# StartTextDetectionFilters
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Set of optional parameters that let you set the criteria text must meet to be included in your response. `WordFilter` looks at a word's height, width and minimum confidence. `RegionOfInterest` lets you set a specific region of the screen to look for text in.

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 ** RegionsOfInterest **   <a name="rekognition-Type-StartTextDetectionFilters-RegionsOfInterest"></a>
Filter focusing on a certain area of the frame. Uses a `BoundingBox` object to set the region of the screen.  
Type: Array of [RegionOfInterest](API_RegionOfInterest.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items.  
Required: No

 ** WordFilter **   <a name="rekognition-Type-StartTextDetectionFilters-WordFilter"></a>
Filters focusing on qualities of the text, such as confidence or size.  
Type: [DetectionFilter](API_DetectionFilter.md) object  
Required: No

## 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/rekognition-2016-06-27/StartTextDetectionFilters) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/rekognition-2016-06-27/StartTextDetectionFilters) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/rekognition-2016-06-27/StartTextDetectionFilters)