--- type: AI Model id: image-extender-api title: Image Extender API provider: Pixazo description: Extend an image beyond its original borders — directionally or uniformly — with AI-generated content that continues the scene. resource: https://www.pixazo.ai/models/image-extender-api docs_url: https://www.pixazo.ai/models/image-extender-api latest_version: v1 tags: - image-extender - pixazo variants: - id: image-extender-v1 name: Image Extender 1.0 version: 1.0 capabilities: - Extend Image timestamp: 2026-08-16T15:44:59.489Z --- # Image Extender API > Provider: **Pixazo** > Source: https://www.pixazo.ai/models/image-extender-api Extend an image beyond its original borders — directionally or uniformly — with AI-generated content that continues the scene. ## Image Extender 1.0 ### Extend Image ## Base URL ``` https://gateway.pixazo.ai/image-outpaint/v1 ``` ## Authentication All requests require an API key passed via header. Header Type Required Description Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key string Yes Your API subscription key ## Image Outpaint generate request ## Request Code HTTP Python JavaScript cURL ``` POST https://gateway.pixazo.ai/image-outpaint/v1/image-outpaint-request Content-Type: application/json Cache-Control: no-cache Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY { "image_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/doc-assets/images/input.jpg", "zoom_out_percentage": 20, "num_images": 1, "enable_safety_checker": true, "output_format": "png" } ``` ``` import requests url = "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/image-outpaint/v1/image-outpaint-request" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Cache-Control": "no-cache", "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } data = { "image_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/doc-assets/images/input.jpg", "zoom_out_percentage": 20, "num_images": 1, "enable_safety_checker": true, "output_format": "png" } response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ``` const url = "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/image-outpaint/v1/image-outpaint-request"; const headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Cache-Control": "no-cache", "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }; const data = { "image_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/doc-assets/images/input.jpg", "zoom_out_percentage": 20, "num_images": 1, "enable_safety_checker": true, "output_format": "png" }; fetch(url, { method: "POST", headers: headers, body: JSON.stringify(data) }) .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => console.log(data)); ``` ``` curl -X POST "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/image-outpaint/v1/image-outpaint-request" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Cache-Control: no-cache" \ -H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ --data-raw '{ "image_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/doc-assets/images/input.jpg", "zoom_out_percentage": 20, "num_images": 1, "enable_safety_checker": true, "output_format": "png" }' ``` ## Output ``` { "request_id": "image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", "status": "QUEUED", "polling_url": "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/v2/requests/status/image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" } ``` [Try Now](https://api.pixazo.ai/api-details#api=image-outpaint&operation=image-outpaint-request) ## Webhook (Optional) Add the `X-Webhook-URL` header to your generate request to receive a POST callback instead of polling. ``` X-Webhook-URL: https://your-server.com/webhook/callback ``` ## Request Parameters - Image Outpaint generate request Parameter Required Type Default Allowed values / range Description image\_url Yes string — — URL of the input image to outpaint. Must be publicly accessible. expand\_left No integer 0 0–700 Number of pixels to add as a black margin on the left side before outpainting. expand\_right No integer 0 0–700 Number of pixels to add as a black margin on the right side before outpainting. expand\_top No integer 0 0–700 Number of pixels to add as a black margin on the top side before outpainting. expand\_bottom No integer 0 0–700 Number of pixels to add as a black margin on the bottom side before outpainting. zoom\_out\_percentage No float 20 ≥ 0 Percentage to scale down the image (e.g., 50 = image becomes 50% of original size). Black margins fill the remaining space. prompt No string "" — Optional text prompt to guide content generation in the expanded areas (e.g., "a forest extending to the left"). seed No integer — — Random seed for reproducible results. If omitted, a random seed is used. num\_images No integer 1 ≥ 1 Number of output images to generate. enable\_safety\_checker No boolean true — Enable or disable the NSFW content safety filter. sync\_mode No boolean false — If true, the request blocks until generation is complete. If false (default), returns immediately with a request\_id. output\_format No string "png" "png", "jpeg", "jpg", "webp" Output image format. ## Example Request ``` { "image_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/doc-assets/images/input.jpg", "zoom_out_percentage": 20, "num_images": 1, "enable_safety_checker": true, "output_format": "png" } ``` ## Response ``` { "request_id": "image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", "status": "QUEUED", "polling_url": "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/v2/requests/status/image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" } ``` ## Request Headers Header Value Content-Type application/json Cache-Control no-cache Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key YOUR\_API\_KEY ## Response Handling Common status codes. Code Meaning 202 Accepted — Request queued 400 Bad Request 401 Unauthorized 402 Insufficient Balance 403 Forbidden 429 Too Many Requests 500 Internal Server Error ## Error Responses Queue system errors and model validation errors. ### Queue System Errors ``` // 402 — Insufficient balance { "error": "Insufficient Balance", "message": "Your wallet does not have enough balance." } ``` ``` // 400 — Model not found { "error": "Model not found", "message": "Model 'image-outpaint' not found or is disabled" } ``` ### Error via Status/Webhook ``` { "request_id": "image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", "status": "ERROR", "model_id": "image-outpaint", "error": "Description of the error", "output": null } ``` ## Retrieving Results Poll the universal status endpoint to check progress and retrieve results. ### Endpoint ``` GET https://gateway.pixazo.ai/v2/requests/status/{request_id} Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY ``` ## cURL Example ``` curl -H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/v2/requests/status/image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" ``` ## Response (Completed) ``` { "request_id": "image-outpaint_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", "status": "COMPLETED", "model_id": "image-outpaint", "error": null, "output": { "media_url": ["https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/v1/image-outpaint_019dxxxx/output.png"], "media_type": "image/png" }, "created_at": "2026-03-31T10:00:00.000Z", "updated_at": "2026-03-31T10:00:15.000Z", "completed_at": "2026-03-31T10:00:15.000Z" } ``` ## Response Fields Field Type Description request\_id string Unique request identifier status string QUEUED, PROCESSING, COMPLETED, FAILED, or ERROR model\_id string Model that processed the request error string|null Error message if failed output.media\_url array URLs to generated media (R2 CDN) output.media\_type string MIME type of the output created\_at string When request was created completed\_at string When request completed polling\_url string Status URL (initial response only) ## Status Values Status Description QUEUED Request accepted, waiting to be processed PROCESSING Being processed by the model COMPLETED Done — output contains the result FAILED Failed — check error field ERROR System error — not charged ## Status Flow ``` QUEUED → PROCESSING → COMPLETED → FAILED → ERROR ``` ## Typical Workflow 1. **Send a generate request** to the API endpoint 2. **Save the `request_id`** from the response 3. **Poll** every 5-10 seconds: `GET /v2/requests/status/{request_id}` 4. **When `status` is `"COMPLETED"`**, download from `output.media_url` **Tip:** Use `X-Webhook-URL` header to get a callback instead of polling.