# Ideogram V4.0q [instant] API

> Schnellste Text-zu-Bild-Variante von Ideogram V4.0q mit lesbarem Text und minimalem Parametersatz

Optimiertes Text-zu-Bild-Modell für Poster, Logos und Designs mit lesbarem Text. Die Eingaben sind auf den Prompt, `image_size` mit sechs Voreinstellungen, `num_images` von 1 bis 4, `seed` sowie jpeg- oder png-Ausgabe beschränkt. `expansion_model` kann nur None oder Medium sein. Es gibt keine Optionen für Rendering-Geschwindigkeit oder LoRA.

- Model id: `ideogram/v4/instant`
- Made by: Ideogram
- Category: Text to Image
- Output: image
- Price per megapixel of your output image: $0.0075 / megapixel of output image (cheapest run $0.008 (8 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/ideogram/v4/instant`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/ideogram/v4/instant`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/de/developers/models/ideogram/v4/instant

## Pricing

Price: **$0.0075 / megapixel of output image**. Price per megapixel of your output image: the input files are measured before the run (length, resolution, frame rate). The quote measures the same files and is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.008 = 8 API credits (1 MP output image × $0.0075).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/ideogram/v4/instant` with the same JSON body returns the exact price for that input; the quote is exactly what a run charges. Invalid input is never charged and failed or canceled requests are refunded automatically.

## Input parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native field name (not both). Canonical names are the same across models.

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `prompt` |  | string | yes |  |  | Prompt zur Steuerung der Bildgenerierung. |
| `expansion_model` |  | enum (string) | no | `Medium` | `None`, `Medium` | Auswahl der Prompt-Erweiterung: das schnelle Magic-Prompt-Modell über 'Medium' oder keine Erweiterung über 'None'. |
| `image_size` |  | object {width, height} \| enum (string) | no | `square_hd` | `square_hd`, `square`, `portrait_4_3`, `portrait_16_9`, `landscape_4_3`, `landscape_16_9` | Auflösung des zu generierenden Bilds. |
| `num_images` | `num_outputs` | integer | no | `1` | 1 – 4 | Anzahl der zu erzeugenden Bilder. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed für die Generierung, zufällig gewählt, sofern kein Wert angegeben wird. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Schalter für die Sicherheitsprüfung, dessen Deaktivierung eine Kontoberechtigung erfordert. Ohne diese Berechtigung wird jede Anfrage unabhängig von der Einstellung geprüft; true aktiviert die Prüfung. |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `jpeg` | `jpeg`, `png` | Dateiformat des resultierenden Bilds. |

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

## Run it

Set `DOITONG_API_KEY` to a key from https://doitong.com/developers/dashboard#keys. `?wait=20` returns the finished request in the same call when it is ready within 20 seconds; otherwise poll `GET /requests/{id}` (it also accepts `?wait=`), or pass `webhook_url`.

### curl

```bash
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/ideogram/v4/instant?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1";
const headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/ideogram/v4/instant?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  }),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);

// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
  res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
  request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/ideogram/v4/instant", params={"wait": 20}, json=payload, headers=headers)
request = r.json()
if not r.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"]["code"] + ": " + request["error"]["message"])

# Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while request["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    request = requests.get(API + "/requests/" + request["id"], params={"wait": 20}, headers=headers).json()
if request["status"] != "succeeded":
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"])
print([o["url"] for o in request["outputs"]], request["cost"]["credits"], "API credits", "$" + request["cost"]["usd"])
```

### MCP

The MCP server at `https://api.doitong.com/v1/mcp` exposes the tools `search_models`, `get_model`, `quote`, `run`, `get_request`, `cancel_request`, `list_requests`, `create_upload` and `get_account`. A `run` call for this model:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run",
    "arguments": {
      "model_id": "ideogram/v4/instant",
      "input": {
        "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
      },
      "wait_seconds": 20
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Every call returns a request object. `status` is one of `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `canceled`. `outputs` lists the generated files with URLs on our storage (kept forever, or 7 days with `?storage=temporary`; `storage` says which); `output` is the model's own result object with the same URLs.

```json
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "ideogram/v4/instant",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 8,
    "usd": "0.008",
    "charged": 8,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  },
  "output": {
    "images": [
      {
        "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
        "content_type": "image/jpeg",
        "file_name": "0-output.jpeg",
        "file_size": 1843200,
        "width": 1024,
        "height": 768
      }
    ],
    "timings": {},
    "seed": 42,
    "has_nsfw_concepts": [
      false
    ],
    "prompt": "string"
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "image",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "width": 1024,
      "height": 768,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `images` | array of object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size, width, height} | Vom Modell erzeugte Bilder. |
| `timings` | object |  |
| `seed` | integer | Seed der Bildgenerierung einschließlich des zufällig gewählten Werts, falls die Eingabe keinen Seed enthielt; andernfalls wird der angegebene Wert wiederholt. |
| `has_nsfw_concepts` | array of boolean | Gibt an, ob NSFW-Konzepte in den generierten Bildern vorkommen. |
| `prompt` | string | Während der Bildgenerierung verwendeter Prompt. |

## Related models

- [Ideogram V4.0 Text to Image](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4.md) (`ideogram/v4`): from $0.0075 / megapixel of output image
- [Ideogram V4.0q \[fast\]](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/fast.md) (`ideogram/v4/fast`): from $0.00525 / megapixel of output image
- [Ideogram V4.0q Text to Image (LoRA)](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/lora.md) (`ideogram/v4/lora`): from $0.0113 / megapixel of output image
- [Ideogram V4.0q Image to Image](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/image-to-image.md) (`ideogram/v4/image-to-image`): from $0.0075 / megapixel of output image
- [Ideogram V4.0q Image to Image LoRA](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/image-to-image/lora.md) (`ideogram/v4/image-to-image/lora`): from $0.0113 / megapixel of output image
- [Ideogram V4.0q Tiling](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/tiling.md) (`ideogram/v4/tiling`): from $0.03 / megapixel
- [Ideogram V4.0q Tiling LoRA](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/tiling/lora.md) (`ideogram/v4/tiling/lora`): from $0.0338 / megapixel
- [Ideogram V4.0q LoRA Trainer](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/trainer.md) (`ideogram/v4/trainer`): $0.00675 / step

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/ideogram/v4/instant
- All models and guides for AI agents: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 with this model's typed request body: https://doitong.com/developers/openapi.json?model=ideogram/v4/instant
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/ideogram/v4/instant