Smart Crop Product Image

---
name: smart-crop-product-image
description: AI-powered subject-aware crop that centers on the product regardless of its position in the frame.
---

# Smart Crop Product Image

E-commerce platforms and marketplaces use this recipe to normalize supplier product photos to consistent square thumbnails. AI detects the product and crops around it — no manual positioning, no lost products at the edges.

## APIs Used

Image Transformation (0.5 credits/request)

## Prerequisites

You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at [platform.iterationlayer.com](https://platform.iterationlayer.com) during the 7-day trial.

For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the [Iteration Layer Integration Guide](https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md).

## Implementation


```bash
curl -X POST \
  https://api.iterationlayer.com/image-transformation/v1/transform \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "file": {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "supplier-image.jpg",
      "url": "https://cdn.example.com/supplier/product-001.jpg"
    },
    "operations": [
      {
        "type": "smart_crop",
        "width_in_px": 1000,
        "height_in_px": 1000
      }
    ]
  }'
```

```typescript
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const result = await client.transformImage({
  file: {
    type: "url",
    name: "supplier-image.jpg",
    url: "https://cdn.example.com/supplier/product-001.jpg",
  },
  operations: [
    {
      type: "smart_crop",
      width_in_px: 1000,
      height_in_px: 1000,
    },
  ],
});
```

```python
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.transform_image(
    file={
        "type": "url",
        "name": "supplier-image.jpg",
        "url": "https://cdn.example.com/supplier/product-001.jpg",
    },
    operations=[
        {
            "type": "smart_crop",
            "width_in_px": 1000,
            "height_in_px": 1000,
        },
    ],
)
```

```go
package main

import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"

func main() {
	client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")

	result, err := client.TransformImage(il.TransformImageRequest{
		File: il.FileInput{Type: "url", Name: "supplier-image.jpg", Url: "https://cdn.example.com/supplier/product-001.jpg"},
		Operations: []il.TransformOperation{
			il.NewSmartCropOperation(1000, 1000),
		},
	})
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
}
```

```n8n
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        "width": 300,
        "color": 6
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    {
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        "resource": "imageTransformation",
        "fileInputMode": "url",
        "fileName": "supplier-image.jpg",
        "fileUrl": "https://cdn.example.com/supplier/product-001.jpg",
        "operations": {
          "operationValues": [
            {
              "operationType": "smart_crop",
              "widthInPx": 1000,
              "heightInPx": 1000
            }
          ]
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    }
  },
  "settings": {
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  }
}
```

```prompt
Smart crop the product image at [file URL] to center on the product. Use the transform_image tool with a smart_crop operation to [width]x[height] pixels.
```

### Response


```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "buffer": "/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEASABI...",
    "mime_type": "image/jpeg"
  }
}
```


## Links

- [Integration guide](https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md)
- [Full documentation](https://iterationlayer.com/docs)
- [OpenAPI spec](https://api.iterationlayer.com/openapi.json)
- [Browse all recipes](https://iterationlayer.com/recipes)