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Color Blindness Simulator API

Simulate how images and graphics appear to people with Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia, and Achromatopsia.

Environment

EnvironmentBase URL
Productionhttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1

There is one environment and no sandbox, so every request here is real and counts toward your limits.

Request

POSThttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/color-blindness-simulator
Content type
multipart/form-data
Auth
X-API-Key with tools:run
Accepts
jpg, png, webp, avif, gif, bmp, tiff
Files per request
1
Largest file
2 GB
Job timeout
60 s
Rate weight
2 units

Parameters

Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.

NameTypeDefaultAllowed
deficiencystringdeuteranopiadeuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia, achromatopsia, all
severityinteger100min 10, max 100

Response

StatusBodyWhen
201png, jpg, webp, jsonThe run finished within 60 seconds
202Job summary JSONStill running; poll the job
4xx, 5xxError JSONSee error codes

A file response carries X-Sada-Job and X-Sada-Expires-At. For long work, post to /v1/tools/color-blindness-simulator/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.

Also runs on the device

In the web tool and apps, Color Blindness Simulator can run locally with no upload. The API always processes on the server.

Try it yourself!

Pick a file, set the options and run a real request with your key. The code follows your changes.

Headers

You need a free key to run this request. Sign in and create a key.

Body

curl -X POST "https://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/color-blindness-simulator" \  -H "X-API-Key: $SADAFILES_API_KEY" \  -F "files[]=@input.jpg" \  -o output.png

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