# Venice AI Background Remove

> Venice AI Background Remove is a paid API for AI agents from api.venice.ai, paid per call via x402, $10/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Removes the background from an image using AI, returning a PNG with a transparent background

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/image/background-remove?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $10/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/venice-ai-background-remove-14ba2de4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_i-LTKBJJQXrvh8Z8DR5mP

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 venice-ai-background-remove-14ba2de4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you remove the background from this product photo and give me back a transparent PNG? Here's the image URL: https://example.com/product.jpg

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need AI-powered background removal from a single image, especially when you want to accept image input flexibly (URL, file upload, or base64). Prefer this over manual masking tools or general-purpose image editors when you need programmatic, automated background removal at scale with consistent quality. Best suited for product photography, profile pictures, logo processing, and any workflow requiring transparent-background PNGs.

## Known failure modes

- Image file exceeds 25MB size limit — request rejected
- Invalid or unreachable image URL provided — 400 or fetch error
- Insufficient balance when using x402 wallet auth — 402 Payment Required with top-up instructions
- Unsupported image format — processing fails
- Network timeout during AI background removal processing
- Invalid base64 encoding — 400 bad request

## How this service works

Remove image backgrounds.

## Output

A binary PNG image file with the background removed and replaced with transparency, suitable for use on any colored background or layered composition

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "image_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
 },
 "properties": {
  "image": {
   "anyOf": [
    {},
    {
     "type": "string"
    }
   ],
   "description": "The image to remove the background from. Can be either a file upload or a base64-encoded string. File size must be less than 25MB."
  },
  "image_url": {
   "type": "string",
   "format": "uri",
   "example": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
   "description": "URL of the image to remove the background from."
  }
 },
 "description": "Remove the background from an image. Provide either an image file/base64 or an image URL.",
 "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "string",
 "format": "binary"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/venice-ai-background-remove-14ba2de4/health.json
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