---
title: "Get Background Removal"
method: GET
path: "/v3/background-removals/{job_id}"
tags: ["Background Removal"]
---

# Get Background Removal

`GET /v3/background-removals/{job_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.heygen.com`
- URL: `https://api.heygen.com/v3/background-removals/{job_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Returns a background removal job including its status and, once completed, presigned download URLs for the produced layers.

## Path parameters

- `job_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` BackgroundRemovalJob
    - `id` string, required: Background removal job id. Use it to poll GET /v3/background-removals/{id}.
    - `status` string, required: Job status: 'pending' | 'processing' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'deleted'.
    - `layers` object: Map of produced layer name to a presigned download URL. Populated once status is 'completed'.
    - `duration` number, nullable: Processed video duration in seconds.
    - `created_at` integer, nullable: Unix timestamp (seconds) when the job was created.
    - `completed_at` integer, nullable: Unix timestamp (seconds) when the job completed. Present once completed.
    - `error` string, nullable: Failure reason. Present only when status is 'failed'.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request parameters
- `401`: Authentication failed
- `404`: Resource not found
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `7dfa5e59b4f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/heygen/apis/heygen-external-api/changes/v3/background-removals/:job_id/get.md)

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