---
title: "Image Moderation"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/zia-services/image-moderation/
description: "This page describes the method to use the Image Moderation feature to detect vulnerability in images within your Python 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
  - name: "SDK Scopes"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/sdk-scopes
---

# Image Moderation

[Image Moderation](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/zia-services/help/image-moderation/introduction/) 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 provide a .webp/.jpeg or .png file as the input to the `open()` method. This method returns the image file object as a response. 

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`.

To know more about the component instance `zia` used below, please refer to [this help section](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/zia-services/get-component-instance/).

**Parameters Used**

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th class="w20p">Parameter Name</th>
         <th class="w20p">Data Type</th>
      <th class="w60p">Definition</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
    <tr>
			<td>`img`</td>
         <td>Image</td>
			<td>A **Mandatory** parameter. Will store the image to be analyzed.</td>
		</tr>
        <tr>
			<td>`options`</td>
         <td>Array</td>
			<td>A **Optional** parameter. Will store the analysis mode values - "basic", "moderate" or "advanced"</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

```python
zia = app.zia()
img = open("sample.webp", "rb")
result = zia.moderate_image(img, options={"mode": "moderate"})

```

A sample response is shown below :

```json
{
   "probability":{
      "racy":"0.09",
      "nudity":"0.06"
   },
   "confidence":"0.85",
   "prediction":"safe_to_use"
}

```

> **Info :** Refer to the [SDK Scopes table](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/sdk-scopes) to determine the required permission level for performing the above operation.