Train a text classification model

This page shows you how to train an AutoML classification model from a text dataset using either the Google Cloud console or the Vertex AI API.

Train an AutoML model

Google Cloud console

In the Google Cloud console, in the Vertex AI section, go to the Datasets page.

Go to the Datasets page
Click the name of the dataset you want to use to train your model to open its details page.
Click Train new model.
For the training method, select AutoML.
Click Continue.
Enter a name for the model.
If you want manually set how your training data is split, expand Advanced options and select a data split option. Learn more.
Click Start Training.
Model training can take many hours, depending on the size and complexity of your data and your training budget, if you specified one. You can close this tab and return to it later. You will receive an email when your model has completed training.

API

Select a tab for your language or environment:

REST

Create a TrainingPipeline object to train a model.

Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:

LOCATION: The region where the model will be created, such as us-central1
PROJECT: Your project ID
MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME: Name for the model as it appears in the user interface
MULTI-LABEL: A Boolean value that indicates whether Vertex AI trains a multi-label model; the default is false (single-label model)
DATASET_ID: The ID for the dataset
PROJECT_NUMBER: Your project's automatically generated project number

HTTP method and URL:

POST https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT/locations/LOCATION/trainingPipelines

Request JSON body:

{
  "displayName": "MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME",
  "trainingTaskDefinition": "gs://google-cloud-aiplatform/schema/trainingjob/definition/automl_text_classification_1.0.0.yaml",
  "trainingTaskInputs": {
    "multiLabel": MULTI-LABEL
  },
  "modelToUpload": {
    "displayName": "MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME"
  },
  "inputDataConfig": {
    "datasetId": "DATASET_ID"
  }
}

To send your request, expand one of these options:

curl (Linux, macOS, or Cloud Shell)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login , or by using Cloud Shell, which automatically logs you into the gcloud CLI . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

curl -X POST \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
     -d @request.json \
     "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT/locations/LOCATION/trainingPipelines"

PowerShell (Windows)

Note: The following command assumes that you have logged in to the gcloud CLI with your user account by running gcloud init or gcloud auth login . You can check the currently active account by running gcloud auth list.

Save the request body in a file named request.json, and execute the following command:

$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }

Invoke-WebRequest `
    -Method POST `
    -Headers $headers `
    -ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
    -InFile request.json `
    -Uri "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT/locations/LOCATION/trainingPipelines" | Select-Object -Expand Content

You should receive a JSON response similar to the following:

{
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/us-central1/trainingPipelines/PIPELINE_ID",
  "displayName": "MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME",
  "inputDataConfig": {
    "datasetId": "DATASET_ID"
  },
  "trainingTaskDefinition": "gs://google-cloud-aiplatform/schema/trainingjob/definition/automl_text_classification_1.0.0.yaml",
  "trainingTaskInputs": {
    "multiLabel": MULTI-LABEL
  },
  "modelToUpload": {
    "displayName": "MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME"
  },
  "state": "PIPELINE_STATE_PENDING",
  "createTime": "2020-04-18T01:22:57.479336Z",
  "updateTime": "2020-04-18T01:22:57.479336Z"
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.util.ValueConverter;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.DeployedModelRef;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.EnvVar;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.FilterSplit;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.FractionSplit;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.InputDataConfig;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.Model;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.Model.ExportFormat;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.ModelContainerSpec;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.PipelineServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.PipelineServiceSettings;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.Port;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.PredefinedSplit;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.PredictSchemata;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.TimestampSplit;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.TrainingPipeline;
import com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.schema.trainingjob.definition.AutoMlTextClassificationInputs;
import com.google.rpc.Status;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateTrainingPipelineTextClassificationSample {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String trainingPipelineDisplayName = "YOUR_TRAINING_PIPELINE_DISPLAY_NAME";
    String project = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID";
    String datasetId = "YOUR_DATASET_ID";
    String modelDisplayName = "YOUR_MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME";

    createTrainingPipelineTextClassificationSample(
        project, trainingPipelineDisplayName, datasetId, modelDisplayName);
  }

  static void createTrainingPipelineTextClassificationSample(
      String project, String trainingPipelineDisplayName, String datasetId, String modelDisplayName)
      throws IOException {
    PipelineServiceSettings pipelineServiceSettings =
        PipelineServiceSettings.newBuilder()
            .setEndpoint("us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com:443")
            .build();

    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (PipelineServiceClient pipelineServiceClient =
        PipelineServiceClient.create(pipelineServiceSettings)) {
      String location = "us-central1";
      String trainingTaskDefinition =
          "gs://google-cloud-aiplatform/schema/trainingjob/definition/"
              + "automl_text_classification_1.0.0.yaml";

      LocationName locationName = LocationName.of(project, location);

      AutoMlTextClassificationInputs trainingTaskInputs =
          AutoMlTextClassificationInputs.newBuilder().setMultiLabel(false).build();

      InputDataConfig trainingInputDataConfig =
          InputDataConfig.newBuilder().setDatasetId(datasetId).build();
      Model model = Model.newBuilder().setDisplayName(modelDisplayName).build();
      TrainingPipeline trainingPipeline =
          TrainingPipeline.newBuilder()
              .setDisplayName(trainingPipelineDisplayName)
              .setTrainingTaskDefinition(trainingTaskDefinition)
              .setTrainingTaskInputs(ValueConverter.toValue(trainingTaskInputs))
              .setInputDataConfig(trainingInputDataConfig)
              .setModelToUpload(model)
              .build();

      TrainingPipeline trainingPipelineResponse =
          pipelineServiceClient.createTrainingPipeline(locationName, trainingPipeline);

      System.out.println("Create Training Pipeline Text Classification Response");
      System.out.format("\tName: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getName());
      System.out.format("\tDisplay Name: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getDisplayName());

      System.out.format(
          "\tTraining Task Definition %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getTrainingTaskDefinition());
      System.out.format(
          "\tTraining Task Inputs: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getTrainingTaskInputs());
      System.out.format(
          "\tTraining Task Metadata: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getTrainingTaskMetadata());
      System.out.format("State: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getState());

      System.out.format("\tCreate Time: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getCreateTime());
      System.out.format("\tStartTime %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getStartTime());
      System.out.format("\tEnd Time: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getEndTime());
      System.out.format("\tUpdate Time: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getUpdateTime());
      System.out.format("\tLabels: %s\n", trainingPipelineResponse.getLabelsMap());

      InputDataConfig inputDataConfig = trainingPipelineResponse.getInputDataConfig();
      System.out.println("\tInput Data Config");
      System.out.format("\t\tDataset Id: %s", inputDataConfig.getDatasetId());
      System.out.format("\t\tAnnotations Filter: %s\n", inputDataConfig.getAnnotationsFilter());

      FractionSplit fractionSplit = inputDataConfig.getFractionSplit();
      System.out.println("\t\tFraction Split");
      System.out.format("\t\t\tTraining Fraction: %s\n", fractionSplit.getTrainingFraction());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tValidation Fraction: %s\n", fractionSplit.getValidationFraction());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tTest Fraction: %s\n", fractionSplit.getTestFraction());

      FilterSplit filterSplit = inputDataConfig.getFilterSplit();
      System.out.println("\t\tFilter Split");
      System.out.format("\t\t\tTraining Filter: %s\n", filterSplit.getTrainingFilter());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tValidation Filter: %s\n", filterSplit.getValidationFilter());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tTest Filter: %s\n", filterSplit.getTestFilter());

      PredefinedSplit predefinedSplit = inputDataConfig.getPredefinedSplit();
      System.out.println("\t\tPredefined Split");
      System.out.format("\t\t\tKey: %s\n", predefinedSplit.getKey());

      TimestampSplit timestampSplit = inputDataConfig.getTimestampSplit();
      System.out.println("\t\tTimestamp Split");
      System.out.format("\t\t\tTraining Fraction: %s\n", timestampSplit.getTrainingFraction());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tValidation Fraction: %s\n", timestampSplit.getValidationFraction());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tTest Fraction: %s\n", timestampSplit.getTestFraction());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tKey: %s\n", timestampSplit.getKey());

      Model modelResponse = trainingPipelineResponse.getModelToUpload();
      System.out.println("\tModel To Upload");
      System.out.format("\t\tName: %s\n", modelResponse.getName());
      System.out.format("\t\tDisplay Name: %s\n", modelResponse.getDisplayName());
      System.out.format("\t\tDescription: %s\n", modelResponse.getDescription());

      System.out.format("\t\tMetadata Schema Uri: %s\n", modelResponse.getMetadataSchemaUri());
      System.out.format("\t\tMetadata: %s\n", modelResponse.getMetadata());
      System.out.format("\t\tTraining Pipeline: %s\n", modelResponse.getTrainingPipeline());
      System.out.format("\t\tArtifact Uri: %s\n", modelResponse.getArtifactUri());

      System.out.format(
          "\t\tSupported Deployment Resources Types: %s\n",
          modelResponse.getSupportedDeploymentResourcesTypesList());
      System.out.format(
          "\t\tSupported Input Storage Formats: %s\n",
          modelResponse.getSupportedInputStorageFormatsList());
      System.out.format(
          "\t\tSupported Output Storage Formats: %s\n",
          modelResponse.getSupportedOutputStorageFormatsList());

      System.out.format("\t\tCreate Time: %s\n", modelResponse.getCreateTime());
      System.out.format("\t\tUpdate Time: %s\n", modelResponse.getUpdateTime());
      System.out.format("\t\tLabels: %sn\n", modelResponse.getLabelsMap());

      PredictSchemata predictSchemata = modelResponse.getPredictSchemata();
      System.out.println("\t\tPredict Schemata");
      System.out.format("\t\t\tInstance Schema Uri: %s\n", predictSchemata.getInstanceSchemaUri());
      System.out.format(
          "\t\t\tParameters Schema Uri: %s\n", predictSchemata.getParametersSchemaUri());
      System.out.format(
          "\t\t\tPrediction Schema Uri: %s\n", predictSchemata.getPredictionSchemaUri());

      for (ExportFormat exportFormat : modelResponse.getSupportedExportFormatsList()) {
        System.out.println("\t\tSupported Export Format");
        System.out.format("\t\t\tId: %s\n", exportFormat.getId());
      }

      ModelContainerSpec modelContainerSpec = modelResponse.getContainerSpec();
      System.out.println("\t\tContainer Spec");
      System.out.format("\t\t\tImage Uri: %s\n", modelContainerSpec.getImageUri());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tCommand: %s\n", modelContainerSpec.getCommandList());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tArgs: %s\n", modelContainerSpec.getArgsList());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tPredict Route: %s\n", modelContainerSpec.getPredictRoute());
      System.out.format("\t\t\tHealth Route: %s\n", modelContainerSpec.getHealthRoute());

      for (EnvVar envVar : modelContainerSpec.getEnvList()) {
        System.out.println("\t\t\tEnv");
        System.out.format("\t\t\t\tName: %s\n", envVar.getName());
        System.out.format("\t\t\t\tValue: %s\n", envVar.getValue());
      }

      for (Port port : modelContainerSpec.getPortsList()) {
        System.out.println("\t\t\tPort");
        System.out.format("\t\t\t\tContainer Port: %s\n", port.getContainerPort());
      }

      for (DeployedModelRef deployedModelRef : modelResponse.getDeployedModelsList()) {
        System.out.println("\t\tDeployed Model");
        System.out.format("\t\t\tEndpoint: %s\n", deployedModelRef.getEndpoint());
        System.out.format("\t\t\tDeployed Model Id: %s\n", deployedModelRef.getDeployedModelId());
      }

      Status status = trainingPipelineResponse.getError();
      System.out.println("\tError");
      System.out.format("\t\tCode: %s\n", status.getCode());
      System.out.format("\t\tMessage: %s\n", status.getMessage());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.\
 * (Not necessary if passing values as arguments)
 */

// const datasetId = 'YOUR_DATASET_ID';
// const modelDisplayName = 'YOUR_MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME';
// const trainingPipelineDisplayName = 'YOUR_TRAINING_PIPELINE_DISPLAY_NAME';
// const project = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID';
// const location = 'YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION';
const aiplatform = require('@google-cloud/aiplatform');
const {definition} =
  aiplatform.protos.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.schema.trainingjob;

// Imports the Google Cloud Pipeline Service Client library
const {PipelineServiceClient} = aiplatform.v1;

// Specifies the location of the api endpoint
const clientOptions = {
  apiEndpoint: 'us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com',
};

// Instantiates a client
const pipelineServiceClient = new PipelineServiceClient(clientOptions);

async function createTrainingPipelineTextClassification() {
  // Configure the parent resource
  const parent = `projects/${project}/locations/${location}`;

  const trainingTaskInputObj = new definition.AutoMlTextClassificationInputs({
    multiLabel: false,
  });
  const trainingTaskInputs = trainingTaskInputObj.toValue();

  const modelToUpload = {displayName: modelDisplayName};
  const inputDataConfig = {datasetId: datasetId};
  const trainingPipeline = {
    displayName: trainingPipelineDisplayName,
    trainingTaskDefinition:
      'gs://google-cloud-aiplatform/schema/trainingjob/definition/automl_text_classification_1.0.0.yaml',
    trainingTaskInputs,
    inputDataConfig,
    modelToUpload,
  };
  const request = {
    parent,
    trainingPipeline,
  };

  // Create training pipeline request
  const [response] =
    await pipelineServiceClient.createTrainingPipeline(request);

  console.log('Create training pipeline text classification response :');
  console.log(`Name : ${response.name}`);
  console.log('Raw response:');
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
}
createTrainingPipelineTextClassification();

Python

To learn how to install or update the Vertex AI SDK for Python, see Install the Vertex AI SDK for Python. For more information, see the Python API reference documentation.

def create_training_pipeline_text_classification_sample(
    project: str,
    location: str,
    display_name: str,
    dataset_id: str,
    model_display_name: Optional[str] = None,
    multi_label: bool = False,
    training_fraction_split: float = 0.8,
    validation_fraction_split: float = 0.1,
    test_fraction_split: float = 0.1,
    budget_milli_node_hours: int = 8000,
    disable_early_stopping: bool = False,
    sync: bool = True,
):
    aiplatform.init(project=project, location=location)

    job = aiplatform.AutoMLTextTrainingJob(
        display_name=display_name,
        prediction_type="classification",
        multi_label=multi_label,
    )

    text_dataset = aiplatform.TextDataset(dataset_id)

    model = job.run(
        dataset=text_dataset,
        model_display_name=model_display_name,
        training_fraction_split=training_fraction_split,
        validation_fraction_split=validation_fraction_split,
        test_fraction_split=test_fraction_split,
        budget_milli_node_hours=budget_milli_node_hours,
        disable_early_stopping=disable_early_stopping,
        sync=sync,
    )

    model.wait()

    print(model.display_name)
    print(model.resource_name)
    print(model.uri)
    return model

Control the data split using REST

You can control how your training data is split between the training, validation, and test sets. When using the Vertex AI API, use the Split object to determine your data split. The Split object can be included in the InputConfig object as one of several object types, each of which provides a different way to split the training data. You can select one method only.

FractionSplit:
- TRAINING_FRACTION: The fraction of the training data to be used for the training set.
- VALIDATION_FRACTION: The fraction of the training data to be used for the validation set. Not used for video data.
- TEST_FRACTION: The fraction of the training data to be used for the test set.
If any of the fractions are specified, all must be specified. The fractions must add up to 1.0. The default values for the fractions differ depending on your data type. Learn more.
```
"fractionSplit": {
  "trainingFraction": TRAINING_FRACTION,
  "validationFraction": VALIDATION_FRACTION,
  "testFraction": TEST_FRACTION
},
```
FilterSplit:

TRAINING_FILTER: Data items that match this filter are used for the training set.
VALIDATION_FILTER: Data items that match this filter are used for the validation set. Must be "-" for video data.
TEST_FILTER: Data items that match this filter are used for the test set.

These filters can be used with the ml_use label, or with any labels you apply to your data. Learn more about using the ml-use label and other labels to filter your data.

The following example shows how to use the filterSplit object with the ml_use label, with the validation set included:

"filterSplit": {
"trainingFilter": "labels.aiplatform.googleapis.com/ml_use=training",
"validationFilter": "labels.aiplatform.googleapis.com/ml_use=validation",
"testFilter": "labels.aiplatform.googleapis.com/ml_use=test"
}

Create dataset

Evaluate model