# Background Removal

> Remove the background from an image and return a clean cutout with a transparent alpha channel. Built for e-commerce product shots, portraits, and batch cleanup pipelines.

## Overview

- **Endpoint**: `https://api.runflow.io/v1/run/runflow/background-removal`
- **Model ID**: `runflow/background-removal`
- **Provider**: Runflow
- **License**: commercial
- **Last Updated**: 2026-04-21

## Pricing

- **Base price**: $0.045/request
- **Note**: Per image — background removal
## Input Schema

### `image_url` (image, required)

URL of the image to process.

### `config` (json, optional)

Optional per-image config (aspect_ratio).

## Usage Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.runflow.io/v1/run/runflow/background-removal \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "image_url": "https://example.com/input.jpg"
  }'
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.runflow.io/v1/run/runflow/background-removal",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer RUNFLOW_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "image_url": "https://example.com/input.jpg",
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["images"][0]["url"])
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.runflow.io/v1/run/runflow/background-removal",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer RUNFLOW_API_KEY",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      image_url: "https://example.com/input.jpg",
    }),
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.images[0].url);
```

## Additional Resources

- [Playground](https://www.runflow.io/models/runflow/background-removal)
- [API Reference](https://www.runflow.io/models/runflow/background-removal/api)
- [Documentation](https://docs.runflow.io)
- [OpenAPI](https://api.runflow.io/v1/openapi.json)