A pretrained height of buildings classifier that sorts an image into one of 5 categories — the height category of buildings in the image. Use the height of buildings API immediately, no training required, then adapt it to your own data when you need more.
Drop in a photo and get the prediction back. No signup, no setup.
A sample of the 5 labels this pretrained classifier chooses between.
Need a label that isn't here? Clone the classifier into your Nyckel console and edit the label set to fit your data.
Get your own copy of this classifier behind your own endpoint — callable from any HTTP client:
curl -X POST "https://www.nyckel.com/v1/functions/YOUR_FUNCTION_ID/invoke" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"data": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"}'import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://www.nyckel.com/v1/functions/YOUR_FUNCTION_ID/invoke",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"},
json={"data": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"},
)
print(response.json())const response = await fetch("https://www.nyckel.com/v1/functions/YOUR_FUNCTION_ID/invoke", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({ data: "https://example.com/photo.jpg" }),
});
console.log(await response.json());$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.nyckel.com/v1/functions/YOUR_FUNCTION_ID/invoke');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, '{"data": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"}');
$headers = array();
$headers[] = 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN';
$headers[] = 'Content-Type: application/json';
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
$result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $result;Example response
{
"labelName": "Medium",
"labelId": "label_...",
"confidence": 0.92
}Trained on a Nyckel-curated dataset covering 5 height of buildings categories, served on Nyckel's own infrastructure — your image stays on Nyckel.
Send an image URL or file to the invoke endpoint; the response is a label with a confidence score.
Clone it, then correct predictions and add your own samples in the console — Nyckel retrains automatically, turning this into a custom model tuned to your data.
This function can assist urban planners in assessing the height of existing buildings to ensure compliance with zoning regulations. By analyzing building heights, planners can make informed decisions on future developments, ensuring that urban growth is sustainable and aesthetically pleasing.
Real estate professionals can utilize this function to evaluate properties based on building height data. This information can significantly impact property values, helping investors and agents provide accurate appraisals and market assessments.
In emergency management, understanding the height of buildings is crucial for planning evacuation protocols and deploying resources. This function enables responders to prioritize operations in taller structures, ensuring effective rescue and support during disasters.
Governments and construction companies can monitor new infrastructures, using this function to verify if building heights adhere to approved plans. This helps mitigate risks of non-compliance and safeguards public interests by ensuring the integrity of new developments.
Environmental consultants can leverage building height data to analyze impacts on sunlight, wind patterns, and local ecosystems. This function aids in creating comprehensive assessments that help maintain ecological balance while accommodating urban expansion.
Architects can incorporate height classifications into their design processes, allowing for better integration of new buildings into existing skylines. This function can aid in visualizing aesthetic impacts before construction, making it easier to get approvals from stakeholders.
Smart city applications can integrate this classification function to enhance data analytics and urban intelligence. By understanding building heights in various districts, city officials can optimize resource allocation, traffic management, and service delivery for a more efficient urban experience.
A zero-shot classifier uses a large foundation model's general knowledge to pick between your labels — no task-specific training, so new or edited labels work immediately. A Nyckel-trained classifier has been trained on labeled examples and runs on Nyckel's own infrastructure, which typically makes it faster, cheaper per call, and more accurate on data that resembles its training set. The "Under the hood" section on this page shows which kind this classifier is, and any classifier can be adapted into a trained one by adding your own examples.
Honestly: we can't know in advance — it depends on your data stream and how closely it resembles what this classifier has seen. The reliable way to find out is to measure it on your own data: start invoking the classifier with real traffic, or upload and annotate a set of images in the console — make sure they look like your production data, not idealized examples. Nyckel's evaluation metrics then show you exactly how it performs on that data before you rely on it.
No classifier is perfect, so Nyckel is built around the correction loop: invokes can be captured for review, you confirm or correct predictions in the console, and corrections become training data. Over time the model adapts to your data distribution — accuracy on your traffic improves with use rather than staying fixed.
No. This height of buildings classifier works out of the box — clone it into your console and you'll have your own API endpoint in under a minute. Training data only enters the picture when you want to adapt it: your corrected predictions and uploaded samples improve the model, and you can also edit the label set to match your needs.
Trying the classifier on this page is free with no signup. Cloning it requires a free account, and the free tier covers your first API calls each month — see nyckel.com/pricing for current limits and paid tiers.
Add this pretrained classifier to your Nyckel console — you'll get a live API endpoint in under a minute, and a path to a custom model when you need one.