{
  "slug": "gcp-video-intelligence-api-face-detection-smiling-attribute-breaking-change",
  "title": "Video Intelligence API: face detection smiling attribute removal",
  "summary": "From 14 Jan 2027, the smiling attribute in DetectedAttribute of the Video Intelligence API is permanently removed for all projects. Since 15 Oct 2026, the attribute is no longer returned for new projects or projects without recent Face Detection usage.",
  "cloud": "gcp",
  "service": "Video Intelligence API",
  "service_slug": "video-intelligence-api",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "breaking_change",
  "announced_date": null,
  "effective_date": "2027-01-14",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Google has deprecated the emotion label response for face detection (FACE_DETECTION) in the Video Intelligence API. From 14 Jan 2027, the smiling attribute in DetectedAttribute is permanently removed for all projects. Since 15 Oct 2026, the attribute is no longer returned for new projects or projects without recent Face Detection usage. Google also states that the Video Intelligence API as a whole has been deprecated since 14 Sep 2026 and will be shut down on 14 Sep 2027.",
  "migration_path": "Google's [face detection guide](https://docs.cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/docs/face-detection) says not to use the smiling attribute shown in its code samples. Google has not published other migration steps for this change. For the shutdown of the whole API, Google recommends migrating to the Gemini family of models.",
  "replacement": null,
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#October_15_2026",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://docs.cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/docs/reference/rest/v1/AnnotateVideoResponse#DetectedAttribute"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": null,
  "last_checked_at": "2026-11-14T17:00:09.102Z",
  "created_at": "2026-11-14T17:02:50.527Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-14T17:02:50.527Z",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-video-intelligence-api-face-detection-smiling-attribute-breaking-change",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/fe",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-video-intelligence-api-face-detection-smiling-attribute-breaking-change.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-video-intelligence-api-face-detection-smiling-attribute-breaking-change.json",
  "estate_check": null,
  "source_note": null
}