# Tripo H3.1 Image to 3D API

> Single-image 3D generation with PBR materials, quad meshes and face-count control

Builds a 3D model from one image at `image_url`. Options include `face_limit` (1,000 to 2,000,000), `texture`, `pbr`, standard or detailed `texture_quality` and `geometry_quality`, `quad` topology, `auto_size` and `orientation`. The result includes a preview render and a task ID for later rigging.

- Model id: `tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d`
- Made by: Tripo
- Category: Image to 3D
- Output: 3d
- Price per run: from $0.20 / run (cheapest run $0.20 (200 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.20 / 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 $0.30 = 300 API credits (1 run × $0.30).

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/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d` 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 |  |  | Input-image URL used to create a 3D model. |
| `face_limit` |  | integer \| null | no |  | 1,000 – 2,000,000 | Explicit face-count target for mesh generation, overriding the model's adaptive count selection when supplied. |
| `texture` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Controls whether the model receives generated textures. |
| `pbr` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Enable PBR materials (Physically Based Rendering), which also turns on texture generation when true. |
| `model_seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed used to make geometry generation reproducible. |
| `texture_seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed used to make texture generation reproducible. |
| `texture_quality` |  | enum (string) | no | `standard` | `standard`, `detailed` | Texture quality setting; choosing 'detailed' increases texture resolution. |
| `geometry_quality` |  | enum (string) | no | `standard` | `standard`, `detailed` | Quality setting for the geometry. |
| `texture_alignment` |  | enum (string) | no | `original_image` | `original_image`, `geometry` | Texture alignment reference: use 'geometry' for the generated geometry or 'original_image' for the input image. |
| `auto_size` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Automatic scaling to give the model real-world dimensions measured in meters. |
| `orientation` |  | enum (string) | no | `default` | `default`, `align_image` | Orientation of the model; 'align_image' rotates it automatically to match the input image. |
| `quad` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Choose between triangular faces and quads with 4 sides by enabling quad topology. For quad results, an FBX file is returned whenever Tripo supplies the data as FBX bytes. |
| `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/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d?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/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d?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/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d", 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": "tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d",
      "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": "tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d",
  "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": 300,
    "usd": "0.30",
    "charged": 300,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  },
  "output": {
    "model_mesh": {
      "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
    },
    "model_urls": {
      "glb": {
        "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
      },
      "fbx": {
        "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
      },
      "base_model": {
        "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
      },
      "pbr_model": {
        "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
      }
    },
    "rendered_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
    },
    "task_id": "string"
  },
  "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `model_mesh` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | GLB or FBX file containing the generated 3D model, with the format determined by what Tripo produces. |
| `model_urls` | object {glb, fbx, base_model, pbr_model} | URLs pointing to alternative versions of the 3D model. |
| `rendered_image` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} \| null | Rendered preview showing the generated 3D model. |
| `task_id` | string \| null | Reusable Tripo task ID identifying the generated model for rig or rig-check, allowing those operations without another model upload. |

## Related models

- [Tripo H3.1 Multiview to 3D](https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/h3.1/multiview-to-3d.md) (`tripo3d/h3.1/multiview-to-3d`): from $0.20 / run
- [Tripo H3.1 Text to 3D](https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/h3.1/text-to-3d.md) (`tripo3d/h3.1/text-to-3d`): from $0.10 / run
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- [Tripo P2 Image to 3D](https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/p2/image-to-3d.md) (`tripo3d/p2/image-to-3d`): from $1.00 / run
- [Tripo3D · Image to 3D](https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/tripo/v2.5/image-to-3d.md) (`tripo3d/tripo/v2.5/image-to-3d`): from $0.20 / run
- [Tripo3D · Multiview to 3D](https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/tripo/v2.5/multiview-to-3d.md) (`tripo3d/tripo/v2.5/multiview-to-3d`): from $0.20 / run
- [Triposplat](https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/triposplat.md) (`tripo3d/triposplat`): $0.05 / request
- [Hi3D Image to 3D](https://doitong.com/developers/models/hitem3d/hi3d/image-to-3d.md) (`hitem3d/hi3d/image-to-3d`): $0.50 / run

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d
- 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=tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/tripo3d/h3.1/image-to-3d