> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://edenai-docs-github-copilot-integration.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Background removal

> Background removal is a digital image processing technique designed to seamlessly eliminate the backdrop of a photo, leaving behind only the main subject.

export const TechArticleSchema = ({title, description, path, articleSection, about, proficiencyLevel = "Beginner", dependencies, keywords = [], datePublished, dateModified, image, inLanguage = "en"}) => {
  const baseUrl = "https://www.edenai.co/docs";
  const canonicalUrl = `${baseUrl}/${path}`.replace(/\/+$/, "");
  const ogParams = new URLSearchParams({
    division: articleSection || "",
    title: title || "",
    description: description || ""
  });
  const resolvedImage = image || `https://edenai.mintlify.app/_mintlify/api/og?${ogParams.toString()}`;
  const data = {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "TechArticle",
    "@id": `${canonicalUrl}#techarticle`,
    mainEntityOfPage: {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": canonicalUrl
    },
    headline: title,
    name: title,
    description: description,
    url: canonicalUrl,
    inLanguage: inLanguage,
    isPartOf: {
      "@type": "WebSite",
      name: "Eden AI Documentation",
      url: baseUrl
    },
    author: [{
      "@type": "Organization",
      name: "Eden AI",
      url: "https://www.edenai.co/"
    }],
    publisher: {
      "@type": "Organization",
      name: "Eden AI",
      url: "https://www.edenai.co/",
      logo: {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        url: "https://www.edenai.co/assets/logo.png"
      }
    }
  };
  if (articleSection) data.articleSection = articleSection;
  if (about) data.about = {
    "@type": "Thing",
    name: about
  };
  if (proficiencyLevel) data.proficiencyLevel = proficiencyLevel;
  if (dependencies) data.dependencies = dependencies;
  if (keywords && keywords.length) data.keywords = keywords;
  if (datePublished) data.datePublished = datePublished;
  if (dateModified) data.dateModified = dateModified;
  data.image = Array.isArray(resolvedImage) ? resolvedImage : [resolvedImage];
  const json = JSON.stringify(data);
  const schemaId = `techarticle-${canonicalUrl}`;
  React.useEffect(() => {
    if (typeof document === "undefined") return;
    document.querySelectorAll(`script[data-schema-id="${schemaId}"]`).forEach(n => n.remove());
    const script = document.createElement("script");
    script.type = "application/ld+json";
    script.dataset.schemaId = schemaId;
    script.textContent = json;
    document.head.appendChild(script);
    return () => script.remove();
  }, [json, schemaId]);
  return null;
};

<TechArticleSchema title={`Background removal`} description={`Background removal is a digital image processing technique designed to seamlessly eliminate the backdrop of a photo, leaving behind only the main subject.`} path="v3/expert-models/features/image/background-removal" articleSection="Image Features" about={`Image AI API`} proficiencyLevel="Intermediate" keywords={[`Eden AI`, `AI API`, `image analysis`, `computer vision`]} datePublished="2026-05-06T00:00:00Z" dateModified="2026-05-07T00:00:00Z" />

## Endpoint

`POST /v3/universal-ai` (sync)

Model string pattern: `image/background_removal/{provider}[/{model}]`

## Input

| Field | Type        | Required | Description                                      |
| ----- | ----------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| file  | file\_input | Yes      | Image file ID from /v3/upload or direct file URL |

## Output

| Field                | Type   | Required | Description                 |
| -------------------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------- |
| image\_b64           | string | Yes      | The image in base64 format. |
| image\_resource\_url | string | Yes      | The image url.              |

## Available Providers

| Provider    | Model String                           | Price                  |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| api4ai      | `image/background_removal/api4ai`      | \$50 per 1,000 files   |
| clipdrop    | `image/background_removal/clipdrop`    | \$0.5 per request      |
| photoroom   | `image/background_removal/photoroom`   | \$20 per 1,000 files   |
| picsart     | `image/background_removal/picsart`     | \$0.04 per image       |
| sentisight  | `image/background_removal/sentisight`  | \$0.75 per 1,000 files |
| stabilityai | `image/background_removal/stabilityai` | \$0.02 per request     |

## Quick Start

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  url = "https://api.edenai.run/v3/universal-ai"
  headers = {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
  }

  payload = {
      "model": "image/background_removal/api4ai",
      "input": {
          "file": "YOUR_FILE_UUID_OR_URL"
      }
  }

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

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.edenai.run/v3/universal-ai \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "model": "image/background_removal/api4ai",
      "input": {"file": "YOUR_FILE_UUID_OR_URL"}
    }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>