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POST
/
v1
/
video
/
remove-background
Remove Video Background
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "video_url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
  "background_color": "#000000",
  "output_format": "mp4_h264"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background"

payload = {
"video_url": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
"background_color": "#000000",
"output_format": "mp4_h264"
}
headers = {
"X-API-KEY": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-API-KEY': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
video_url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
background_color: '#000000',
output_format: 'mp4_h264'
})
};

fetch('https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'video_url' => 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
'background_color' => '#000000',
'output_format' => 'mp4_h264'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-API-KEY: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

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

func main() {

url := "https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"video_url\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n \"background_color\": \"#000000\",\n \"output_format\": \"mp4_h264\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("X-API-KEY", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background")
.header("X-API-KEY", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"video_url\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n \"background_color\": \"#000000\",\n \"output_format\": \"mp4_h264\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.developer.pixelcut.ai/v1/video/remove-background")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-API-KEY"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"video_url\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n \"background_color\": \"#000000\",\n \"output_format\": \"mp4_h264\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "job_id": "6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"
}
{
"error": "File size too large",
"error_code": "file_size_too_large"
}
{
"error": "API Token not found",
"error_code": "invalid_auth_token"
}
{
"error": "Insufficient credits available",
"error_code": "insufficient_api_credits"
}
{
"error": "Too many requests",
"error_code": "rate_limit_exceeded"
}

Authorizations

X-API-KEY
string
header
required

All API requests require a valid api key. Include your token as a HTTP request header in the following format: X-API-Key: skXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. You can obtain an api key by signing up for developer access in your Pixelcut account.

Body

application/json
video_url
string<url>
required

URL of the video to be processed. Must be a publicly accessible URL.

Example:

"https://example.com/video.mp4"

background_color
string
default:#000000

The background color to use after removal.

  • Use "transparent" for transparent background (requires webm_vp9, mov_proresks, or gif output format)
  • Use hex code (e.g., "#000000", "#FF5733") for solid color
Pattern: ^(transparent|#[0-9A-Fa-f]{3}|#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6})$
output_format
enum<string>
default:mp4_h264

Output video format with codec specification. Defaults to mp4_h264 if not specified.

Formats:

  • mp4_h264: MP4 with H.264 codec
  • mp4_h265: MP4 with H.265/HEVC codec
  • webm_vp9: WebM with VP9 codec (supports transparency)
  • mov_h265: QuickTime with H.265 codec
  • mov_proresks: QuickTime with ProRes 4444 codec (supports transparency)
  • mkv_h264: Matroska with H.264 codec
  • mkv_h265: Matroska with H.265 codec
  • mkv_vp9: Matroska with VP9 codec
  • gif: Animated GIF (supports transparency)
Available options:
mp4_h264,
mp4_h265,
webm_vp9,
mov_h265,
mov_proresks,
mkv_h264,
mkv_h265,
mkv_vp9,
gif

Response

Accepted - processing has started

job_id
string

A unique identifier for this job that can be used to check status.

Example:

"6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"