Remove background

Remove the background from a product, person, or object.

Use background removal when you want a clean cutout for ecommerce, design, or further editing.

The simplest request uses background.remove.

{
    "url": "https://deep-image.ai/api-example.png",
    "background": {
        "remove": "auto"
    }
}

auto works well for most images.

Use human for portraits.

Use item for products and objects.

Prompt-based removal

Use prompt-based removal when the image contains multiple foreground elements and you want to control what stays.

{
    "background": {
        "remove": "generative",
        "prompt": "keep relevant foreground, keep relevant objects"
    }
}

Let's remove background from this photo:

First with default model:

And then with diffusion based background removal with prompt: "keep relevant foreground, keep relevant objects"

You can combine removal with a flat color or a replacement background.

{
    "url": "https://deep-image.ai/api-example.png",
    "background": {
        "remove": "item",
        "color": "#FFFFFF"
    }
}

For full parameter details, examples, and item cropping, see Background removal and generation.

For photo preparation tips, see Remove BG recommendation.