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Adobe Photoshop Background Removal API

Remove backgrounds from images and create masks using AI-powered subject detection.

Adobe Photoshop Background Removal API is one of 16 APIs that Adobe Photoshop publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Background Removal. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://image.adobe.io.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://image.adobe.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Adobe Photoshop Background Removal API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (BearerAuth). An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — OAuth Server-to-Server access token obtained from Adobe IMS at https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/token/v3 using clientcredentials grant type.
  • ApiKeyAuth — Your Adobe Developer Console Client ID.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Background Removal 1

Remove backgrounds from images and create masks using AI-powered subject detection.

POST
/v2/remove-background
Adobe Photoshop Remove Background from an Image
removeBackgroundV2 body → 202400401402403429500

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RemoveBackgroundRequest (6 properties), ErrorResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RemoveBackgroundRequest
object
6 properties 2 required
ErrorResponse
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

adobe-photoshop-background-removal-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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