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POST
/
v3
/
remove-background
Remove Background
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.novita.ai/v3/remove-background \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>' \
  --data '
{
  "extra": {
    "response_image_type": "<string>",
    "enterprise_plan": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  },
  "image_file": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "image_file": "<string>",
  "image_type": "<string>"
}
Automatically remove the background from images.

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Request Headers

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Content-Type
string
required
Enum: application/json
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Authorization
string
required
Bearer authentication format, for example: Bearer {{API Key}}.

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Request Body

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extra
object
Optional extra parameters for the request.
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image_file
string
required
The base64 original image, with a maximum resolution of 16M and a maximum file size of 30 Mb. Supports PNG and JPEG format images.

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Response

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image_file
string
The Base64-encoded content of the returned image.
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image_type
string
The returned image type.
Enum: png, webp, jpeg

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Example

This API automatically removes the background from images. Try it in the playground. Request: 
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.novita.ai/v3/remove-background' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{API Key}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"image_file":"{{Base64 encoded image}}"
}'
HTTP status codes in the 2xx range indicate that the request has been successfully accepted. A code of 400 means there is an error with the request parameters, while status codes in the 5xx range indicate internal server errors. You can obtain the image URL in the image_file field of the response in base64 format. Response: 
{
    "image_file": "{{Base64 encoded image}}",
    "image_type": "png"
}
Last modified on June 10, 2026