Create an instance

Procedure

1. Log on to the Image Search console.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, select a service type.

   For more information about service types, see Services.

3. Click Create Instance.

4. Configure the parameters for the instance.

   Note

   1. Instances in different regions cannot communicate over the internal network. You cannot change the region after creating an instance. Select the region carefully.

   2. Instances of different service types use different models to extract image features. You cannot change the service type after selecting it. Select the service type carefully.

   Parameter	Description
   Region	The region where the Image Search service is deployed. In China, Image Search is available in the China (Shanghai), China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), and China (Shenzhen) regions. Important The region cannot be changed after it is selected. Proceed with caution.
   Service type	Image Search provides eight service types for different business scenarios. The following table describes the service types. Product Search This service type is suitable for scenarios such as visual search and product recommendations on e-commerce platforms. You can upload a product image to find identical or similar products in your product database. Generic Search This service type is suitable for scenarios such as image copyright protection and similar image recommendations. You can upload an image to find identical or similar images that contain the same elements or main subject in a large image database. Fabric Search This service type is suitable for scenarios such as fabric e-commerce and fabric search in textile production. You can upload a fabric image to find fabrics that have the same or a similar texture in your fabric database and return the related fabric information. Trademark Search This service type is suitable for scenarios such as trademark search and deduplication. You can upload a trademark image to find identical or similar trademarks in your trademark database and return the related trademark information. Copyrighted Image Search This service type is suitable for scenarios such as image infringement detection and copyrighted image tracing. You can upload an image to find the original image from your self-managed copyrighted image database. This helps reduce the impact of image splicing, logos, watermarks, flipping, cropping, and color changes on search results. Furniture and Home Goods Search This service type is suitable for searching for furniture and home goods images. You can find identical or similar furniture and home goods in your image database. This is useful for scenarios such as quick content monetization based on images. Industrial Hardware Search This service type allows you to quickly search for images of industrial hardware products. You can quickly find identical or similar products in an industrial hardware database. This improves the efficiency of information retrieval on industrial hardware websites. Multi-modal Product Search This service type is suitable for scenarios such as visual search and product recommendations on e-commerce platforms. You can provide a product image or a text description to find identical or similar products in a product database. Important The service type cannot be changed after it is selected. Proceed with caution.
   Queries per second (QPS)	The maximum number of image query requests that you can send to the Image Search service per second. A higher QPS allows you to process a larger number of concurrent requests. For example, if you purchase an Image Search instance with a QPS of 5, you can perform five image query operations per second. The QPS for image deletion operations is fixed at 20. For more information, see Queries per second (QPS).
   Maximum image capacity	The maximum number of images that you can index. For more information, see Maximum image capacity. Note For Product Search, this parameter specifies the number of images, not the number of products.
   Instance name	The instance name is required. It must meet the following requirements: Consist of only lowercase letters and digits. Start with a lowercase letter. Be 4 to 20 characters in length. If you receive an error about an invalid instance name format, make sure that you have entered a name and that the name meets all the specified requirements. Important The instance name cannot be changed after the instance is created. Proceed with caution.
   Subscription duration	The duration of your service subscription.
   Auto-renewal	Enabling this feature automatically renews your instance nine days before it expires. Important If a renewal payment fails, the instance is not renewed and is automatically released upon expiration.

5. Confirm the order details and click Buy Now.

   Note

   After you complete the purchase, the system automatically initializes the instance. If the instance fails to initialize, join the DingTalk group 35035130 for assistance.