---
title: "Image-Moderation"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/zia-services/image-moderation/
description: "This page describes the method to use the Image Moderation feature to detect vulnerability in images within your Java application with sample code snippets"
last_updated: 2026-06-09T07:46:16Z
service: Zia Services
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Image-Moderation - API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/zia-services/image-moderation/#ImageModeration
---

# Image Moderation

Image Moderation detects and recognizes inappropriate and unsafe content in images. The criteria include suggestive or
explicit racy content, nudity, violence, gore, bloodshed, and the presence of weapons and drugs.

You can learn more from the [Image Moderation help page](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/zia-services/help/image-moderation/introduction).

You can provide a ._jpg_/._jpeg_ or ._png_ file as the input. Refer to the [API documentation](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/api/code-reference/zia-services/image-moderation/#ImageModeration) for the request and response formats.

You can set the moderation mode as `BASIC`, `MODERATE`, or
`ADVANCED` optionally. The image is processed in the `ADVANCED` mode by
default.

The response returns the probability of each criteria with their confidence scores, and the prediction of the image
being `safe\_to\_use` or `unsafe\_to\_use`.

#### Sample Code Snippet 

**Package Imports**

```java
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCAnalyseMode; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCImageModerateData; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCImageModerationConfidence; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCImageModerationOptions; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCImageModerationPrediction; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCML;
import java.io.File;

```

```java
File file = new File("{filePath}"); //Specify the file path 
ZCImageModerationOptions options = ZCImageModerationOptions.getInstance().setAnalyseMode(ZCAnalyseMode.ADVANCED); 
//Set the moderation mode
ZCImageModerateData imData = ZCML.getInstance().moderateImage(file, options); 
//Call moderateImage() with the input file
and options ZCImageModerationPrediction prediction = imData.getPrediction(); 
//To get the final prediction Double
predictionConfidence = imData.getConfidence(); 
//To get the confidence score of the final prediction List confidences =
imData.getImageModerationConfidenceList(); 
//To get the confidence scores of each criteria predicted

```