---
title: IImageService
summary: API reference for IImageService.
status: draft
owner: SAIF Doc Gen
last_reviewed: 2026-09-24
library: SAIF.SAIFCode.Core
reference_type: package
---

# IImageService

`IImageService` declares a service contract in the Groups / Imaging area, implemented outside this library (most likely in SAIF.Services, per the declare-here, enforce-elsewhere pattern documented for this library)*.

## Purpose
- Declares the operations that a SAIF.Services implementation must provide for the Groups / Imaging area*.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Core.Contracts.Groups.Imaging`
- Kind: Interface
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Core` (NuGet package `SAIF.SAIFCode.Core`)

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `GetImage` | `Image GetImage(long imageId)` | Returns image, given `imageId`*. |
| `GetImages` | `IEnumerable<Image> GetImages(string groupId)` | Returns images, given `groupId`*. |
| `UpdateImage` | `void UpdateImage(ImageEdit imageEdit)` | Updates image, given `imageEdit`*. |
| `GetCategories` | `IEnumerable<Category> GetCategories()` | Returns categories*. |
| `CanUserSeeDeletedImages` | `bool CanUserSeeDeletedImages()` | Represents the can user see deleted images associated with this IImageService*. |

> **Note:** Statements marked with `*` were inferred from code structure, naming
> conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available
> in source artifacts. Statements marked with `**` could not be confirmed; treat
> as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- Core/SAIF.Core/Contracts/Groups/Imaging/IGroupImageService.cs