Google Cloud Vision API
- you are learning image analysis with a managed cloud service
- you need a reference for landmark, face, label, or text detection calls

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained sample code - use the per-language Google Cloud sample repos instead
- you want an on-device or offline vision solution
- you need a production-ready library rather than samples

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: computer-vision, image-processing, ocr
- domain: computer-vision, image-processing, cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: python, jvm, go
- tags: google-cloud, vision-api, samples, deprecated, tutorials, nodejs, android, ios, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-vision (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.640834+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:42:54.441850+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-vision (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.640834+00:00, sha 578b54cebdf7)
  - homepage: https://cloud.google.com/vision (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:52.797336+00:00, sha cc581ab1bba3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.