Image Diff API - Diffchecker

Last Revised: September 18th, 2024

Usage

POST https://api.diffchecker.com/public/image

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
input_type	string	query	Specifies the request content-type. Value must be one of 'json' or 'form'. - json: application/json - form: multipart/form-data
output_type	string	query	Specifies the type of output you receive in the response body. Value must be one of 'json' or 'png'. - json: (Content-Type: application/json) Same PNG you see on Diffchecker site for image diffs, but embedded in JSON as a data url - png: (Content-Type: image/png) Same PNG you see on Diffchecker site for image diffs
left_image	file or string	body	If input_type=json: string containing data url of left image you want to diff (link) If input_type=form: file of left image you want to diff. Accepted file extensions include .png, .jpg, .jpeg
right_image	file or string	body	If input_type=json: string containing data url of right image you want to diff (link) If input_type=form: file of right image you want to diff. Accepted file extensions include .png, .jpg, .jpeg

Examples

Form Input:
  curl --location --request POST 'https://api.diffchecker.com/public/image?input_type=form&output_type=png&email=YOUR_EMAIL' \
  --form 'left_image=@"/Users/user_name/Documents/example-1.png"' \
  --form 'right_image=@"/Users/user_name/Documentsr/example-2.png"'
  
  JSON Input:
  curl --location --request POST 'https://api.diffchecker.com/public/image?input_type=json&output_type=png&email=YOUR_EMAIL' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "left_image": <left image data url>,
    "right_image": <right image data url>,
    }'

JSON Responses

output_type=json

{
  "dataUrl": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABVAAAAS8CAYAAABqj6EFAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP..."
}