debug added

app.py

@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@ def run_api(predictor):
     ?api=1&image_url=https://somewhere.com/bee.jpg
     """
     params = st.query_params  # Replaced st.experimental_get_query_params with st.query_params
-    image_url = params.get("image_url")
+    # image_url = params.get("image_url", )
+    image_url = params.get("image_url", [None])[0]
+
+
+    st.write("DEBUG: We are inside run_api()!")
+    st.write("DEBUG: st.query_params:", params)
+
     
     if not image_url:
         st.json({"error": "No 'image_url' provided. Example: ?api=1&image_url=<URL>"})