# Pixelcut Video Background Removal API

> Entfernt den Hannergrond aus engem Video an exportéiert en transparent oder op enger eenheetlecher Faarf a ville Formater

Entfernt den Hannergrond Frame fir Frame aus dem Video an `video_url`. D'Optioun `background` kann transparent, black, white, green, blue, magenta oder personaliséiert mat `background_color` sinn. `output_format` deckt webm, mp4, mov, mkv an gif-Varianten of a steet bei Transparenz standardméisseg op webm_vp9.

- Model id: `pixelcut/video-background-removal`
- Made by: Pixelcut
- Category: Background Removal
- Output: video
- Price per 30 frames of your input video: $0.022 / 30 frames of input video (cheapest run $0.022 (22 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/pixelcut/video-background-removal`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/pixelcut/video-background-removal`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/lb/developers/models/pixelcut/video-background-removal

## Pricing

Price: **$0.022 / 30 frames of input video**. Price per 30 frames of your input video: the input files are measured before the run (length, resolution, frame rate). The quote measures the same files and is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.22 = 220 API credits (10 × 30 frames input video × $0.022).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/pixelcut/video-background-removal` with the same JSON body returns the exact price for that input; the quote is exactly what a run charges. Invalid input is never charged and failed or canceled requests are refunded automatically.

## Input parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native field name (not both). Canonical names are the same across models.

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `video_url` | `video` | string (video URL) | yes |  |  | URL, déi op den Input-Video weist. |
| `background` |  | enum (string) | no | `transparent` | `transparent`, `black`, `white`, `green`, `blue`, `magenta`, `custom` | Hannergrond fir den Output: 'transparent', e virdefinéierte Faarwnumm oder 'custom' fir eng Faarf, déi mam background_color-Picker ausgewielt gëtt. |
| `background_color` |  | object {r, g, b} | no |  |  | Eenheetlech Faarf fir e personaliséierten Hannergrond; gëtt nëmmen ugewannt, wann d'Hannergrondauswiel 'custom' ass. |
| `background_color.r` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 |  |
| `background_color.g` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 |  |
| `background_color.b` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 255 |  |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) \| null | no |  | `webm_vp9`, `mp4_h264`, `mp4_h265`, `mov_proresks`, `mov_h265`, `mkv_h264`, `mkv_h265`, `mkv_vp9`, `gif` | Iwwerschreiwung vum Output-Videoformat; ouni explizit Auswiel gëtt automatesch erkannt, mat webm_vp9 als Standard fir Transparenz. |

File parameters (`video`) take a public `https://` URL, a `data:` URI up to 10 MB, or the `file_url` of an upload from `POST /files`.

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "video": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
}
```

## Run it

Set `DOITONG_API_KEY` to a key from https://doitong.com/developers/dashboard#keys. `?wait=20` returns the finished request in the same call when it is ready within 20 seconds; otherwise poll `GET /requests/{id}` (it also accepts `?wait=`), or pass `webhook_url`.

### curl

```bash
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/pixelcut/video-background-removal?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1";
const headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/pixelcut/video-background-removal?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  }),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);

// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
  res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
  request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/pixelcut/video-background-removal", params={"wait": 20}, json=payload, headers=headers)
request = r.json()
if not r.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"]["code"] + ": " + request["error"]["message"])

# Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while request["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    request = requests.get(API + "/requests/" + request["id"], params={"wait": 20}, headers=headers).json()
if request["status"] != "succeeded":
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"])
print([o["url"] for o in request["outputs"]], request["cost"]["credits"], "API credits", "$" + request["cost"]["usd"])
```

### MCP

The MCP server at `https://api.doitong.ru/v1/mcp` exposes the tools `search_models`, `get_model`, `quote`, `run`, `get_request`, `cancel_request`, `list_requests`, `create_upload` and `get_account`. A `run` call for this model:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run",
    "arguments": {
      "model_id": "pixelcut/video-background-removal",
      "input": {
        "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
      },
      "wait_seconds": 20
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Every call returns a request object. `status` is one of `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `canceled`. `outputs` lists the generated files with URLs on our storage (kept forever, or 7 days with `?storage=temporary`; `storage` says which); `output` is the model's own result object with the same URLs.

```json
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "pixelcut/video-background-removal",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 220,
    "usd": "0.22",
    "charged": 220,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  },
  "output": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_name": "0-output.mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200
    }
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720,
      "duration": 5,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `video` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Video-Datei, déi vum Modell erstallt gouf. |

## Related models

- [Pixelcut Product Photo](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/product-photo.md) (`pixelcut/product-photo`): $0.024 / image
- [Pixelcut Looping Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/looping-video.md) (`pixelcut/looping-video`): from $0.08 / second
- [Pixelcut Background Remover](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/background-removal.md) (`pixelcut/background-removal`): $0.016 / image
- [BiRefNet V2 Background Removal](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2.md) (`birefnet/v2`): $0.002 / run
- [Bria RMBG 2.0](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bria/background/remove.md) (`bria/background/remove`): from $0.018 / request
- [ben-v2-image](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ben/v2/image.md) (`ben/v2/image`): $0.102 / run
- [Ben-Video-Bg-Rm](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ben/v2/video.md) (`ben/v2/video`): $0.001 / megapixel of input video
- [Birefnet](https://doitong.com/developers/models/birefnet/v2/video.md) (`birefnet/v2/video`): $0.000575 / second of processing time

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixelcut/video-background-removal
- All models and guides for AI agents: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 with this model's typed request body: https://doitong.com/developers/openapi.json?model=pixelcut/video-background-removal
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.ru/v1/models/pixelcut/video-background-removal