# KiteEndpoints.ai - Background Removal API

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

Removes the background from an image, isolating the subject using AI-powered segmentation.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-solana.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-c492deae
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dBxGufavx9jQ8mZe4zraW

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-c492deae -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you remove the background from this product photo so I just have the item on a transparent background?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pay-per-use, no-subscription background removal service that settles payments via USDC on Base chain (x402 protocol). Ideal for agents operating in crypto-native or automated workflows where micropayment per call ($0.17 USDC) is preferred over monthly SaaS subscriptions. Good for ecommerce product images, portrait cutouts, and design asset preparation.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or inaccessible image URL — endpoint returns error in result object
- Image format not supported — unsupported file types may cause processing failure
- Payment failure — USDC payment on Base chain not confirmed, request blocked with 402 response
- Image too large or complex — timeout or processing error for very high-resolution inputs
- No clear foreground subject — ambiguous images may yield poor segmentation results

## 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, leaving only the foreground subject — typically delivered as a transparent PNG or equivalent image data in the result object.

## 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-c492deae/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-solana.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-solana.vercel.app/llms.txt)