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Plate Recognizer ACTION

Run Recognition

Triggers a recognition process using the Plate Recognizer SDK.
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Plate Recognizer account once, then configure and run Run Recognition from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "platerecognizer-run-recognition",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    platerecognizer: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    imageFileOrUrl: "Image Path or URL",
    regions: ["Regions"],
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Run Recognition inputs
Property Type Description
imageFileOrUrl Image Path or URL string
The image to be recognized. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the /tmp directory (for example, /tmp/myImage.jpg)
Required
regions Regions string[]
Regions to select specific license plate patterns. See further details here
Optional
cameraId Camera ID string
The ID of the camera that took the image.
Optional
mmc MMC boolean
Whether to detect vehicle make, model, and color.
Optional
config Config object
Additional configuration. See further details here
Optional
syncDir SyncDir dir
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
platerecognizer-run-recognition
Version
0.1.3
App
Plate Recognizer
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes