# Moondream2 API

> Muundo mdogo wa kuona-lugha unaorejesha jibu la maandishi kwa picha moja iliyotolewa kwa URL

Muundo kompakt wa kuona-lugha unaosoma picha moja na kurejesha mfuatano wa maandishi. Ingizo pekee ni `image_url`, kiungo cha picha ya kuchanganua, hivyo hakuna mipangilio ya sampuli ya kurekebisha. Unafaa kwa uelewaji wa haraka wa picha ambapo matokeo mafupi ya maandishi yanatosha. Kwa picha nyingi katika ombi moja, tumia toleo la Moondream la kundi badala yake.

- Model id: `moondream2`
- Made by: Moondream
- Category: Vision
- Output: text
- Estimated price per run: $0.01 / run (cheapest run $0.01 (10 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/moondream2`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/moondream2`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/sw/developers/models/moondream2

## Pricing

Price: **$0.01 / run**. Estimated from the typical cost of one run. The quote is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.01 = 10 API credits (1 request × 10 API credits).

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/moondream2` 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 |  |  | URL inayoelekeza kwenye picha ya kuchakata. |

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/moondream2?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/moondream2?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/moondream2", 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": "moondream2",
      "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": "moondream2",
  "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": 10,
    "usd": "0.01",
    "charged": 10,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  },
  "output": {
    "output": "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `output` | string | Tokeo lililorejeshwa kwa swali lililotolewa. |

## Related models

- [Moondream2 · Object Detection](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream2/object-detection.md) (`moondream2/object-detection`): $0.02 / image
- [Moondream2 · Point Object Detection](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream2/point-object-detection.md) (`moondream2/point-object-detection`): $0.02 / image
- [Moondream2 · Visual Query](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream2/visual-query.md) (`moondream2/visual-query`): $0.01 / 1000 characters
- [Moondream](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream/batched.md) (`moondream/batched`): $0.004 / run
- [Moondream 3 Preview \[Query\]](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream3-preview/query.md) (`moondream3-preview/query`): $0.001 / run
- [Moondream3 Preview \[Caption\]](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream3-preview/caption.md) (`moondream3-preview/caption`): $0.002 / run
- [Moondream3 Preview \[Detect\]](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream3-preview/detect.md) (`moondream3-preview/detect`): $0.001 / run
- [Moondream3 Preview \[Point\]](https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream3-preview/point.md) (`moondream3-preview/point`): $0.001 / run

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/moondream2
- 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=moondream2
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/moondream2