# BiRefNet V2 Background Removal API

> Open background removal and matting at up to 2304 px, with optional mask output.

BiRefNet V2 separates the subject from the background with several model variants (light, heavy, matting, portrait, dynamic) and operating resolutions up to 2304x2304. Returns the cut-out and optionally the mask in PNG, WebP or GIF.

- Model id: `birefnet/v2`
- Made by: BiRefNet
- Category: Background Removal
- Output: image
- Estimated price per run: $0.002 / run (cheapest run $0.002 (2 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/birefnet/v2`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/birefnet/v2`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2

## Pricing

Price: **$0.002 / run**. Estimated from the typical cost of one run. The quote is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.002 = 2 API credits (1 request × 2 API credits).

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/birefnet/v2` 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `model` |  | enum (string) | no | `General Use (Light)` | `General Use (Light)`, `General Use (Light 2K)`, `General Use (Heavy)`, `Matting`, `Portrait`, `General Use (Dynamic)` | Background-removal model selection: 'General Use (Light)' maps to BiRefNet, is the BiRefNet repository's original model, and is recommended for most uses. 'General Use (Light 2K)' maps to BiRefNet_lite-2K and uses that original model trained on 2K images. 'General Use (Heavy)' maps to BiRefNet_lite and provides greater accuracy with slower processing. 'Matting' maps to BiRefNet-matting and is trained specifically for image matting. 'Portrait' maps to BiRefNet-portrait and is trained specifically on portrait images. 'General Use (Dynamic)' maps to BiRefNet_dynamic and supports variable resolutions ranging from 256x256 to 2304x2304. |
| `operating_resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `1024x1024` | `1024x1024`, `2048x2048`, `2304x2304` | Working resolution, with '2304x2304' restricted to the 'General Use (Dynamic)' model. For high-resolution input images, higher settings improve output accuracy. |
| `output_mask` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Controls whether the background-removal mask is included in the output. |
| `refine_foreground` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Controls foreground refinement based on the estimated mask. |
| `image_url` | `image` | string (image URL) | yes |  |  | URL identifying the image whose background will be removed. |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `png` | `webp`, `png`, `gif` | Format for the resulting image. |
| `mask_only` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Mask-only output switch: `True` bypasses foreground refinement and leaves the image untouched, returning just its segmentation mask. When a mask alone is needed, this avoids extra computation and reduces transferred data. |

File parameters (`image`) take a public `https://` URL, a `data:` URI up to 10 MB, or the `file_url` of an upload from `POST /files`.

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg"
}
```

## 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/birefnet/v2?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg"
  }'

# 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/birefnet/v2?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg"
  }),
});
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 = {
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/birefnet/v2", 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": "birefnet/v2",
      "input": {
        "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg"
      },
      "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": "birefnet/v2",
  "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": 2,
    "usd": "0.002",
    "charged": 2,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_sneaker_ad.jpg"
  },
  "output": {
    "image": {
      "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
    },
    "mask_image": {
      "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
    }
  },
  "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `image` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size, width, height} | Image after background removal, or the segmentation mask when `mask_only` is `True`. |
| `mask_image` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size, width, height} \| null | Mask applied during background removal. |

## Related models

- [Birefnet Background Removal](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet.md) (`birefnet`): $0.002 / run
- [Bria RMBG 2.0](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/background/remove.md) (`bria/background/remove`): from $0.018 / request
- [Birefnet](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2/video.md) (`birefnet/v2/video`): $0.000575 / second of processing time
- [ben-v2-image](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ben/v2/image.md) (`ben/v2/image`): $0.102 / run
- [Ben-Video-Bg-Rm](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ben/v2/video.md) (`ben/v2/video`): $0.001 / megapixel of input video
- [Bria Guided Remove Background](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/guided-remove-background.md) (`bria/guided-remove-background`): $0.03 / image
- [Bria's VRMBG 3.0](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/video/background-removal/v3.md) (`bria/video/background-removal/v3`): $0.05 / second of input video
- [Feynobg Background Remover](https://doitong.com/developers/models/feynobg.md) (`feynobg`): $0.001 / request

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2
- 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=birefnet/v2
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/birefnet/v2