graph LR
    A[Upload Image] --> D[Auto-Inference]
    B[Example Image] --> D
    C[Webcam Capture] --> D
    D --> E[Results + Overlays]

    style D fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
    style E fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff

The predict panel runs inference automatically when you upload an image, select an example, or capture a webcam frame. No button click is needed.

Example images are preloaded when the page loads, so clicking an example triggers near-instant inference with no download wait.

Changing any parameter automatically re-runs inference on the current image with a 500ms debounce. No need to re-upload.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

To run inference from your own scripts, notebooks, or apps, include an API key. Generate one in [`Settings > API Keys`](../account/api-keys.md).

POST https://platform.ultralytics.com/api/models/{modelId}/predict

```python
import requests

url = "https://platform.ultralytics.com/api/models/MODEL_ID/predict"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
files = {"file": open("image.jpg", "rb")}
data = {"conf": 0.25, "iou": 0.7, "imgsz": 640}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, files=files, data=data)
print(response.json())
```

```bash
curl -X POST \
  "https://platform.ultralytics.com/api/models/MODEL_ID/predict" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F "conf=0.25" \
  -F "iou=0.7" \
  -F "imgsz=640"
```

```javascript
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append("file", fileInput.files[0]);
formData.append("conf", "0.25");
formData.append("iou", "0.7");
formData.append("imgsz", "640");

const response = await fetch(
  "https://platform.ultralytics.com/api/models/MODEL_ID/predict",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" },
    body: formData,
  }
);

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result);
```

{
    "images": [
        {
            "shape": [1080, 1920],
            "results": [
                {
                    "class": 0,
                    "name": "person",
                    "confidence": 0.92,
                    "box": { "x1": 100, "y1": 50, "x2": 300, "y2": 400 }
                },
                {
                    "class": 2,
                    "name": "car",
                    "confidence": 0.87,
                    "box": { "x1": 400, "y1": 200, "x2": 600, "y2": 350 }
                }
            ],
            "speed": {
                "preprocess": 1.2,
                "inference": 12.5,
                "postprocess": 2.3
            }
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "imageCount": 1,
        "functionTimeCall": 0.018,
        "model": "model.pt",
        "version": {
            "ultralytics": "8.x.x",
            "torch": "2.6.0",
            "torchvision": "0.21.0",
            "python": "3.13.0"
        }
    }
}

```json
{
  "class": 0,
  "name": "person",
  "confidence": 0.92,
  "box": {"x1": 100, "y1": 50, "x2": 300, "y2": 400}
}
```

```json
{
  "class": 0,
  "name": "person",
  "confidence": 0.92,
  "box": {"x1": 100, "y1": 50, "x2": 300, "y2": 400},
  "segments": [[100, 50], [150, 60], ...]
}
```

```json
{
  "class": 0,
  "name": "person",
  "confidence": 0.92,
  "box": {"x1": 100, "y1": 50, "x2": 300, "y2": 400},
  "keypoints": [
    {"x": 200, "y": 75, "conf": 0.95},
    ...
  ]
}
```

```json
{
  "results": [
    {"class": 0, "name": "cat", "confidence": 0.95},
    {"class": 1, "name": "dog", "confidence": 0.03}
  ]
}
```

```json
{
  "class": 0,
  "name": "ship",
  "confidence": 0.89,
  "box": {"x1": 100, "y1": 50, "x2": 300, "y2": 400},
  "obb": {"x1": 105, "y1": 48, "x2": 295, "y2": 55, "x3": 290, "y3": 395, "x4": 110, "y4": 402}
}
```

Deploy a [dedicated endpoint](endpoints.md) for **unlimited** inference with no rate limits, predictable throughput, and consistent low-latency responses. For local inference, see the [Predict mode guide](../../modes/predict.md).

from ultralytics import YOLO

model = YOLO("yolo26n.pt")
results = model("image.jpg")
results[0].save("annotated.jpg")

```python
import concurrent.futures

import requests

url = "https://predict-abc123.run.app/predict"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
images = ["img1.jpg", "img2.jpg", "img3.jpg"]


def predict(image_path):
    with open(image_path, "rb") as f:
        return requests.post(url, headers=headers, files={"file": f}).json()


with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
    results = list(executor.map(predict, images))
```