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Pixelcut Background Remover

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Model id pixelcut/background-removal
# 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/pixelcut/background-removal?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"
  }'

# 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"

This request: $0.016 16 API credits Run it on this page

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Pixelcut Background Removal #background-removal#utility#remove-background

Removes the background from an image, returning RGBA, an alpha mask, or a zip

Pixelcut · Image

Your first result goes here

Build a request below and run it with your API key. Outputs are copied to our storage, kept forever or 7 days for free.

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Controls are generated from the model schema. The code and the price update as you change them.

•required image_url
Drop a file, or

Source image in JPEG or PNG format.

Advanced output_format
output_format default rgba

Format used for output.

POST /run/pixelcut/background-removal?wait=20 quote → $0.016
# 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/pixelcut/background-removal?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"
  }'

# 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"

Run this request

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About Pixelcut Background Remover

Accepts a JPEG or PNG through `image_url` and cuts out the subject. `output_format` selects rgba for a transparent cutout, alpha for the mask alone, or zip for a packaged file. Suited to product and catalog image workflows.

Parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native name, not both. Canonical names

NameType DefaultAllowed Description
image_urlrequired image
Typeurl · image
Source image in JPEG or PNG format.
output_formatoptional
Typeenum
Defaultrgba
rgbaalphazip
Format used for output.
required Canonical name, also accepted

File parameters take a public https:// URL, a data: URI up to 10 MB, or the file_url of an upload. Files

Output

GET /requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "pixelcut/background-removal",
  "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": 16,
    "usd": "0.016",
    "charged": 16,
    "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
    },
    "file": {
      "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"
  }
}
Your files, your choiceEvery outputs[].url is a copy on our storage: kept forever (paid per GB-month) or 7 days for free, by your account setting or ?storage=.
Same shape on every modeltype, url, content_type, width, height and duration, for images, video and audio alike. output is the model’s own result object.
Fields of output
image
object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size, width, height} | nullOutput image when using rgba/alpha formats.
file
object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | nullOutput file when using zip format.

More models: Background Removal

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