IMINT APIs

Imagery APIs the IMINT operator pulls from. Many overlap with GEOINT; the distinguishing entries here focus on imagery-only, reverse search, and face / object detection.

API	Auth + tier	Endpoint	Returns
Yandex Reverse Image	Web (no public API).	https://yandex.com/images/search?rpt=imageview&url=…	Reverse image search; strongest public RIS.
Google Vision API	API key; paid.	https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/	Labels, OCR, landmarks, face detection, similar images.
Bing Visual Search	Azure key; paid.	https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0/images/visualsearch	Reverse image search.
TinEye API	Paid.	https://api.tineye.com/	Reverse image search, first-seen dates.
PimEyes	Paid; legal authority required.	https://pimeyes.com/	Face-search engine.
FaceCheck.ID	Paid.	https://facecheck.id/	Face-search engine.
Clarifai	API key; free + paid.	https://api.clarifai.com/v2/	Image classification, custom models.
AWS Rekognition	AWS credentials.	https://rekognition.<region>.amazonaws.com/	Labels, faces, text, moderation.
Azure Computer Vision	Azure key.	https://<region>.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/vision/v3.2/	OCR, tags, descriptions, brand detection.
Planet / Maxar / Capella	Paid; see GEOINT APIs.	various	Commercial satellite imagery.
FlickrSearch	API key.	https://www.flickr.com/services/api/	Geotagged public photos.
Mapillary API	API token.	https://graph.mapillary.com/	Street-level imagery worldwide.
KartaView	Public.	https://api.openstreetcam.org/	Open street-level imagery.

References

• IMINT for the discipline overview.

• IMINT Tools for the operator’s kit.

• IMINT Sources for the data sources.

• IMINT Techniques for the tradecraft.

• IMINT Intel for the finished-product side.

• Yandex

• 0X46 - Geospatial

• Bellingcat’s geolocation toolkit