Background Removal API

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Remove the background of any image

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Fetch credit balance and free API calls.

Get the current credit balance and number of free API calls. Notes: * Balance changes may be delayed by several seconds. To locally keep track of your credit balance, you should therefore only call this endpoint initially (or e.g. when the user manually triggers a refresh), then use the `X-Credits

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/account";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST POST /improve

Submit an image to the remove.bg Improvement program * Contribute an image that remove.bg is currently not able to remove the background from properly * Help us make remove.bg better * Get better results for similiar images in the future Notes: * By submitting images through the API you agree to

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve

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curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/improve";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Remove the background of an image

Removes the background of a JPG/PNG image. * File size: up to 12 MB * Image source: File upload (binary or as base64 encoded string) or download from URL * Image Content: Any photo with a foreground [(e.g. people, products, animals, cars, etc.)](/supported-images) * Output resolutions available: Pr

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg

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curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/remove.bg/1.0.0/removebg";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Background Removal API?

Background Removal API is a Developer Tools API. Developers commonly use developer tools APIs for:

automating code review and quality checks
integrating CI/CD pipelines and build systems
managing feature flags and A/B tests
monitoring errors and application performance
generating and validating test data

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Background Removal API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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