Microsoft Face Recognition - Detect face

Important: This connector and its actions have been removed from Nintex Automation Cloud and can now be found in Nintex Gallery.

Use the Microsoft Face Recognition - Detect face action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. to apply facial recognition to an image file of a person's face.

For more information about Microsoft Face Recognition, go to Microsoft Face Recognition.

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When using Microsoft Face Recognition, you must configure actions in a particular order, as some actions are dependent on data from others. The required action flow is shown below:

 

Configure the Microsoft Face Recognition - Detect face action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  1. Insert a variable that contains the Face image file you want to identify.

Microsoft Face Recognition - Detect face action fields and settings

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Field

Description

Variable types

(Unlabeled)

Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The Microsoft Face Recognition connection to use to detect the person from the image of the person's face.

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(n/a)
  Face image

The variable containing the image file of the person's face.

Note: Your tenancy's default file storage location must be configured to hold files for later reference by the workflow. This location is used for uploaded files and for files stored as output from actions.

File
  Recognition model The recognition model to use. For more information see Specify a face recognition model. Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection.
  Detection model

The detection model to use. For more information see How to specify a detection model

 Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
  Cached duration The number of seconds for the face ID being cached. Supported range from 60 seconds up to 86400 seconds. The default value is 86400 (24 hours). Integer
Output Faces

Stores the result of the action as an object. See Microsoft Face Recognition API for more details. The following values are returned:

  • Person ID: (Text)
 Object