# Video Background Removal API

> נעמט אַראָפּ דעם הינטערגרונט פֿון אַ ווידעאָ אָן אַ גרינעם סקרין, פֿאַר מענטשן אָדער אַנדערע סוביעקטן

אינזשולירט דעם סוביעקט אין `video_url` און גיט אַרויס אָדער איין VP9 ווידעא מיט אַן alpha קאַנאַל אָדער באַזונדערע RGB און alpha H264 ווידעאָס, באַשטימט דורך `output_codec`. `refine_foreground_edges` פֿאַרבעסערט די עקן, און `subject_is_person` קען ווערן אויסגעלאָשן פֿאַר סוביעקטן וואָס זענען נישט קיין מענטשן. דאָס איז די סטאַנדאַרט וואַריאַנט.

- Model id: `veed/video-background-removal`
- Made by: VEED
- Category: Background Removal
- Output: video
- Price per 30 frames of your input video: from $0.015 / 30 frames of input video (cheapest run $0.015 (15 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/veed/video-background-removal`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/veed/video-background-removal`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/yi/developers/models/veed/video-background-removal

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.015 / 30 frames of input video** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). 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 $0.225 = 225 API credits (10 × 30 frames input video × $0.0225).

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/veed/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 |  | 1 – 2083 characters |  |
| `output_codec` |  | enum (string) | no | `vp9` | `vp9`, `h264` | ווידעא־קאָדעק־אויסקלײַב: H264 ווערט רעקאָמענדירט פֿאַר העכערע RGB קוואַליטעט און שאַפֿט באַזונדערע rgb און alpha ווידעאָס. VP9 פּאַקידזשירט אַנשטאָט קאָליר און אַן alpha קאַנאַל צוזאַמען אין איין ווידעא. |
| `refine_foreground_edges` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | ראַנד־פֿאַרפֿײַנונג צו פֿאַרבעסערן די גרענעץ־קוואַליטעט פֿונעם אויסגעצויגענעם אָביעקט. |
| `subject_is_person` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | באַשטעטיקונג פֿאַר מענטשלעכן סוביעקט; ניצט False פֿאַר אַ סוביעקט וואָס איז נישט מענטשלעך. |

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/veed/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/veed/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/veed/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": "veed/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": "veed/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": 225,
    "usd": "0.225",
    "charged": 225,
    "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` | array of object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} |  |

## Related models

- [Video Background Removal · Fast](https://doitong.com/developers/models/veed/video-background-removal/fast.md) (`veed/video-background-removal/fast`): from $0.008 / 30 frames of input video
- [Video Background Removal · Green Screen](https://doitong.com/developers/models/veed/video-background-removal/green-screen.md) (`veed/video-background-removal/green-screen`): $0.025 / 30 frames of input video
- [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
- [Birefnet Background Removal](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet.md) (`birefnet`): $0.002 / run

## Links

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