# Pixelcut Video Background Removal API

> Huondoa mandharinyuma ya video na kuihamisha ikiwa wazi au kwenye rangi thabiti, katika miundo mingi

Huondoa mandharinyuma fremu kwa fremu kutoka video iliyo katika `video_url`. Chaguo la `background` linaweza kuwa transparent, black, white, green, blue, magenta au maalum kwa `background_color`. `output_format` inajumuisha vibadala vya webm, mp4, mov, mkv na gif, na kwa chaguo-msingi huwa webm_vp9 inapokuwa transparent.

- Model id: `pixelcut/video-background-removal`
- Made by: Pixelcut
- Category: Background Removal
- Output: video
- Price per 30 frames of your input video: $0.022 / 30 frames of input video (cheapest run $0.022 (22 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/pixelcut/video-background-removal`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/pixelcut/video-background-removal`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/sw/developers/models/pixelcut/video-background-removal

## Pricing

Price: **$0.022 / 30 frames of input video**. Price per 30 frames of your input video: 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 $0.22 = 220 API credits (10 × 30 frames input video × $0.022).

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/pixelcut/video-background-removal` 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `video_url` | `video` | string (video URL) | yes |  |  | URL inayoelekeza kwenye video ya ingizo. |
| `background` |  | enum (string) | no | `transparent` | `transparent`, `black`, `white`, `green`, `blue`, `magenta`, `custom` | Mandharinyuma ya tokeo: 'transparent', jina la rangi lililowekwa tayari, au 'custom' kwa rangi iliyochaguliwa kwa kiteua background_color. |
| `background_color` |  | object {r, g, b} | no |  |  | Rangi thabiti ya mandharinyuma maalum; hutumika tu ikiwa chaguo la mandharinyuma ni 'custom'. |
| `background_color.r` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 |  |
| `background_color.g` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 |  |
| `background_color.b` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 |  |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) \| null | no |  | `webm_vp9`, `mp4_h264`, `mp4_h265`, `mov_proresks`, `mov_h265`, `mkv_h264`, `mkv_h265`, `mkv_vp9`, `gif` | Ubatilishaji wa umbizo la video ya tokeo; bila chaguo wazi, utambuzi wa kiotomatiki hutumika, kwa kutumia webm_vp9 kwa chaguomsingi kwa uwazi. |

File parameters (`video`) 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
{
  "video": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
}
```

## 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/pixelcut/video-background-removal?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  }'

# 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/pixelcut/video-background-removal?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  }),
});
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 = {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/pixelcut/video-background-removal", 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": "pixelcut/video-background-removal",
      "input": {
        "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
      },
      "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": "pixelcut/video-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": 220,
    "usd": "0.22",
    "charged": 220,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  },
  "output": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_name": "0-output.mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200
    }
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720,
      "duration": 5,
      "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `video` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Faili ya video iliyotolewa na modeli. |

## Related models

- [Pixelcut Product Photo](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/product-photo.md) (`pixelcut/product-photo`): $0.024 / image
- [Pixelcut Looping Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/looping-video.md) (`pixelcut/looping-video`): from $0.08 / second
- [Pixelcut Background Remover](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/background-removal.md) (`pixelcut/background-removal`): $0.016 / image
- [BiRefNet V2 Background Removal](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2.md) (`birefnet/v2`): $0.002 / run
- [Bria RMBG 2.0](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/background/remove.md) (`bria/background/remove`): from $0.018 / request
- [ben-v2-image](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ben/v2/image.md) (`ben/v2/image`): $0.102 / run
- [Ben-Video-Bg-Rm](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ben/v2/video.md) (`ben/v2/video`): $0.001 / megapixel of input video
- [Birefnet](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2/video.md) (`birefnet/v2/video`): $0.000575 / second of processing time

## Links

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