Try to send image not JSON

app.py

@@ -305,13 +305,18 @@ def stream(uid:str):
 # https://universe.roboflow.com/team-hope-mmcyy/hydroquest | https://universe.roboflow.com/sky-sd2zq/bird_only-pt0bm/model/1
 import base64, requests
 def roboflow_infer(image_path, api_url, api_key):
-    with open(image_path, "rb") as f:
-        img_b64 = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode()
-    res = requests.post(api_url, json={
-        "api_key": api_key,
-        "image": img_b64
-    }, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
-    return res.json()
+    with open(image_path, "rb") as image_file:
+        files = {"file": image_file}
+        res = requests.post(
+            f"{api_url}?api_key={api_key}&confidence=70",  # Add threshold to URL
+            files=files
+        )
+    print(f"[Roboflow] {res.status_code} response")
+    try:
+        return res.json()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("[Roboflow JSON decode error]", e)
+        return {}
 
 # Animal detection endpoint (animal, fish, bird as target classes)
 @app.post("/animal/")
@@ -340,6 +345,9 @@ async def detect_animals(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
     except Exception as e:
         print("[YOLOv8 Error]", e)
 
+    # Hide on production-level
+    print("[API] Roboflow key:", os.getenv("ROBOFLOW_KEY", "❌ not set"))
+
     # 2. Roboflow Fish
     try:
         print("[Animal] Detecting via Roboflow Fish model…")