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Pixelcut Video Background Removal API: Pricing, Documentation

by Pixelcut

Pixelcut Video Background Removal API enables developers to automatically separate subjects from video backgrounds using AI-powered segmentation technology. Designed for speed and accuracy, the API helps create clean cutouts while preserving fine details such as hair, edges, and motion boundaries across video frames. It can be integrated into video editing platforms, content creation tools, social media applications, e-commerce workflows, and creative automation pipelines to streamline background removal, scene replacement, and visual enhancement tasks.

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Pixelcut v1 API Documentation

https://gateway.pixazo.ai/pixelcut-video-background-removal/v1/pixelcut-video-background-removal-request

Authentication

All requests require an API key passed via header.

Header	Type	Required	Description
Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key	string	Yes	Your API subscription key

Pixelcut Video Background Removal generate request

Request Code

POST https://gateway.pixazo.ai/pixelcut-video-background-removal/v1/pixelcut-video-background-removal-request
Content-Type: application/json
Cache-Control: no-cache
Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "video_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/Video.mp4",
  "background": "transparent",
  "output_format": "webm_vp9"
}

import requests

url = "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/pixelcut-video-background-removal/v1/pixelcut-video-background-removal-request"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
    "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
data = {
    "video_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/Video.mp4",
    "background": "transparent",
    "output_format": "webm_vp9"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const url = "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/pixelcut-video-background-removal/v1/pixelcut-video-background-removal-request";
const headers = {
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
  "Cache-Control": "no-cache",
  "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
};
const data = {
  "video_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/Video.mp4",
  "background": "transparent",
  "output_format": "webm_vp9"
};

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/pixelcut-video-background-removal/v1/pixelcut-video-background-removal-request" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Cache-Control: no-cache" \
  -H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-raw '{
    "video_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/Video.mp4",
    "background": "transparent",
    "output_format": "webm_vp9"
}'

Output

{
  "request_id": "pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "status": "QUEUED",
  "polling_url": "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/v2/requests/status/pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

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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 - Pixelcut Video Background Removal generate request

Parameter	Required	Type	Default	Allowed values / range	Description
video_url	Yes	string	—	—	Publicly accessible URL of the input video whose background will be removed. Resolution must be under 4000x4000 and duration under 30 seconds.
background_color	No	enum	"Black"	"Transparent", "Black", "White", "Gray", "Red", "Green", "Blue", "Yellow", "Cyan", "Magenta", "Orange"	Solid background applied to the output video. Use "Transparent" to keep an alpha channel, or a named color to fill the background.
output_container_and_codec	No	enum	"webm_vp9"	"webm_vp9", "mp4_h264", "mp4_h265", "mov_proresks", "mov_h265", "mkv_h264", "mkv_h265", "mkv_vp9", "gif"	Container and codec of the output video file. Use a codec that supports alpha (for example webm_vp9 or mov_proresks) when the background is transparent.
preserve_audio	No	boolean	true	true, false	When true, the original audio track from the input video is kept in the output. Set to false to drop the audio.

Content Item Types & Limits

Type	Max	Format / Size	Description
video	1	MP4, MOV	Video to remove the background from.

Example Request

{
  "video_url": "https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/Video.mp4",
  "background": "transparent",
  "output_format": "webm_vp9"
}

Response

{
  "request_id": "pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "status": "QUEUED",
  "polling_url": "https://gateway.pixazo.ai/v2/requests/status/pixelcut-video-background-removal_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 'pixelcut-video-background-removal' not found or is disabled"
}

Error via Status/Webhook

{
  "request_id": "pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "status": "ERROR",
  "model_id": "pixelcut-video-background-removal",
  "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/pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"

Response (Completed)

{
  "request_id": "pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "model_id": "pixelcut-video-background-removal",
  "error": null,
  "output": {
    "media_url": ["https://pub-582b7213209642b9b995c96c95a30381.r2.dev/v1/pixelcut-video-background-removal_019dxxxx/output.webm"],
    "media_type": "video/webm"
  },
  "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

Send a generate request to the API endpoint
Save the request_id from the response
Poll every 5-10 seconds: GET /v2/requests/status/{request_id}
When status is "COMPLETED", download from output.media_url

Tip: Use X-Webhook-URL header to get a callback instead of polling.

Pixelcut v1 API Pricing

Your request will cost $0.022 per 30 frames.

⚡ Performance

Live usage measured on Pixazo's gateway, split by model version. Generation time is how long a generation takes end-to-end (lower is better). Success rate is the percent of generations that complete (higher is better).

Show data for the last

Generations

700last 30d

~23 per day

Success rate

57.1%

of completed generations

Generation time

51.6savg

p95 51.6s

Requests

Jun 28max 300Jul 27

Pixelcut v1Avg 23/day

Generation Time

Jun 28max 68.1sJul 27

Pixelcut v1Avg 51.6s

Error Rate

Jun 28max 100.0%Jul 27

Pixelcut v1Avg 42.9%

〰 Uptime

Percent of generations that succeeded over the selected period, per model version.

Avg. Success Rate (30d)

57.14%

across all generations of this model family

Uptime

Jun 28max 100%Jul 27

SuccessfulAvg 57.14%