# KiteEndpoints.ai - Background Removal API

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Background Removal API is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.17/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Removes the background from an image, returning the subject isolated on a transparent or clean background

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/bg-removal
- Price: $0.17/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-background-removal-api-7899ba7e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FRbAtTuLGwNGYbM_ytI9N

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability kiteendpoints-ai-background-removal-api-7899ba7e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you remove the background from this product photo so I get a clean, transparent PNG I can use on our website?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pay-per-use, no-subscription background removal API that settles payments via USDC on the Base blockchain (x402 protocol). It is well-suited for agents handling ad-hoc or variable-volume image processing tasks without committing to a SaaS plan. Prefer alternatives if you need bulk batch processing SLAs, fine-tuned edge detection, or fiat billing.

## Known failure modes

- Image URL is inaccessible or returns a 4xx/5xx error
- Input image format is unsupported (e.g. HEIC or TIFF)
- Image contains no clear foreground subject for the model to isolate
- Network timeout if image file is very large
- USDC payment on Base chain fails or is insufficient ($0.17 required)
- Ambiguous subject — model may remove parts of the intended foreground

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a processed image with the background removed, typically as a transparent PNG or image data, with the subject cleanly isolated from its original background.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-background-removal-api-7899ba7e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/llms.txt)