# Image target generation at runtime

**URL:** <https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127 "2024-10-10T19:59:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Rainville](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/daniel_rainville/32/1126_2.png) [@Daniel\_Rainville](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Daniel_Rainville)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127/1 "2024-10-10T19:59:08Z")

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Is it possible to generate an image target at runtime?

Use case:

We take a photo of whatever the user is seeing (we don’t know in advance what that is) and we use that as an image target inside 8thwall.

I know we can switch the active image targets but don’t know how to generate + add an image target at runtime.

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**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127/2 "2024-10-10T20:27:18Z")

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Unfortunately, creating image targets at runtime is not currently possible.

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Rainville](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/daniel_rainville/32/1126_2.png) [@Daniel\_Rainville](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Daniel_Rainville)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127/3 "2024-10-10T20:43:17Z")

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Are you sure? I just found the following API that seems to be doing just that:

> **[Platform API: Image Targets | 8th Wall](https://www.8thwall.com/docs/api/platform-api/)**
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> The 8th Wall Image Target Management API enables developers to dynamically manage the image target

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**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127/4 "2024-10-10T21:41:02Z")

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You’ll need a secret key to pass [authentication](https://www.8thwall.com/docs/api/platform-api/#authentication), which isn’t currently available.

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Rainville](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/daniel_rainville/32/1126_2.png) [@Daniel\_Rainville](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Daniel_Rainville)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127/5 "2024-10-10T22:45:22Z")

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It says it available to Enterprise users on the website? So that’s not true?

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**Author:** ![GeorgeButler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/georgebutler/32/1903_2.png) [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/image-target-generation-at-runtime/3127/6 "2024-10-11T20:18:16Z")

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Yes, that’s correct—it’s only available to customers on the enterprise plan, which is no longer offered. I’ll bring this up with the team to consider enabling it for other tiers in the future.