# Flux Vision Upscaler API

> Image upscaler with a 1-4x factor and a creativity control for how far results may drift from the source

Enlarges a single image given by `image_url`. `upscale_factor` ranges from 1 to 4 and `creativity` from 0 to 1, where higher values let the output depart further from the original. You can also set `guidance`, `steps` (4 to 50) and `seed`. The response includes the generated image and a caption produced during processing.

- Model id: `flux-vision-upscaler`
- Made by: Black Forest Labs
- Category: Upscale
- Output: image
- Price per megapixel of your output image: $0.10 / megapixel of output image (cheapest run $0.10 (100 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/flux-vision-upscaler`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/flux-vision-upscaler`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-vision-upscaler

## Pricing

Price: **$0.10 / 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 $0.42 = 420 API credits (4.1943 MP output image × $0.10).

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-vision-upscaler` 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `image_url` | `image` | string (image URL) | yes |  |  | URL pointing to the source image for upscaling. |
| `upscale_factor` |  | number | no | `2` | 1 – 4 | Upscaling multiplier, ranging from 1 to 4×. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Upscaling seed, randomly selected unless you supply a value. |
| `creativity` |  | number | no | `0.3` | 0 – 1 | Creativity setting, corresponding to the sampling denoise strength. Increasing it allows greater departure from the original. |
| `guidance` |  | number | no | `1` | 1 – 4 | Prompt adherence setting expressed as a CFG/guidance scale between 1 and 4. |
| `steps` |  | integer | no | `20` | 4 – 50 | Inference step count, ranging from 4 to 50. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Controls whether safety checking is enabled. |

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_fox_cartoon.jpg"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "image_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-vision-upscaler?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "image_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-vision-upscaler?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "image_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 = {
    "image_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-vision-upscaler", 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-vision-upscaler",
      "input": {
        "image_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-vision-upscaler",
  "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": 420,
    "usd": "0.42",
    "charged": 420,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.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
    },
    "seed": 42,
    "timings": {},
    "caption": "A highly detailed upscaled photograph featuring sharp edges and enhanced textures. The image shows improved clarity in fine details with natural color preservation and minimal artifacts."
  },
  "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} | URL pointing to the generated image. |
| `seed` | integer | Seed used during image generation. |
| `timings` | object | Timing information for individual workflow steps. |
| `caption` | string | Caption produced by the VLM for use during upscaling. |

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- [Flux Video Upscale](https://doitong.com/developers/models/blackforestlabs/flux-video-upscale.md) (`blackforestlabs/flux-video-upscale`): from $0.084 / second of input video
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- [Bria Increase Resolution](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/increase-resolution.md) (`bria/increase-resolution`): $0.04 / image
- [Bytedance Upscaler Upscale Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bytedance-upscaler/upscale/video.md) (`bytedance-upscaler/upscale/video`): from $0.0072 / second of input video
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## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/flux-vision-upscaler
- 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-vision-upscaler
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/flux-vision-upscaler