# Train Flux LoRAs For Portraits API

> FLUX LoRA trainer tuned for portraits, with subject cropping and checkpoint resume

Trains a portrait-focused LoRA from a zip of images at `images_data_url`; at least 10 are suggested. Options include `trigger_phrase`, `learning_rate` (1e-6 to 0.001), `steps` (default 2500, max 10000), `subject_crop`, multiresolution training and `resume_from_checkpoint`. Returns weights and config.

- Model id: `flux-lora-portrait-trainer`
- Made by: Black Forest Labs
- Category: Training
- Output: file
- Price per run: from $2.40 / run (cheapest run $2.40 (2400 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/flux-lora-portrait-trainer`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/flux-lora-portrait-trainer`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-lora-portrait-trainer

## Pricing

Price: **from $2.40 / run** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Price per run: 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 $6.00 = 6000 API credits (1 run × $6.00).

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/flux-lora-portrait-trainer` 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

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `images_data_url` |  | string | yes |  |  | Supply a ZIP archive URL for consistently styled images, optionally accompanied by caption text files named to match their images. Caption text may contain `[trigger]`; specifying trigger_word replaces that placeholder with its value. Aim for at least 10 images, with larger sets preferred. |
| `trigger_phrase` |  | string \| null | no |  |  | Supply a trigger phrase to replace `[trigger]` in existing captions or to serve as the caption when none are supplied (trigger_work). None disables the trigger word. |
| `learning_rate` |  | number | no | `9.0e-05` | 0.000001 – 0.001 | Learning rate applied during training. |
| `steps` |  | integer | no | `2500` | 1 – 10,000 | Training step count for the LoRA. |
| `multiresolution_training` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Enables training at multiple resolutions when True. |
| `subject_crop` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Enables cropping the subject out of the image when True. |
| `data_archive_format` |  | string \| null | no |  |  | Archive format, inferred from its URL when omitted. |
| `resume_from_checkpoint` |  | string | no | `` |  | Checkpoint URL for resuming training. |
| `create_masks` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Enables subject mask creation when True. |

## Example input

Required parameters only:

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

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "images_data_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.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/flux-lora-portrait-trainer?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "images_data_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.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/flux-lora-portrait-trainer?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "images_data_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.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 = {
    "images_data_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/flux-lora-portrait-trainer", 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": "flux-lora-portrait-trainer",
      "input": {
        "images_data_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.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": "flux-lora-portrait-trainer",
  "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": 6000,
    "usd": "6.00",
    "charged": 6000,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "images_data_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  },
  "output": {
    "diffusers_lora_file": {
      "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
    },
    "config_file": {
      "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
    }
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "file",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `diffusers_lora_file` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | URL pointing to the trained LoRA weights in diffusers format. |
| `config_file` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Training configuration file URL. |

## Related models

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- [Flux 2 Klein 9B Base Trainer](https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-2-klein-9b-base-trainer/edit.md) (`flux-2-klein-9b-base-trainer/edit`): $0.0139 / step
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- [FLUX 2 Trainer Edit](https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-2-trainer/edit.md) (`flux-2-trainer/edit`): $0.0389 / step
- [FLUX 2 Trainer V2](https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-2-trainer-v2.md) (`flux-2-trainer-v2`): $0.0064 / step
- [FLUX 2 Trainer V2 Edit](https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-2-trainer-v2/edit.md) (`flux-2-trainer-v2/edit`): $0.0389 / step
- [Flux Kontext Trainer](https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-kontext-trainer.md) (`flux-kontext-trainer`): from $1.25 / run
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## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-lora-portrait-trainer
- 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=flux-lora-portrait-trainer
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/flux-lora-portrait-trainer