# Image2Pixel API

> Zet afbeeldingen om in strakke pixelart met paletlimieten, schaalherkenning en een optionele transparante achtergrond

Zet een invoerafbeelding om in pixelart en retourneert de verwerkte afbeelding plus een geschaalde versie als PNG-bestanden. Je kunt het palet beperken met `max_colors` (1 tot 256), een `fixed_palette` met hex-kleuren opgeven of een `scale` van 1 tot 64 afdwingen. Er zijn verschillende methoden voor verkleinen, opschonen en achtergrondverwijdering beschikbaar. De respons rapporteert ook het aantal kleuren, het palet en de gedetecteerde pixelschaal.

- Model id: `image2pixel`
- Made by: Utility
- Category: Image Editing
- Output: image
- Charged by usage (up to $0.153 per run, typical $0.002; the rest of the hold is refunded): $0.00017 / second of processing time (cheapest run $0.002 (2 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/image2pixel`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/image2pixel`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/nl/developers/models/image2pixel

## Pricing

Price: **$0.00017 / second of processing time**. Charged by actual usage at $0.00017 / second of processing time: up to $0.153 per run (the quote gives the maximum for your input), the rest is refunded automatically after the run. A typical run costs $0.002.

The full example input below holds up to $0.153 = 153 API credits (up to 900 s of processing time × $0.00017) when it starts; a typical run costs $0.002 (2 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/image2pixel` 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 |  |  | URL van de bronafbeelding voor conversie naar verbeterde pixelkunst. |
| `max_colors` |  | integer \| null | no | `32` | 1 – 256 | Maximumaantal kleuren in het uitvoerpalet; None staat een onbeperkt aantal kleuren toe. |
| `auto_color_detect` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Schakelt automatische selectie van het optimale aantal kleuren in. |
| `fixed_palette` |  | array of string \| null | no |  |  | Optioneel vooraf gedefinieerd palet, opgegeven met hex-tekenreeksen, zoals ['#000000', '#ffffff']. |
| `detect_method` |  | enum (string) | no | `auto` | `auto`, `runs`, `edge` | Methode die wordt gebruikt om de schaal te detecteren. |
| `scale` |  | integer \| null | no |  | 1 – 64 | Af te dwingen pixelschaal; None schakelt automatische detectie in. |
| `downscale_method` |  | enum (string) | no | `dominant` | `dominant`, `median`, `mode`, `mean`, `content-adaptive` | Methode die wordt gebruikt om naar pixelkunst te verkleinen. |
| `trim_borders` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Bepaalt het bijsnijden van afbeeldingsranden. |
| `transparent_background` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Achtergrond verwijderen via transparantie: zodra de afbeeldingscorrectie is voltooid, worden verbonden kleurgebieden die een afbeeldingsrand raken transparant. |
| `cleanup_morph` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Ruis verwijderen met morfologische bewerkingen. |
| `cleanup_jaggy` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Opschonen van rafelige randen door geïsoleerde diagonale pixels te verwijderen. |
| `snap_grid` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Plaatst de uitvoer op het pixelraster. |
| `alpha_threshold` |  | integer | no | `128` | 0 – 255 | Drempelwaarde voor het binariseren van alpha, van 0 tot 255. |
| `dominant_color_threshold` |  | number | no | `0.05` | 0 – 1 | Drempelwaarde voor dominante kleuren, van 0.0 tot 1.0. |
| `background_tolerance` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 | Tolerantie voor de achtergrond, van 0 tot 255. |
| `background_mode` |  | enum (string) | no | `corners` | `edges`, `corners`, `midpoints` | Startlocaties voor flood-fill tijdens het verwijderen van de achtergrond. |

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/image2pixel?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/image2pixel?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/image2pixel", 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": "image2pixel",
      "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": "image2pixel",
  "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": 153,
    "usd": "0.153",
    "charged": 153,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  },
  "output": {
    "pixel_scale": 21,
    "palette": [
      "string"
    ],
    "num_colors": 10,
    "images": [
      {
        "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `pixel_scale` | integer | Pixelschaal die in de invoer is gedetecteerd. |
| `palette` | array of string | Kleurenpalet van de verwerkte media. |
| `num_colors` | integer | Aantal kleuren van de verwerkte media. |
| `images` | array of object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size, width, height} | Verwerkte pixelkunst en geschaalde afbeeldingen, beide in PNG-indeling. |

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## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/image2pixel
- 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=image2pixel
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/image2pixel