Adobe Photoshop Background Removal API
Remove backgrounds from images and create masks using AI-powered subject detection.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Adobe Photoshop Background Removal API
description: A cloud-based REST API that provides programmatic access to Photoshop's image editing capabilities without requiring a local installation.
version: 2.0.0
contact:
name: Adobe Developer Support
url: https://developer.adobe.com/
license:
name: Proprietary
url: https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
x-logo:
url: https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/icons/photoshop-appicon-256.png
servers:
- url: https://image.adobe.io
description: Adobe Photoshop API Production
security:
- BearerAuth: []
ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Background Removal
description: Remove backgrounds from images and create masks using AI-powered subject detection.
paths:
/v2/remove-background:
post:
operationId: removeBackgroundV2
summary: Adobe Photoshop Remove Background from an Image
description: Removes the background from an image using AI-powered subject detection. Supports cutout mode (transparent background) and mask mode (grayscale mask output). Can optionally apply a background color, trim whitespace, and perform color decontamination.
tags:
- Background Removal
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoveBackgroundRequest'
responses:
'202':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AsyncJobAccepted'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'402':
$ref: '#/components/responses/QuotaExceeded'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
x-microcks-operation:
delay: 0
dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
responses:
AsyncJobAccepted:
description: Job accepted for asynchronous processing.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
_links:
type: object
properties:
self:
type: object
properties:
href:
type: string
description: URL to poll for job status.
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication failed or token expired.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
RateLimited:
description: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the period in the retry-after header.
headers:
retry-after:
schema:
type: integer
description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
Forbidden:
description: Insufficient permissions.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
InternalError:
description: Internal server error.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
QuotaExceeded:
description: Trial quota exceeded.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
BadRequest:
description: Invalid request parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
schemas:
ErrorResponse:
type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
description: Error type code.
example: image
title:
type: string
description: Human-readable error description.
example: example_value
code:
type: integer
description: HTTP status code.
example: 1920
details:
type: object
properties:
reason:
type: string
name:
type: string
description: Parameter name causing the error.
RemoveBackgroundRequest:
type: object
required:
- image
- output
properties:
image:
type: object
required:
- source
properties:
source:
type: object
required:
- url
properties:
url:
type: string
description: Pre-signed GET URL of the source image.
mode:
type: string
enum:
- cutout
- mask
default: cutout
description: cutout removes the background, mask returns a grayscale mask.
example: cutout
output:
type: object
properties:
mediaType:
type: string
enum:
- image/jpeg
- image/png
description: Output format.
trim:
type: boolean
default: false
description: Whether to trim whitespace around the subject.
example: true
backgroundColor:
type: object
description: Optional replacement background color.
properties:
red:
type: integer
minimum: 0
maximum: 255
green:
type: integer
minimum: 0
maximum: 255
blue:
type: integer
minimum: 0
maximum: 255
alpha:
type: number
minimum: 0
maximum: 1
colorDecontamination:
type: integer
minimum: 0
maximum: 1
description: Level of color decontamination to apply.
example: 1920
securitySchemes:
BearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
description: OAuth Server-to-Server access token obtained from Adobe IMS at https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/token/v3 using client_credentials grant type.
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: x-api-key
description: Your Adobe Developer Console Client ID.
externalDocs:
description: Adobe Photoshop API Documentation
url: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/photoshop/