Video Background Remover API reference

Call Video 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 USD, and a request you can paste into a terminal.

At a glance

Made by: PopNow
Output: Video
From: $0.06 USD per input second
Model IDs: popnow/background-remover-video-v1/video-edit

Prices are in USD, charged to your separate API wallet. A task reserves the maximum possible charge when accepted and settles actual usage on completion; any remainder is released. Failed tasks are not charged. Call POST /api/v1/jobs/quote for an exact quote before running.

Remove video background

popnow/background-remover-video-v1/video-edit

Price

Option	USD
`Default`	$0.06 per input second

Input duration is rounded up to whole seconds, with a 1-second minimum.

Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Allowed	What it does
`video_url`Required	`string`	—	—	Source video from 1 to 60 seconds. Background removal processes the complete clip.
`background`Optional	`string`	`transparent`	transparent, black, white, gray, red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, magenta, orange	Output background color. Transparent requires an alpha-capable output format.
`output_format`Optional	`string`	`webm_vp9`	webm_vp9, mp4_h264, mp4_h265, mov_h265, mov_proresks, mkv_h264, mkv_h265, mkv_vp9, gif	Output container and codec. Use WebM VP9 for transparent video; GIF has no audio.
`keep_original_audio`Optional	`boolean`	`true`	—	Keep the source audio in an output format that supports audio. GIF does not carry sound.

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 video_url. Replace them with your own public HTTPS links, uploads or saved assets.

POST /api/v1/jobs/createTask

curl -X POST "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/createTask" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "model": "popnow/background-remover-video-v1/video-edit",
  "input": {
    "video_url": "https://media.popnow.ai/effects/flower-bloom-1abd6efb.mp4"
  }
}'

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"