Model API

Birefnet

Video background removal version of bilateral reference framework (BiRefNet) for high-resolution dichotomous image segmentation (DIS)

Model id

Use this in every request
birefnet/v2/video

Run it

Quote the input, start the generation with the quote, then poll the job. Set RAYWAKE_API_KEY first; see Authentication.

# 1. Price the exact input (quotes are valid for up to 10 minutes)
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/quotes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "birefnet/v2/video",
  "input": {
    "video_url": "https://example.com/input.mp4"
  }
}'

# 2. Start the generation with the quote_id from step 1
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"model": "birefnet/v2/video", "quote_id": "QUOTE_ID", "input": {"video_url":"https://example.com/input.mp4"}}'

# 3. Poll until the status is terminal
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY"

Input

Input fields for birefnet/v2/video
NameTypeDescription
modelstring (enum)
Model to use for background removal. The 'General Use (Light)' model is the original model used in the BiRefNet repository. The 'General Use (Light 2K)' model is the original model used in the BiRefNet repository but trained with 2K images. The 'General Use (Heavy)' model is a slower but more accurate model. The 'Matting' model is a model trained specifically for matting images. The 'Portrait' model is a model trained specifically for portrait images. The 'General Use (Dynamic)' model supports dynamic resolutions from 256x256 to 2304x2304. The 'General Use (Light)' model is recommended for most use cases. The corresponding models are as follows: - 'General Use (Light)': BiRefNet - 'General Use (Light 2K)': BiRefNet_lite-2K - 'General Use (Heavy)': BiRefNet_lite - 'Matting': BiRefNet-matting - 'Portrait': BiRefNet-portrait - 'General Use (Dynamic)': BiRefNet_dynamic

Default: General Use (Light)

One of: General Use (Light), General Use (Light 2K), General Use (Heavy), Matting, Portrait, General Use (Dynamic)

operating_resolutionstring (enum)
The resolution to operate on. The higher the resolution, the more accurate the output will be for high res input images. The '2304x2304' option is only available for the 'General Use (Dynamic)' model.

Default: 1024x1024

One of: 1024x1024, 2048x2048, 2304x2304

output_maskboolean
Whether to output the mask used to remove the background

Default: false

refine_foregroundboolean
Whether to refine the foreground using the estimated mask

Default: true

sync_modeboolean
If `True`, the media will be returned as a data URI and the output data won't be available in the request history.

Default: false

video_urlrequiredstring (URL)
URL of the video to remove background from
video_output_typestring (enum)
The output type of the generated video.

Default: X264 (.mp4)

One of: X264 (.mp4), VP9 (.webm), PRORES4444 (.mov), GIF (.gif)

video_qualitystring (enum)
The quality of the generated video.

Default: high

One of: low, medium, high, maximum

video_write_modestring (enum)
The write mode of the generated video.

Default: balanced

One of: fast, balanced, small

Output

A succeeded job lists its results under outputs, stored on our side. See Jobs for every field.

Job excerpt
"outputs": [
  { "type": "video", "url": "https://…", "mime_type": "video/mp4", "thumbnail_url": "https://…" }
]

Pricing

  • up to$0.83/ run

The exact charge for your input comes from a quote. How charges settle