An information processing system, including an information processing apparatus communicable with a device, includes circuitry configured to receive, from the device, identification information identifying a service providable by the information processing apparatus, transmit, to the device, a process execution request to implement the service of activating an imaging function of the device, and causing the device to upload the image data captured by using the imaging function to the information processing apparatus, the service corresponding to the identification information, and store the image data captured using the imaging function in a memory.