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Background Removal Apify Actor

Remove backgrounds from images using AI technology.

Input

The actor accepts either URL or base64 image inputs.

URL Input

{
"image_url":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1494790108377-be9c29b29330?q=80&w=687",
"output_format":"png",
"quality":90,
"max_size":1024
}

Base64 Input

{
"image_base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQ...",
"output_format":"jpeg",
"quality":85,
"max_size":800
}

Parameters

• image_url (string): URL of the image to process
• image_base64 (string): Base64 encoded image data
• output_format (string): Output format - png, jpeg, jpg, webp (default: png)
• quality (integer): Image quality 1-100 (default: 90)
• max_size (integer): Maximum dimension in pixels (optional)

Note: Provide either image_url OR image_base64, not both.

Output

The actor saves results to the dataset with the following structure:

{
"success":true,
"message":"Background removed successfully",
"image_base64":"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAB...",
"original_url":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1494790108377-be9c29b29330?q=80&w=687",
"output_format":"png",
"processing_time":2.34,
"image_size":{
"width":800,
"height":600
},
"request_id":"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}

Error Response

{
"success":false,
"message":"Processing failed: Invalid image format",
"processing_time":0.15,
"request_id":"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001"
}

Use Cases

E-commerce

• Product photography: Remove backgrounds from product images for clean, consistent catalogs
• White background product shots for Amazon, eBay, and other marketplaces
• Batch processing of inventory photos

Marketing and Design

• Create marketing materials with transparent backgrounds
• Social media content with custom backgrounds
• Logo and graphic design workflows
• Website headers and promotional banners

Content Creation

• Profile pictures and avatars
• Video thumbnails and cover images
• Blog post illustrations
• Remove distracting backgrounds from photos

Real Estate

• Property photos with consistent backgrounds
• Virtual staging preparation
• Listing image optimization

Photography Services

• Portrait photography post-processing
• Event photography cleanup
• Stock photo preparation

Automation Workflows

• Integrate with other Apify actors for complete image processing pipelines
• Combine with image classification or text extraction actors
• Bulk processing for large image datasets