# Live Portrait · Image API

> Edits a single portrait's expression and head pose using sliders, outputting a still image

Adjusts the face in one portrait photo without any driving video. Sliders cover blink, eyebrow, wink, pupil position, mouth shapes (aaa, eee, woo), smile and head rotation (pitch, yaw, roll). Crop options such as `flag_do_crop` and `scale`, plus `dsize` (default 512), control the face crop. Output is jpeg by default, or png.

- Model id: `live-portrait/image`
- Made by: Kuaishou
- Category: Image Editing
- Output: image
- Charged by usage (up to $1.125 per run, typical $0.004; the rest of the hold is refunded): $0.00125 / second of processing time (cheapest run $0.004 (4 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/live-portrait/image`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/live-portrait/image`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/live-portrait/image

## Pricing

Price: **$0.00125 / second of processing time**. Charged by actual usage at $0.00125 / second of processing time: up to $1.125 per run (the quote gives the maximum for your input), the rest is refunded automatically after the run. A typical run costs $0.004.

The full example input below holds up to $1.125 = 1125 API credits (up to 900 s of processing time × $0.00125) when it starts; a typical run costs $0.004 (4 API credits).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). This model is charged by usage: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/live-portrait/image` with the same JSON body returns the most the run can cost for that input (`credits`, debited when the run starts); after the run you pay the usage the model reports and the rest is refunded automatically. An input whose maximum would exceed the per-run limit is refused with 422. 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 |  |  | Image URL for animation. |
| `blink` |  | number | no | `0` | -30 – 30 | Degree of eye blinking. |
| `eyebrow` |  | number | no | `0` | -30 – 30 | Degree of eyebrow raising or lowering. |
| `wink` |  | number | no | `0` | 0 – 25 | Degree of winking. |
| `pupil_x` |  | number | no | `0` | -45 – 45 | Horizontal pupil movement amount. |
| `pupil_y` |  | number | no | `0` | -45 – 45 | Vertical pupil movement amount. |
| `aaa` |  | number | no | `0` | -200 – 200 | Degree of mouth opening into the 'aaa' shape. |
| `eee` |  | number | no | `0` | -40 – 40 | Degree of mouth shaping into the 'eee' position. |
| `woo` |  | number | no | `0` | -100 – 100 | Degree of mouth shaping into the 'woo' position. |
| `smile` |  | number | no | `0` | -2 – 2 | Degree of smiling. |
| `rotate_pitch` |  | number | no | `0` | -45 – 45 | Face rotation amount along the pitch axis. |
| `rotate_yaw` |  | number | no | `0` | -45 – 45 | Face rotation amount along the yaw axis. |
| `rotate_roll` |  | number | no | `0` | -45 – 45 | Face rotation amount along the roll axis. |
| `flag_pasteback` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Paste-back/stitching option that places the animated face crop into the original image, mapping it out of face-crop coordinates. |
| `flag_do_crop` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Controls whether the source portrait is cropped into the face-crop coordinate space. |
| `flag_do_rot` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Controls whether rotation is performed when flag_do_crop is true. |
| `flag_lip_zero` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Pre-animation lip closure, applicable only with both flag_eye_retargeting and flag_lip_retargeting set to False. |
| `dsize` |  | integer | no | `512` |  | Dimensions of the resulting image. |
| `scale` |  | number | no | `2.3` |  | Scale multiplier applied to the face crop. |
| `vx_ratio` |  | number | no | `0` |  | Ratio controlling the face crop's horizontal offset. |
| `vy_ratio` |  | number | no | `-0.125` |  | Face-crop vertical positioning ratio: the sign determines direction, upward for positive values and downward for negative values. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Controls whether safety checking is enabled. When active, the checker processes the input image to verify that it contains a face before model processing. |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `jpeg` | `jpeg`, `png` | Format used for output. |

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/live-portrait/image?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/live-portrait/image?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/live-portrait/image", 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": "live-portrait/image",
      "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": "live-portrait/image",
  "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": 1125,
    "usd": "1.125",
    "charged": 1125,
    "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
    }
  },
  "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 file produced by generation. |

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## Links

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