Run automated virus scanning and unsafe-content moderation on Uploadcare files using the Add-Ons REST API
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Steps
Confirm you're using REST API v0.7 or higher, since Add-Ons execution is only available on that version and later
To virus-scan a file, call the Add-Ons execute endpoint for the ClamAV engine, passing the target file's UUID (in standard 8-4-4-4-12 hex format)
To moderate image content, call the Add-Ons execute endpoint for the AWS Rekognition moderation add-on against an image file's UUID, which detects moderation labels for unsafe content
Configure whether flagged files are auto-deleted or simply flagged-but-retained via the moderation add-on's action setting, either through the dashboard or the API
Poll the add-on execution status endpoint, or subscribe to a corresponding webhook event, to learn the scan/moderation result asynchronously rather than assuming it completes within the initial request
Known gotchas
Add-on execution is asynchronous — the initial call only starts the scan/moderation job, so integrations must poll status or use webhooks rather than expecting a synchronous clean/unsafe verdict
The AWS Rekognition moderation add-on applies to images only; it isn't a general-purpose scanner for video or document content
Add-Ons require REST API v0.7+, so accounts or integrations still pinned to an older REST API version won't be able to invoke virus scanning or moderation until they upgrade
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