---
title: "AI39-1 Appearance Anti-Infringement Search - Submit Task"
method: POST
path: "/ai/image-search/submit"
tags: ["Design Infringement Search"]
---

# AI39-1 Appearance Anti-Infringement Search - Submit Task

`POST /ai/image-search/submit`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://connect.patsnap.com`
- URL: `https://connect.patsnap.com/ai/image-search/submit`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/patsnap/apis/patsnap-open-platform-api/docs/ai/image-search/submit/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Submit design patent search task based on product image and search criteria. The system will automatically perform image similarity search, AI reranking and risk analysis to generate design patent FTO report. Task is executed asynchronously, returns task_id for subsequent polling to get results.

## Request body

- AI391ImageSearchSubmitRequest
  - `apply_start_time` string: Patent application start time in yyyyMMdd format, used to filter patents filed after this date
  - `country` unknown[], required: Target country/region code list, supports US, CN, JP, KR, AU, EU, etc.
    - unknown
  - `lang` string: Report language, cn for Chinese, en for English
  - `loc_items` unknown[]: Locarno classification list
    - unknown
  - `main_field` string: Main field/keyword for auxiliary search
  - `url` string: Image URL

## Response `200`

Successful ai39-1 appearance anti-infringement search - submit task response.

- AI391ImageSearchSubmitResponse
  - `data` AI391ImageSearchSubmitAsyncTaskIdResponse
    - `task_id` string, required: Unique task identifier for subsequent polling to get task results
  - `status` boolean, required: Status
  - `error_msg` string: Error Message
  - `error_code` integer, required: Error Code

## Other responses

- `201`: Created.
- `401`: Unauthorized.
- `403`: Forbidden.
- `404`: Not Found.

---

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