Azure Computer Vision

Azure Computer Vision is an AI service that analyzes content in images and video. The service uses visual data processing to label content with objects and concepts, extract text, generate image descriptions, moderate content, and understand people's movement in physical spaces.

For more information about Azure Computer Vision go to Microsoft Azure Computer Vision.

In the context of Nintex Automation Cloud, Azure Computer Vision is a connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. and is used to create connections for Azure Computer Vision actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows.. Use Azure Computer Vision actions to automatically describe image content, detect image objects, generate thumbnails, and perform optical character recognition.

Create a Azure Computer Vision connection

Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.

Create a connection from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.

Complete the following fields when creating the Azure Computer Vision connection:

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Select or enter the following

Connection name A name for your new connection
API Key Your Azure portal key
Azure resource endpoint Your Azure portal enpdoint. For more information see Call the Computer Vision API

Azure Computer Vision account requirements

  • Nintex Automation Cloud uses the Nintex Automation Cloud - Azure Computer Vision Connector to create Azure Computer Vision connections. This connection requires you to grant the Nintex Automation Cloud domain access to certain Azure Computer Vision data.
  • The account you use to create a connection for Azure Computer Vision is the account that has access to the Azure Computer Vision actions.