Name: Background Removal – Isolate People | Free · $10/mo | API.market
Brand: ailabtools
SKU: api-ailabtools-human-background-removal
Availability: InStock
Author: API Market

# 👤 Human Background Removal API

The Human Background Removal API is designed to isolate people in images by automatically removing the background. Whether it's for profile photos, marketing creatives, ID documentation, or social content, this API helps developers programmatically separate human subjects from any background and return a clean result in multiple formats.

It supports JPEG, JPG, BMP, WEBP, and PNG image types, offering flexibility in input and output formats.

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## Image Example
<table style="margin: auto;">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th style="text-align: center;"><code>return_form</code></th>
      <th style="text-align: center;">ORIGINAL IMAGE</th>
      <th style="text-align: center;">RESULT IMAGE</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td style="text-align: center;">-</td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/OriginalImage-1.webp" alt="ORIGINAL IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/ResultImage-default-1.webp" alt="RESULT IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="text-align: center;"><code>mask</code></td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/OriginalImage-1.webp" alt="ORIGINAL IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/ResultImage-mask-1.webp" alt="RESULT IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="text-align: center;"><code>whiteBK</code></td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/OriginalImage-1.webp" alt="ORIGINAL IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/ResultImage-whiteBK-1.webp" alt="RESULT IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td style="text-align: center;"><code>crop</code></td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/OriginalImage-1.webp" alt="ORIGINAL IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
      <td style="text-align: center;">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://ai-resource.ailabtools.com/rapidapi/cutout/HumanBackgroundRemoval/ResultImage-crop-1.webp" alt="RESULT IMAGE" class="img_ev3q medium-zoom-image">
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Features

- **Automatic Human Segmentation**  
  Detects and removes backgrounds for images containing people using advanced AI segmentation.

- **Multiple Output Options**  
  - Transparent PNG (default 4-channel).
  - White background (`whiteBK`).
  - Single-channel binary mask (`mask`).
  - Cropped PNG removing empty borders (`crop`).

- **Supports Common Image Formats**  
  Accepts JPEG, JPG, BMP, WEBP, and 8-bit PNG images (does not support 16-bit or 64-bit PNG).

- **Optimized for Web & Mobile**  
  Lightweight response payloads and rapid processing for integration into online and mobile applications.

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## Use-Cases

- **Profile Picture Cleanup**  
  Remove noisy or cluttered backgrounds from user-uploaded headshots or portraits.

- **Virtual Backgrounds**  
  Enable custom backdrops for virtual try-on apps or video conferencing tools.

- **E-Commerce Models**  
  Cleanly isolate human figures from studio shots for use in catalogs or lookbooks.

- **ID or Passport Photo Automation**  
  Instantly convert user-submitted photos into white-background images suitable for documentation.

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## API Documentation

### Endpoint
```bash
curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://prod.api.market/api/v1/ailabtools/human-background-removal/cutout/portrait/body' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-magicapi-key: <YOUR API MARKET KEY>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  -F 'image=@Markus-Beck-portrait-less-than-1MB-scaled-qnfhmm6p6lo14h0jjs50p6bg31bc1nv9i7rk0hq8a8.jpg;type=image/jpeg' \
  -F 'return_form=whiteBK'
```

### Request

#### Image Requirements

| Property       | Value                          |
|----------------|--------------------------------|
| **Formats**    | JPG, JPEG, BMP, WEBP, PNG (8-bit only) |
| **Max Size**   | 3 MB                           |
| **Resolution** | Up to 2000 × 2000 pixels       |

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#### Request Body Parameters

| Field         | Required | Type   | Values                     | Description |
|---------------|:--------:|--------|----------------------------|-------------|
| `image`       | Yes      | file   | —                          | Image containing one or more humans. |
| `return_form` | No       | string | `mask`, `whiteBK`, `crop` | Specifies the output format:<br> - `mask`: binary mask only<br> - `whiteBK`: person on white background<br> - `crop`: cropped transparent PNG<br> Default: full transparent PNG |

### Response:
```json
{
  "data": {
    "image_url": "https://ai-result-001.ailabtools.com/cutout/body/2025-04-08/171445-9bc2820b-b2fc-663d-f87c-7ca0efa17e34-1744103685.jpg"
  },
  "error_code": 0,
  "error_detail": {
    "status_code": 200,
    "code": "",
    "code_message": "",
    "message": ""
  },
  "log_id": "3B83EAFD-6219-592A-B96C-BE591203DD53",
  "request_id": "3B83EAFD-6219-592A-B96C-BE591203DD53"
}
```
## Status Codes & Error Handling

| Field         | Description                                                                                   |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `error_code`  | `0` indicates success; non-zero indicates an error (e.g. unsupported format, invalid resolution, file too large). |
| `error_msg`   | Human-readable explanation of any issue.                                                      |
| `status_code` | Standard HTTP status code for network-level status.                                           |

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Background Removal – Isolate People | Free · $10/mo | API.market

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