Preparations

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Before you activate the service, review the user agreement and billing method, complete the required preparations, and learn about the product limits.

Read the user agreement and billing method

Limits

Before you use the Content Moderation API, learn about its concurrency limits. For more information, see Concurrency limits of the Content Moderation API.

If you want to scan many images and require a better price, you can contact your account manager or purchase a resource plan. For more information, see Purchase a resource plan.

Prepare to use the Content Moderation API

Before you use the Content Moderation API, you must register an Alibaba Cloud account, create an AccessKey, and activate Content Moderation. If you are a Resource Access Management (RAM) user, you must first grant permissions to the RAM user. For more information, see Use a RAM user to call Content Moderation API operations.

  1. If you do not have an Alibaba Cloud account, go to the Alibaba Cloud official website to register one.
  2. Go to the Content Moderation activation page, and click Activate Now to activate the service.
  3. Obtain an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret. For more information, see Obtain an AccessKey.
    Important An AccessKey is the key used to call Content Moderation API operations. It provides full access to your account. You must keep your AccessKeys secure and change them regularly.

Technical support

If you have questions during API or software development kit (SDK) integration, you can search for the DingTalk group number 35573806 to join the Content Moderation technical support group. When you request to join, you must provide your company name and job title, such as developer, product manager, or reviewer. For example: XXX Company + Developer.