Background Remover API reference

Call Background Remover from your own code with one PopNow API key. Below are the exact model IDs to send, every input field the model accepts, what each request costs in credits, and a request you can paste into a terminal.

At a glance

Made by: PopNow
Output: Image
From: 0.72 credits per image ($0.0072)
Typical time: about 15 s
Model IDs: popnow/background-remover-v1/edit

1 credit = $0.01. A task holds the highest possible charge when it is accepted and settles the real amount when it finishes, rounded up to whole credits; failed tasks are not charged. Ask POST /api/v1/jobs/quote for the exact figure before you run.

Remove Background

popnow/background-remover-v1/edit

Price

Option	Credits (per image)	US dollars
`Default`	0.72	$0.0072

Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Allowed	What it does
`image_url`Required	`string`	—	—	Photo whose background is removed. The main subject is kept and everything else becomes transparent.

Example request

This request runs as it is; any field you leave out uses its default. Put your key in POPNOW_API_KEY first.

The example uses PopNow sample files in image_url. Replace them with your own public HTTPS links, uploads or saved assets.

POST /api/v1/jobs/createTask?wait=60

curl -X POST "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/createTask?wait=60" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "model": "popnow/background-remover-v1/edit",
  "input": {
    "image_url": "https://media.popnow.ai/influencer/examples/marco.webp"
  }
}'

The response carries a taskId straight away. Read the result with GET /api/v1/jobs/recordInfo, or add callBackUrl to be notified.

GET /api/v1/jobs/recordInfo

curl "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/recordInfo?taskId=TASK_ID_FROM_CREATE_TASK" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY"