Moondream 3 Preview [Query]
Integrate
moondream3-preview/query
# 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/moondream3-preview/query?wait=20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}'
# 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 $DOITONG_API_KEY"
const API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1";
const headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
};
// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/moondream3-preview/query?wait=20", {
method: "POST",
headers,
body: JSON.stringify({
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);
// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
import os
import requests
API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}
payload = {
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
}
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/moondream3-preview/query", 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"])
# 1. Connect once (Claude Code; Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop: https://doitong.com/en-US/developers/docs/mcp)
claude mcp add --transport http doitong-models https://api.doitong.com/v1/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
# 2. Your agent calls the "run" tool with:
{
"model_id": "moondream3-preview/query",
"input": {
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
}
Call the Moondream 3 Preview [Query] model (moondream3-preview/query) through the Doitong API. Docs for agents: https://doitong.com/en-US/developers/models/moondream3-preview/query.md
POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/moondream3-preview/query?wait=20
Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
If the response status is "queued" or "running", poll GET https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20 until it is "succeeded"; the files are in outputs[].url. POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/moondream3-preview/query with the same body returns the exact price before the run.
This request: ≈$0.001 1 API credit Run it on this page
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Controls are generated from the model schema. The code and the price update as you change them.
/run/moondream3-preview/query?wait=20
quote → $0.001
# 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/moondream3-preview/query?wait=20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}'
# 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 $DOITONG_API_KEY"
const API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1";
const headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
};
// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/moondream3-preview/query?wait=20", {
method: "POST",
headers,
body: JSON.stringify({
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);
// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
import os
import requests
API = "https://api.doitong.com/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}
payload = {
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
}
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/moondream3-preview/query", 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"])
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "run",
"arguments": {
"model_id": "moondream3-preview/query",
"input": {
"image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
},
"wait_seconds": 20
}
}
}
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About Moondream 3 Preview [Query]
Asks a question about the image in `image_url` through `prompt` and returns a text answer. The `reasoning` flag, on by default, also returns the reasoning behind the answer. Sampling can be adjusted with `temperature` and `top_p`, both between 0 and 1.
Parameters
Send either the canonical name or the native name, not both. Canonical names
image_urlrequired
image
promptrequired
reasoningoptional
temperatureoptional
top_poptional
File parameters take a public https:// URL, a data: URI up to 10 MB, or the file_url of an upload. Files
Output
{
"id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
"object": "request",
"model": "moondream3-preview/query",
"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": 1,
"usd": "0.001",
"charged": 1,
"refunded": 0
},
"input": {
"image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
"prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
},
"output": {
"finish_reason": "stop",
"usage_info": {
"input_tokens": 1,
"output_tokens": 1,
"prefill_time_ms": 1.0,
"decode_time_ms": 1.0,
"ttft_ms": 1.0
},
"output": "{\n \"safety_measures\": [\n \"Red hard hat\",\n \"Safety glasses\"\n ]\n}",
"reasoning": "The worker is wearing a red hard hat for head protection and safety glasses for eye protection."
},
"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"
}
}
Fields of output
- finish_reason
- stringReason that output generation ended.
- usage_info
- object {input_tokens, output_tokens, prefill_time_ms, decode_time_ms, ttft_ms}Request usage details.
- output
- stringResponse to the question about the image.
- reasoning
- string | nullDetailed explanation supporting the answer, when enabled.
Other Moondream3 Preview variants
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For AI agents: this page as Markdown is at https://doitong.com/en-US/developers/models/moondream3-preview/query.md. All models and guides: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt