Background Remove

Remove the background from an image using AI. The image can be provided either as a multipart form-data file upload, as a base64-encoded string in a JSON request, or as an image URL. Returns a PNG image with transparent background.

Authentication: This endpoint accepts either a Bearer API key or an X-Sign-In-With-X header for x402 wallet-based authentication. When using x402, a 402 Payment Required response indicates insufficient balance and includes top-up instructions.

POST /image/background-remove

/api/v1/image/background-remove

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/image/background-remove \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "image_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}
'

200

"<string>"

Authorizations

BearerAuthsiwx

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/jsonmultipart/form-data

Remove the background from an image. Provide either an image file/base64 or an image URL.

image · any string

The image to remove the background from. Can be either a file upload or a base64-encoded string. File size must be less than 25MB.

image_url · string<uri>

URL of the image to remove the background from.

Example:

"https://example.com/image.jpg"

Response

200

image/png

OK - PNG image with transparent background

The response is of type file.