--- title: "Generate images with P-Image Ideogram from a text or structured prompt" method: POST path: "/v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram" tags: ["images-generate"] --- # Generate images with P-Image Ideogram from a text or structured prompt `POST /v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram` Generate one or more images with P-Image Ideogram, a fast model with selectable quality and resolution tiers. The `prompt` accepts either natural language or a structured Ideogram 4.0 JSON prompt; the server detects which was supplied. By default the request blocks until the images are ready and returns them in `data`. Set `async` to true to return immediately after the request is accepted, then poll for completion and results with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned `generation_id`. Supplying a `webhook_url` makes the request asynchronous whatever `async` says: the response returns as soon as the request is accepted, and the finished result is POSTed to that URL. ## Request body - GenerateImagePImageIdeogramRequest - `prompt` string, required — The prompt to generate images from. Accepts either natural language or a structured Ideogram 4.0 JSON prompt; the server detects which was supplied. - `magic_prompt` 'AUTO' | 'ON' | 'OFF' — Determine if MagicPrompt should be used in generating the request or not. - `seed` integer — Random seed. Set for reproducible generation. - `num_images` integer — The number of images to generate. - `quality` 'VERY_LOW' | 'LOW' | 'MEDIUM' | 'HIGH' | 'VERY_HIGH' — The generation quality level. Higher levels may use more inference steps or additional prompt processing. - `resolution` '1K' | '2K', nullable — The output-size tier; the server defaults to `1K` when omitted. Cannot be combined with `custom_width`/`custom_height`. - `aspect_ratio` '1x3' | '3x1' | '1x2' | '2x1' | '9x16' | '16x9' | '10x16' | '16x10' | '2x3' | '3x2' | '3x4' | '4x3' | '4x5' | '5x4' | '1x1' — The aspect ratio to use for image generation, which determines the image's resolution. Cannot be used in conjunction with resolution. Defaults to 1x1. - `custom_width` integer, nullable — Optional. An exact output width in pixels, used together with `custom_height` for output sizes outside the preset tiers. Must be a positive multiple of 16 between 16 and 4096, and `custom_width` × `custom_height` must not exceed 4,194,304 pixels (2048×2048). Cannot be combined with `resolution` or `aspect_ratio`; the request is billed at the resolution tier matching its total pixel count. - `custom_height` integer, nullable — Optional. An exact output height in pixels, used together with `custom_width`. See `custom_width` for the accepted range and billing behavior. - `enable_copyright_detection` boolean, nullable — Optional. Opt this request into post-generation copyright detection. Adds detection latency; flagged images come back with `is_image_safe: false`. - `async` boolean — When false (the default), the request blocks until the images are ready and returns them in `data`. When true, the request returns as soon as it is accepted; poll for completion and results with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned `generation_id`. - `webhook_url` string, uri — HTTPS URL that Ideogram delivers the generated result to. Ideogram sends a JSON POST to this URL once all images for the request have finished generating. The body mirrors the synchronous generate response: `request_id`, `created`, and a `data` array containing every generated image (`url`, `prompt`, `resolution`, `seed`, `is_image_safe`). Each delivery is signed with Ed25519 and verifiable against the public keys at `https://api.ideogram.ai/v1/.well-known/jwks.json`. Must be HTTPS; private and loopback hosts and the cloud metadata service are rejected. - `private` boolean, nullable — When true or omitted, the output is kept private to your account. Set to false to publish the output to the public feed. Enterprise accounts always generate privately. - `target_collection_id` string — A collection you can write to, by its URL-safe base64 collection id. The output images are added to it when the request completes. ## Response `200` The generated images (synchronous requests), or an acknowledgement to poll with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` (`async` requests). - GenerateImagePImageIdeogramResponse — Response returned by `POST /v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram`. Synchronous requests (the default) include the generated images in `data`. Requests with `async` set to true omit `data`; poll for completion and results with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned `generation_id`. The seed reports the value the request resolved to when the caller left it unset. - `generation_id` string, required — URL-safe base64 ID of the accepted generation. Accepted by the `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` polling endpoint. - `data` GeneratedImageObject[] — The generated images, in generation order. Present only for synchronous requests (`async` omitted or false). - `url` string, uri, nullable — The direct link to the generated image. Empty when the image did not pass safety checks. - `prompt` string, required — The final prompt the image was generated from. - `resolution` string, required — The resolution of the generated image, formatted as "WIDTHxHEIGHT". - `is_image_safe` boolean, required — Whether the image passed safety checks. If false, `url` is empty. - `seed` integer, required — Random seed. Set for reproducible generation. - `seed` integer, required — Random seed. Set for reproducible generation. ## Other responses - `400` — Invalid input provided. - `401` — Unauthorized. - `402` — Insufficient credits or quota. - `422` — The prompt did not pass safety checks. - `429` — Too many requests. - `500` — Internal server error. - `503` — The endpoint is temporarily unavailable. ## Changes - **2026-08-27** `3eb3216eed39` — 2 info - added the new optional request property `webhook_url` - added the new `VERY_HIGH` enum value to the request property `quality/allOf[subschema #1: Quality]/` - **2026-08-26** `204996bf317a` — 2 info - added the new optional request property `private` - added the new optional request property `target_collection_id` - **2026-08-19** `73707bc35f34` — 1 info - endpoint added [Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/changes/v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram/post.md) --- [API](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ideogram/ideogram-openapi-3-0/revisions/3eb3216eed39/schema)