Request for Dynamic Image Target Upload API Access

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Hello 8th Wall Team,

We’re currently embedding 8th Wall AR for image targets capability into our web application platform where we allow users to create AR experiences with their own custom image markers. These markers are uploaded through our backend system, and we’d like to have an ability to upload them to 8th Wall’s image target library.

I understand from a previous forum post link that “There isn’t a publicly available API for uploading image targets. The only way to do it is manually through the Image Target Wizard on your project page.”

For our use case, this creates a significant workflow challenge, as we need to support potentially hundreds of different markers without manual intervention.

I wanted to know -

  • Is there now any API available for programmatically uploading image targets?
  • If not, are there any plans to introduce such functionality in the future?
  • Could you suggest any alternative approaches for our scenario where users can upload their own markers that trigger AR experiences?

I really appreciate any help you can provide.

P.S. We have a Pro License

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Hi, welcome to the forums!

Yes we do have an Image Target API, however it requires a custom agreement. Please reach out to licensing@8thwall.com.

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Hi @GeorgeButler

I was actually able to find the private Image Target Platform API on my project “Image Targets” page.

I found two curl commands -

  1. Create and upload a sample image target to this app
  2. Request the list of image targets for this app

I was able to use the 1. command with no problem.
It uploaded the image to the image target library

That section of document mentions “The Image Target Platform API allows developers to fetch, create, preview, and modify image targets remotely.” with a link to Platform API Documentation

But when you open the webpage, it says “Page Not Found”

I would like to delete a specific image target from the library.

This is to facilitate the use case in my web platform where the users are able to replace the image targets or remove them, which should also remove/replace the image targets in the 8th wall library for that project.

Is there a private API for that, too?

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Let’s follow up on this discussion here: support@8thwall.com.