# GuardrailImageBlock
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Contain an image which user wants guarded. This block is accepted by the guardrails independent API.

## Contents
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 ** format **   <a name="bedrock-Type-runtime_GuardrailImageBlock-format"></a>
The format details for the file type of the image blocked by the guardrail.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `png | jpeg`   
Required: Yes

 ** source **   <a name="bedrock-Type-runtime_GuardrailImageBlock-source"></a>
The image source (image bytes) details of the image blocked by the guardrail.  
Type: [GuardrailImageSource](API_runtime_GuardrailImageSource.md) object  
 **Note: **This object is a Union. Only one member of this object can be specified or returned.  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/bedrock-runtime-2023-09-30/GuardrailImageBlock) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/bedrock-runtime-2023-09-30/GuardrailImageBlock) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/bedrock-runtime-2023-09-30/GuardrailImageBlock)