# Pixelcut API

> Provider: **Pixelcut**
> Source: https://www.pixazo.ai/models/pixelcut

AI-powered video background removal for clean, professional results.

## Pixelcut v1

### Video to Video (Video Background Remover)

## Base URL

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

## Pixelcut Video Background Removal generate request

## Request Code

HTTP Python JavaScript cURL

```
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"
}
```

[Try Now](https://api.pixazo.ai/api-details#api=pixelcut-video-background-removal&operation=pixelcut-video-background-removal-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 - Pixelcut Video Background Removal generate request

Parameter

Required

Type

Default

Allowed values / range

Description

video\_url

Yes

string

—

—

URL of the input video to process. Must be publicly accessible.

background

No

enum

"transparent"

"transparent", "black", "white", "green", "blue", "magenta", "custom"

Output background type. Allowed values: transparent, black, white, green, blue, magenta, custom.

background\_color

No

object

—

—

Custom RGB color object with keys r, g, b (each integer from 0 to 255). Only used when background is set to custom.

output\_format

No

enum

"webm\_vp9"

"webm\_vp9", "mp4\_h264", "mp4\_h265", "mov\_proresks", "mov\_h265", "mkv\_h264", "mkv\_h265", "mkv\_vp9", "gif"

Output container and codec format. Allowed values: webm\_vp9, mp4\_h264, mp4\_h265, mov\_proresks, mov\_h265, mkv\_h264, mkv\_h265, mkv\_vp9, gif. If not specified, defaults to webm\_vp9 for transparent backgrounds, otherwise auto-detected.

## 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

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.