# Topaz Upscale Image Generative API

> Generative image upscaler with many models, face enhancement and prompt-guided Redefine mode

Upscales an image 1x to 4x with a choice of `model`, including Wonder 3.5, Wonder 3, Recover 3, Redefine and Recovery V2. Face enhancement has its own strength and creativity sliders. Redefine adds a `prompt` up to 1024 characters plus `creativity`, `texture`, `sharpen` and `denoise`. Good for small or blurry sources.

- Model id: `topaz/upscale/image/generative`
- Made by: Topaz Labs
- Category: Upscale
- Output: image
- Price per megapixel of your output image: from $0.01 / megapixel of output image (cheapest run $0.01 (10 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/topaz/upscale/image/generative`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/topaz/upscale/image/generative`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/image/generative

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.01 / megapixel of output image** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). 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 $0.08 = 80 API credits (8 MP output image × $0.01).

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/topaz/upscale/image/generative` 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 |  | ≥ 1 characters | Source image URL for upscaling. |
| `model` |  | enum (string) | no | `Wonder 3` | `Wonder 3.5`, `Wonder 3`, `Wonder 2`, `Wonder`, `Recover 3`, `Standard MAX`, `Redefine`, `Recovery V2`, `Recovery` | Generative upscaling model selection: Recovery and Recovery V2 reconstruct extremely low-resolution images; Redefine uses prompts to guide creative detail; Standard MAX favors precision and high quality; Recover 3 reconstructs natural detail. Within the Wonder family, Wonder and Wonder 2 precede Wonder 3, the most advanced generative realism model; the newest release, Wonder 3.5, provides finer detail with less pattern repetition. |
| `upscale_factor` |  | number | no | `2` | 1 – 4 | Image enlargement multiplier; for example, 2.0 doubles both dimensions. |
| `crop_to_fill` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  |  |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `jpeg` | `jpeg`, `png` | Format used for the upscaled image. |
| `subject_detection` |  | enum (string) | no | `All` | `All`, `Foreground`, `Background` | Controls how subjects are detected when enhancing images with Recovery V2, Wonder 3 or Recovery. |
| `face_enhancement` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Face enhancement toggle for the image. |
| `face_enhancement_creativity` |  | number | no | `0` | 0 – 1 | Face-enhancement creativity control, active only while face enhancement is enabled: set 1.0 for maximum creativity or 0.0 for none. |
| `face_enhancement_strength` |  | number | no | `0.8` | 0 – 1 | Face-enhancement strength control, active only while face enhancement is enabled: set 1.0 for maximum enhancement or 0.0 for none. |
| `enhancement_strength` |  | enum (string) \| null | no |  | `low`, `medium`, `high` | Generative-upscaling enhancement strength, automatically configured if left unspecified; supported models are Wonder 3.5 and Wonder 3. |
| `creativity` |  | integer \| null | no |  | 1 – 6 | Generative upscaling creativity from 1 to 6, supported only by Redefine. Increasing it adds more imaginative or hallucinated detail. |
| `texture` |  | integer \| null | no |  | 1 – 5 | Texture-detail control exclusive to Redefine's generative upscaling, accepting levels from 1 to 5. |
| `prompt` |  | string \| null | no |  | ≤ 1024 characters | Guidance text for generative upscaling, limited to 1024 characters and supported only by Redefine. |
| `autoprompt` |  | boolean \| null | no |  |  | Automatic prompt generation toggle available exclusively within Redefine's generative upscaling. |
| `sharpen` |  | number \| null | no |  | 0 – 1 | Sharpening intensity from 0.0 to 1.0, supported only by Redefine. |
| `denoise` |  | number \| null | no |  | 0 – 1 | Denoising intensity from 0.0 to 1.0, supported only by Redefine. |
| `detail` |  | number \| null | no |  | 0 – 1 | Detail recovery intensity from 0.0 to 1.0, supported only by Recovery V2. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Screening can be relaxed by setting false, provided the caller is authorized. |

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/topaz/upscale/image/generative?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/topaz/upscale/image/generative?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/topaz/upscale/image/generative", 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": "topaz/upscale/image/generative",
      "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": "topaz/upscale/image/generative",
  "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": 80,
    "usd": "0.08",
    "charged": 80,
    "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
    }
  },
  "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} | Image produced by upscaling. |

## Related models

- [Topaz Image Upscale](https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/image/precision.md) (`topaz/upscale/image/precision`): $0.08 / 24 megapixels of output image
- [Topaz Upscale Image Creative](https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/image/creative.md) (`topaz/upscale/image/creative`): $0.08 / 2 megapixels of output image
- [Topaz Upscale Image Transparent](https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/image/transparent.md) (`topaz/upscale/image/transparent`): $0.08 / 24 megapixels of output image
- [Topaz Video Upscale](https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/video/precision.md) (`topaz/upscale/video/precision`): from $0.00667 / second of input video
- [Topaz Upscale Video Creative](https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/video/creative.md) (`topaz/upscale/video/creative`): from $0.30 / second of input video
- [Topaz Upscale Video Generative](https://doitong.com/developers/models/topaz/upscale/video/generative.md) (`topaz/upscale/video/generative`): from $0.06 / second of input video
- [AuraSR](https://doitong.com/developers/models/aura-sr.md) (`aura-sr`): $0.001111 / second of processing time
- [Bria Increase Resolution](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/increase-resolution.md) (`bria/increase-resolution`): $0.04 / image

## Links

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