Stability AI Remove Background API

Automatically detect and remove the background from an image, isolating the foreground subject.

OpenAPI Specification

stability-ai-remove-background-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Stability AI Stable Fast 3D 3D Generation Remove Background API
  description: The Stability AI Stable Fast 3D API generates textured 3D mesh assets from single input images. The API rapidly produces 3D models suitable for use in games, augmented reality, virtual reality, and product visualization workflows. Developers can convert 2D images into fully textured 3D objects with UV-unwrapped meshes, enabling rapid prototyping and asset creation without manual 3D modeling.
  version: v2beta
  contact:
    name: Stability AI Support
    url: https://platform.stability.ai
  termsOfService: https://stability.ai/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.stability.ai
  description: Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Remove Background
  description: Automatically detect and remove the background from an image, isolating the foreground subject.
paths:
  /v2beta/stable-image/edit/remove-background:
    post:
      operationId: editImageRemoveBackground
      summary: Remove background from an image
      description: Automatically detects and removes the background from an image, isolating the foreground subject. Returns the image with a transparent background in PNG format or a white background in JPEG format.
      tags:
      - Remove Background
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoveBackgroundRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully removed background from image
          content:
            image/png:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
            image/webp:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EditImageResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request due to invalid parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized due to missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden due to content moderation or insufficient permissions
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    EditImageResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        image:
          type: string
          description: Base64-encoded image data when Accept header is set to application/json.
        finish_reason:
          type: string
          enum:
          - SUCCESS
          - CONTENT_FILTERED
          description: The reason the edit finished.
        seed:
          type: integer
          description: The seed used for generation.
    RemoveBackgroundRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - image
      properties:
        image:
          type: string
          format: binary
          description: The source image from which to remove the background.
        output_format:
          type: string
          enum:
          - png
          - webp
          default: png
          description: The output format of the image. PNG supports transparency for background removal.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: A unique identifier for the error instance.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The error type name.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable description of the error.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key authentication. Pass your Stability AI API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
externalDocs:
  description: Stability AI API Documentation
  url: https://platform.stability.ai/docs/api-reference