Object Recognition With Google Cloud Vision API, Twilio, and Java

This project integrates object and text recognition technology provided by Google Cloud Vision into a Java Spring Boot application. The Google Cloud Vision API is used to analyse images and extract labels, find and read printed text from images sent over a private WhatsApp Sandbox created using the Twilio WhatsApp API.

To run the application:

1. Create a free Twilio account.
2. Create a free Google Cloud Vision Developer account. Don't forget to add your Billing Information.
3. Create a ngrok account, download and install the ngrok client on your computer.
4. Start your ngrok agent by running ngrok http 8080 in your terminal.
5. Clone the project on your favourite Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
6. Install dependencies by running the following command: mvn install.
7. Run the project on your IDE or run the following command on your terminal:

java -jar ./target/customer-service.jar

You must have either the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or the Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your machine.

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