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Mallabe Images

Mallabe Images is an automation toolchain that allows you to process images, resize, crop and apply other manipulations on images on the fly.

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Overview

The "Mallabe Images" node provides a suite of image processing operations accessible via an API. Specifically, the "Blur Image" operation allows users to apply a blur effect to an image by specifying a blur intensity value. This is useful in scenarios such as anonymizing parts of images, creating artistic effects, or preparing images for privacy compliance.

For example, you might use this node to blur faces in photos before sharing them publicly or to soften backgrounds in product images automatically.

Properties

Name Meaning
Image URL Public URL of the image file to blur
Blur Value A numeric value from 0.3 to 1000 indicating the strength of the blur; higher means more blur
Download Image? Boolean flag to decide whether to download the processed image binary data or just return a link
Put Output File In Field When downloading, the name of the output field where the binary image data will be stored
Webhook URL (Advanced) Optional URL to send a webhook with the operation's data

Output

The node outputs JSON data containing details about the processed image, including at least a URL to the blurred image.

  • If Download Image? is set to false, the output JSON includes the URL of the blurred image.
  • If Download Image? is set to true, the node downloads the blurred image and outputs it as binary data under the specified output field name, alongside the JSON metadata.

This allows downstream nodes to either use the image URL directly or work with the actual image file data.

Dependencies

  • Requires an active API key credential for the Mallabe Images service.
  • The node makes HTTP POST requests to the Mallabe Images API endpoint /v1/images/blur.
  • For downloading images, it uses a CDN request helper to fetch binary data from the returned image URL.

Troubleshooting

  • Invalid Image URL: If the provided URL is not publicly accessible or not an image, the API may fail. Ensure URLs are direct links to image files and publicly reachable.
  • Blur Value Out of Range: Values outside the 0.3 to 1000 range may cause errors or unexpected results. Use values within this range.
  • API Authentication Errors: Missing or invalid API credentials will prevent the node from working. Verify that the API key is correctly configured.
  • Webhook URL Issues: If using the webhook URL, ensure the endpoint is valid and can accept POST requests; otherwise, webhook delivery will fail silently or cause errors.
  • Download Failures: If downloading the image fails, check network connectivity and that the returned URL is accessible.

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