API for Random Images about datasets

[lukechesser]

@Man7hano not sure I follow. We have an API endpoint for serving random images available here: https://unsplash.com/documentation#get-a-random-photo

[themataleao]

Hey @lukechesser, yes I know but I am not allowed to use all of them for machine learning purposes, therefore I am not allowed to connect to the API as a partner.
I would like to use random images within the Lite Dataset because I can use it in a commercial way through the same API.

[lukechesser]

@Man7hano ah I see what you mean. Can you not just grab a random photo from the dataset itself?

[themataleao]

@lukechesser hmmm, I could do that but I can not load the dataset into my app it is just too big, I need to save space wherever I can. As far as I can see there is only a Python and PostgresSQL wrapper. An API is great because you only need to load a small bunch of images for every instance. I could build my own API with your dataset, but I prefer your API because it is really well set up and works great for my purposes. :) Anyway, if there is no option I will figure something out...Thanks for checking 👍

[lukechesser]

@Man7hano to be clear, the data is just a TSV. It can be loaded into anything — MySQL, SQLite, etc. The Python and Postgres documentation are just examples of how to load the TSV data into another format