Use Recraft Remove Background through Rivya Public API v1 with model id recraft-remove-background, supported inputs, parameters, Files API rules, credits, and response examples.

Available via APIReadinessImage

API model id

recraft-remove-background

Inputs

file

Files API

Required for reference modes

Base credits

per_image · default=1 · ⌈total⌉

Capability

Image

Billing

FIXED

Prompt limit

No documented prompt limit

Request contract

Send the model id at the top level. Model-specific controls belong in params.

Key	Type	Required	Default	Description
model	string	Yes	recraft-remove-background	Use the recraft-remove-background API model id.
prompt	string	No	-	Prompt text for models that support text input.
params	object	No	-	Model-specific parameter object. Use the rows below for allowed keys.
client_request_id	string	No	-	Optional client-side id for tracing requests in your system.

Model parameters

This model does not require additional params beyond model, prompt, and optional client_request_id.

Upload policy

Upload reference files first, then place the returned URL and duration token inside params.referenceMediaItems.

Reference rule

Source image: Upload exactly 1 JPG, PNG, or WebP image, up to 5 MB and 16 MP; each dimension must be 256–4096 px.

Max files

Accepted file kinds

image

Duration token

Video and audio references should carry durationToken from /api/v1/files when duration verification is required.

kind	Max size	MIME types
image	5 MB	image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp

Minimal request

{
  "model": "recraft-remove-background"
}

Reference-file request

{
  "model": "recraft-remove-background",
  "params": {
    "referenceMediaItems": [
      {
        "url": "https://cdn.example.com/reference-image.png",
        "kind": "image",
        "name": "reference-image.png",
        "mimeType": "image/png"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Create response

The create endpoint returns a public task id. Poll the status endpoint until the task succeeds or fails.

{
  "id": "task_recraft_remove_background_example",
  "status": "queued",
  "model": "recraft-remove-background",
  "reserved_credits": 1,
  "final_credits": 0,
  "settlement_status": "RESERVED",
  "created_at": "2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "result": null,
  "error": null
}

Common errors

validation_failed, insufficient_credits, idempotency_conflict, rate_limited, not_found

Some modes require Files API reference uploads.

Recraft Remove Background API Integration