Extract a license plate number from an image URL using the CarsXE Plate Recognition API. Use this when a user shares a photo of a vehicle or license plate and wants to identify the plate number.
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---
name: plate-image-recognition
description: "Extract a license plate number from an image URL using the CarsXE Plate Recognition API. Use this when a user shares a photo of a vehicle or license plate and wants to identify the plate number."
category: media-and-creative
source_repo: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins
source_path: "plugins/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin/skills/plate-image-recognition/SKILL.md"
source_url: https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins/blob/HEAD/plugins/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin/skills/plate-image-recognition/SKILL.md
---
When the user shares an image containing a license plate and wants to extract the plate number:
1. Make an HTTP **POST** request to the CarsXE Plate Recognition API:
- **URL:** `https://api.carsxe.com/platerecognition?key={CARSXE_API_KEY}&source=codex_plugin`
- **Headers:** `Content-Type: application/json`
- **Body:**
```json
{
"image": "{IMAGE_URL}"
}
```
2. Display the extracted plate number and confidence score.
3. Offer to immediately decode the plate using the plate-decoder skill.
4. If the image is unclear, suggest the user retry with a better photo.
5. If the API key is missing, tell the user to set the `CARSXE_API_KEY` environment variable (see AGENTS.md).
---
**Source:** [`hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins`](https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) → `plugins/carsxe/carsxe-codex-plugin/skills/plate-image-recognition/SKILL.md`
