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PixelAPI packs 10 AI models into a single REST API. One API key, predictable credit-based pricing, predictable API access. This guide covers every model with working code examples.

Quick Reference: All 11 Models

Setup

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import requests

API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
BASE = "https://api.pixelapi.dev"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

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6. Background Removal

Upload an image, get back a transparent PNG with the background removed. Uses AI background removal, the current state-of-the-art segmentation model.

response = requests.post(f"{BASE}/v1/edit/remove-background",
    headers=headers,
    files={"image": open("product.jpg", "rb")})
# Returns transparent PNG
print(response.json()["output_url"])

Best for: E-commerce catalogs, product listings, clean cutouts.
Cost: 9 credits ($0.009) · Speed: ~3 seconds

7. Background Replacement

Removes the background and replaces it with an AI-generated scene from your text prompt, or a solid color.

# AI-generated background
response = requests.post(f"{BASE}/v1/edit/replace-background",
    headers=headers,
    files={"image": open("product.jpg", "rb")},
    data={"prompt": "on a wooden table in a sunlit kitchen, warm tones"})

# Solid color background
response = requests.post(f"{BASE}/v1/edit/replace-background",
    headers=headers,
    files={"image": open("product.jpg", "rb")},
    data={"background_color": "#F5F5F5"})

Best for: Lifestyle product photos, consistent catalog backgrounds.
Cost: 5 credits ($0.005) · Speed: ~10 seconds

8. AI 4× upscaling

Upscale images to 4x their original resolution using AI upscaling. Turns 256×256 into 1024×1024 with AI-enhanced detail.

response = requests.post(f"{BASE}/v1/edit/upscale",
    headers=headers,
    files={"image": open("thumbnail.jpg", "rb")})

Best for: Enhancing thumbnails for print, upscaling old/low-res images.
Cost: 1.5 credits ($0.0015) · Speed: ~3 seconds

9. Face Restore

Enhance and restore faces in photos. Fixes blurry, compressed, or old photos with face detail enhancement.

response = requests.post(f"{BASE}/v1/edit/restore-face",
    headers=headers,
    files={"image": open("old_photo.jpg", "rb")})

Best for: Old photo restoration, face enhancement in low-quality images.
Cost: 1.05 credits ($0.00105) · Speed: ~11 seconds

10. Object Removal

Remove unwanted objects from images. Provide the image and a mask indicating what to remove — AI object removal fills the area naturally.

response = requests.post(f"{BASE}/v1/edit/remove-object",
    headers=headers,
    files={
        "image": open("photo.jpg", "rb"),
        "mask": open("mask.png", "rb")
    })

Best for: Cleaning up product photos, removing watermarks, removing distractions.
Cost: 5 credits ($0.005) · Speed: ~4 seconds

This historical tool — Discontinued

This historical tool has been discontinued. See the current tool catalogue for available editing workflows.

Pricing

India pricing (Razorpay): ₹200/2K credits · ₹1,000/12K credits · ₹5,000/75K credits

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