{"id":42847,"date":"2025-11-17T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/?p=42847"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:11:47","slug":"how-to-automate-image-descriptions-with-ai-builder-in-power-automate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/how-to-automate-image-descriptions-with-ai-builder-in-power-automate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"1400\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-660x377.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s fast-paced digital world, automating repetitive tasks not only saves time but also significantly improves productivity. Microsoft now offers a powerful preview AI model that enables automatic generation of image descriptions using the AI Builder\u2019s prebuilt Image Description model in Power Automate Flow.<\/p>\n<p>This smart tool analyzes your images and generates easy-to-understand, meaningful descriptions. These descriptions are really helpful for organizing your files, sorting images, and making content more accessible, all without you having to do anything manually.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How the AI Builder Image Description Model Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ai-builder\/prebuilt-image-description\">AI Builder Image Description<\/a> model uses advanced computer vision to understand what\u2019s in an image and convert that visual content into meaningful text. This makes tasks like organizing files, generating metadata, creating reports, or improving accessibility much easier because the system provides clear descriptions instantly and automatically.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of how the model works behind the scenes:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. It analyzes the image and generates three key outputs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A description (English only):<\/strong> A simple, human-readable explanation of what the image contains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tags:<\/strong> Keywords that highlight the main objects, themes, or concepts detected in the image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A confidence score:<\/strong> A percentage indicating how certain the model is about its description.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. It supports only these image file formats:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>.JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, and .BMP<\/strong><br \/>\nUploading any other format will cause the action to fail.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Image size requirements:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum file size: <strong>4 MB<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Minimum resolution: <strong>50 \u00d7 50 pixels<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>4. Role and licensing requirement:<\/h3>\n<p>You only need the Basic User role to use this model inside a Power Automate flow with no special admin permissions required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important note:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis feature is currently in preview, which means it works reliably for simple descriptions but is not recommended for production use yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before creating a flow using this model, ensure you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to Microsoft Power Automate<\/li>\n<li>Access to Dataverse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Step-by-Step Guide: Automate Image Descriptions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Create a New Flow<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign in to your <strong>Dataverse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Open Power Automate, and click Create \u2192 Instant cloud flow (or choose another flow type based on your use case).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42854\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"581\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 581w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Add File Input (Optional)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the trigger step, click Add an input \u2192 Select File.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42853\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"605\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 605w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This allows you to upload an image manually when testing the flow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Add the AI Builder Action<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click New Step \u2192 Search for &#8220;<strong>AI Builder<\/strong>&#8221; \u2192 Select &#8220;<strong>Describe images (Preview<\/strong>)&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42852\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"639\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 639w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Image field, choose File Content from Dynamic Content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42851\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"663\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 663w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-660x430.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Add Post-Processing Logic (Optional)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click once the description is generated, you can add further steps such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Storing the description in a database.<\/li>\n<li>Sending an email notification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42850\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"661\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 661w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Save and Test the Flow<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click Save.<\/li>\n<li>Select Test \u2192 Manually, and upload an image when prompted.<\/li>\n<li>The flow will run and automatically generate a description, confidence score, and related Tags.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42849\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"1227\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 1227w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-660x447.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1227px) 100vw, 1227px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42848\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 1px; margin: 1px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png\" alt=\"Automate Image Descriptions with AI Builder in Power Automate\" width=\"653\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate.png 653w, https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7Automate-Image-Descriptions-with-AI-Builder-in-Power-Automate-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Consideration (as per Microsoft docs):<br \/>\n<\/strong>This AI Builder currently supports only the English language and the following image formats only: <strong>Jpeg, Png, Gif, Bmp<\/strong>. Uploading other file types will result in a failed operation.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is still in preview and currently provides straightforward descriptions. However, in the future, it has the potential to generate more detailed and complex image descriptions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Should You Use the Image Description Model?<br \/>\n<\/strong>A common use case is when a user uploads product images to your system. Automatically generating a description helps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Product Image Metadata:<\/strong> Automatically generate captions for product images in catalogs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accessibility:<\/strong> Provide alt-text for images on websites and in documents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content Tagging:<\/strong> Tag images with relevant labels for smarter search.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surveillance or Monitoring:<\/strong> Describe visual scenes (people, objects, activity) for easier review or alerts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> How does the AI Builder Image Description model help my workflow?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt automatically scans your images and generates clear, meaningful descriptions along with tags and confidence scores. This means faster content organization, better accessibility, and zero manual effort.<\/li>\n<li><strong> What image formats can I upload?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe model currently supports <strong>JPG, JPEG, PNG, and BMP<\/strong> files. Using any other format will stop the flow from running successfully.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Are there any image size limits I should know about?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, your image must be <strong>under 4 MB<\/strong> and at least <strong>50 \u00d7 50 pixels<\/strong>. Staying within these limits ensures smooth processing.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Does it work with multiple languages?<\/strong><br \/>\nFor now, it generates descriptions <strong>only in English<\/strong>, as highlighted in the blog.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Is this ready for production use?<\/strong><br \/>\nNot yet. Since the feature is still in <strong>preview<\/strong>, it\u2019s ideal for testing, prototyping, and internal automation but not for mission-critical production scenarios.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Do I need admin rights to use this in my Power Automate flow?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. The <strong>Basic User role<\/strong> is all you need to start using the Image Description model, making it easy for anyone in your team to adopt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Power Automate\u2019s<strong> Image Description<\/strong> prebuilt model makes it effortless to generate meaningful image descriptions \u2014 without writing a single line of code. Whether it\u2019s for improving accessibility or automating content organization, this tool empowers you to streamline processes, save time, and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s fast-paced digital world, automating repetitive tasks not only saves time but also significantly improves productivity. Microsoft now offers a powerful preview AI model that enables automatic generation of image descriptions using the AI Builder\u2019s prebuilt Image Description model in Power Automate Flow. This smart tool analyzes your images and generates easy-to-understand, meaningful descriptions.\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/how-to-automate-image-descriptions-with-ai-builder-in-power-automate\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1901,1985,2361],"tags":[1956,1975],"class_list":["post-42847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-builder","category-power-automate","category-technical","tag-ai-builder","tag-power-automate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42847\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}