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Create moderation

$ openai moderations create

post /moderations

Classifies if text and/or image inputs are potentially harmful. Learn more in the moderation guide.

Parameters

  • --input: string or array of string or array of ModerationMultiModalInput

    Input (or inputs) to classify. Can be a single string, an array of strings, or an array of multi-modal input objects similar to other models.

  • --model: optional string or ModerationModel

    The content moderation model you would like to use. Learn more in the moderation guide, and learn about available models here.

Returns

  • ModerationNewResponse: object { id, model, results }

    Represents if a given text input is potentially harmful.

    • id: string

      The unique identifier for the moderation request.

    • model: string

      The model used to generate the moderation results.

    • results: array of Moderation

      A list of moderation objects.

      • categories: object { harassment, "harassment/threatening", hate, 10 more }

        A list of the categories, and whether they are flagged or not.

        • harassment: boolean

          Content that expresses, incites, or promotes harassing language towards any target.

        • harassment/threatening: boolean

          Harassment content that also includes violence or serious harm towards any target.

        • hate: boolean

          Content that expresses, incites, or promotes hate based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, disability status, or caste. Hateful content aimed at non-protected groups (e.g., chess players) is harassment.

        • hate/threatening: boolean

          Hateful content that also includes violence or serious harm towards the targeted group based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, disability status, or caste.

        • illicit: boolean

          Content that includes instructions or advice that facilitate the planning or execution of wrongdoing, or that gives advice or instruction on how to commit illicit acts. For example, "how to shoplift" would fit this category.

        • illicit/violent: boolean

          Content that includes instructions or advice that facilitate the planning or execution of wrongdoing that also includes violence, or that gives advice or instruction on the procurement of any weapon.

        • self-harm: boolean

          Content that promotes, encourages, or depicts acts of self-harm, such as suicide, cutting, and eating disorders.

        • self-harm/instructions: boolean

          Content that encourages performing acts of self-harm, such as suicide, cutting, and eating disorders, or that gives instructions or advice on how to commit such acts.

        • self-harm/intent: boolean

          Content where the speaker expresses that they are engaging or intend to engage in acts of self-harm, such as suicide, cutting, and eating disorders.

        • sexual: boolean

          Content meant to arouse sexual excitement, such as the description of sexual activity, or that promotes sexual services (excluding sex education and wellness).

        • sexual/minors: boolean

          Sexual content that includes an individual who is under 18 years old.

        • violence: boolean

          Content that depicts death, violence, or physical injury.

        • violence/graphic: boolean

          Content that depicts death, violence, or physical injury in graphic detail.

      • category_applied_input_types: object { harassment, "harassment/threatening", hate, 10 more }

        A list of the categories along with the input type(s) that the score applies to.

        • harassment: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'harassment'.

          • "text"

        • harassment/threatening: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'harassment/threatening'.

          • "text"

        • hate: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'hate'.

          • "text"

        • hate/threatening: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'hate/threatening'.

          • "text"

        • illicit: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'illicit'.

          • "text"

        • illicit/violent: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'illicit/violent'.

          • "text"

        • self-harm: array of "text" or "image"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'self-harm'.

          • "text"

          • "image"

        • self-harm/instructions: array of "text" or "image"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'self-harm/instructions'.

          • "text"

          • "image"

        • self-harm/intent: array of "text" or "image"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'self-harm/intent'.

          • "text"

          • "image"

        • sexual: array of "text" or "image"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'sexual'.

          • "text"

          • "image"

        • sexual/minors: array of "text"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'sexual/minors'.

          • "text"

        • violence: array of "text" or "image"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'violence'.

          • "text"

          • "image"

        • violence/graphic: array of "text" or "image"

          The applied input type(s) for the category 'violence/graphic'.

          • "text"

          • "image"

      • category_scores: object { harassment, "harassment/threatening", hate, 10 more }

        A list of the categories along with their scores as predicted by model.

        • harassment: number

          The score for the category 'harassment'.

        • harassment/threatening: number

          The score for the category 'harassment/threatening'.

        • hate: number

          The score for the category 'hate'.

        • hate/threatening: number

          The score for the category 'hate/threatening'.

        • illicit: number

          The score for the category 'illicit'.

        • illicit/violent: number

          The score for the category 'illicit/violent'.

        • self-harm: number

          The score for the category 'self-harm'.

        • self-harm/instructions: number

          The score for the category 'self-harm/instructions'.

        • self-harm/intent: number

          The score for the category 'self-harm/intent'.

        • sexual: number

          The score for the category 'sexual'.

        • sexual/minors: number

          The score for the category 'sexual/minors'.

        • violence: number

          The score for the category 'violence'.

        • violence/graphic: number

          The score for the category 'violence/graphic'.

      • flagged: boolean

        Whether any of the below categories are flagged.

Example

openai moderations create \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --input 'I want to kill them.'

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "model": "model",
  "results": [
    {
      "categories": {
        "harassment": true,
        "harassment/threatening": true,
        "hate": true,
        "hate/threatening": true,
        "illicit": true,
        "illicit/violent": true,
        "self-harm": true,
        "self-harm/instructions": true,
        "self-harm/intent": true,
        "sexual": true,
        "sexual/minors": true,
        "violence": true,
        "violence/graphic": true
      },
      "category_applied_input_types": {
        "harassment": [
          "text"
        ],
        "harassment/threatening": [
          "text"
        ],
        "hate": [
          "text"
        ],
        "hate/threatening": [
          "text"
        ],
        "illicit": [
          "text"
        ],
        "illicit/violent": [
          "text"
        ],
        "self-harm": [
          "text"
        ],
        "self-harm/instructions": [
          "text"
        ],
        "self-harm/intent": [
          "text"
        ],
        "sexual": [
          "text"
        ],
        "sexual/minors": [
          "text"
        ],
        "violence": [
          "text"
        ],
        "violence/graphic": [
          "text"
        ]
      },
      "category_scores": {
        "harassment": 0,
        "harassment/threatening": 0,
        "hate": 0,
        "hate/threatening": 0,
        "illicit": 0,
        "illicit/violent": 0,
        "self-harm": 0,
        "self-harm/instructions": 0,
        "self-harm/intent": 0,
        "sexual": 0,
        "sexual/minors": 0,
        "violence": 0,
        "violence/graphic": 0
      },
      "flagged": true
    }
  ]
}