Face Detection API

A simple face detection API made with Python Flask and FastAPI, using the Deepface library.

Tech Stack

• Python
• Flask
• Deepface

Dependencies

• Deepface: https://github.com/serengil/deepface

Running the API

1. Clone the repository
2. Install the dependencies with Poetry:
   • Install Poetry with curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poetry.py | python or pip install poetry
   • Install the packages with poetry install
   • Start a poetry shell with poetry shell
3. Start the Flask development server with flask run
4. Start the FastAPI development server with uvicorn fast_app:app

Installing Deepface on MacOS or Troubleshooting

If you encounter any errors during installation, try the following steps:

1. Remove the pyproject.toml and poetry.lock files
2. For MacOS with M1, run:
   • poetry add tensorflow-macos tensorflow-Metal fastapi flask pillow
3. Start a Poetry shell with poetry shell
4. Install Deepface without dependencies by running pip install deepface --no-deps

Note

Before running the API, make sure to check that you have all the required dependencies installed and configured correctly.