# Background Remover API (`dev00/background-remover-api-instant-ai-cutouts`) Actor

Instantly remove backgrounds from images using cutting-edge AI.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dev00/background-remover-api-instant-ai-cutouts.md
- **Developed by:** [dev00](https://apify.com/dev00) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 0 monthly users, 86.2% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 successful background removals

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## ✂️ Background Remover API: Precision AI Cutouts

Instantly remove the background of any image with unparalleled precision using state-of-the-art AI. Fully automated, blazing fast, and highly developer-friendly. Ideal for e-commerce, graphic design, and automated photo editing pipelines.

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### 🌟 Key Features

- **Zero Infrastructure Needed**: Provide a public URL, and our high-speed edge workers download, process, and securely upload the image to our sophisticated AI backend without you dealing with multipart chunks.
- **Synchronous & Simple**: Instead of dealing with job IDs and polling loops, our API does the heavy lifting for you. We internally poll the status and deliver the final result in a single, simple API call!
- **Precise AI Cutout**: Edge-detection intelligence that accurately isolates hair, intricate product details, and complex outlines.
- **Pay-Per-Event**: Highly cost-effective pricing model charging only for successful API queries.

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Image URL** | `string` | The public URL of the image you want to process. (Required) |

#### Input JSON Example

```json
{
  "image_url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"
}
```

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### 📤 Output Data Structure

The Actor pushes the exact, clean JSON response directly into your dataset.

#### Output Example

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "job_id": "yt7j1gdap5rmt0cyb9vt4se6dc",
  "result": {
    "code": 100000,
    "result": {
      "status": "completed",
      "image_url": "https://cdn.example.com/cutout.png"
    },
    "message": "success"
  }
}
```

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### 💳 Monetization & Cost

This Actor utilizes the **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)** pricing model on the Apify Store:

- **Pricing**: Only **$5.00 per 1,000 requests** (`$0.01` per event).
- You only pay for successful executions.

***

#### 🏷️ Keywords

`background removal`, `image editing`, `ai cutout`, `transparent background`, `remove bg`, `image processing`, `photo editor`, `masking`, `edge detection`.

# Actor input Schema

## `image_url` (type: `string`):

The public URL of the image you want to remove the background from.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "image_url": "https://picsum.photos/id/237/200/300"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `keyValueStoreResult` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "image_url": "https://picsum.photos/id/237/200/300"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dev00/background-remover-api-instant-ai-cutouts").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "image_url": "https://picsum.photos/id/237/200/300" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dev00/background-remover-api-instant-ai-cutouts").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "image_url": "https://picsum.photos/id/237/200/300"
}' |
apify call dev00/background-remover-api-instant-ai-cutouts --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dev00/background-remover-api-instant-ai-cutouts",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/aojG0V3K0DN7Ua4s7/builds/B0ixcvwanDzhwHMrb/openapi.json