---
title: "Create Image Avatar (Alpha)"
method: POST
path: "/v1-alpha/avatars/image"
tags: ["Avatar"]
---

# Create Image Avatar (Alpha)

`POST /v1-alpha/avatars/image`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.liveavatar.com`
- URL: `https://api.liveavatar.com/v1-alpha/avatars/image`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-KEY`

**Alpha:** this endpoint may change or be removed without notice.

Create an image avatar from a single JPEG or PNG upload (multipart). The image must be exactly 16:9 or 9:16
with a short side of at least 1080px, and show one clearly framed person. A failing image returns 400 with
the reason for each failed check. On success the avatar is returned in `INIT`; poll `GET /v1/avatars/{id}`
until it is `ACTIVE`. 1080p training requires a Business or Enterprise plan.

## Request body `multipart/form-data`

- BodyCreateImageAvatarV1AlphaAvatarsImagePost
  - `file` string, binary, required
  - `resolution` 720 | 1080: Training resolution for an avatar. Values are the integer pixel-height (matches what the heygen platform's A2V deployment worker accepts), so existing comparisons like `if resolution == AvatarResolutionEnum.RESOLUTION_1080P` keep reading naturally.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ResponseAvatarSchema
  - `code` integer
  - `data` AvatarSchema
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `space_id` string
    - `type` 'IMAGE' | 'VIDEO'
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INIT' | 'DEPLOYING' | 'FAILED' | 'DEACTIVATED' | 'DELETED'
    - `name` string, required
    - `preview_url` string
    - `default_voice` DefaultAvatarVoice
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `default_voice_agent_id` string
    - `is_1080p` boolean
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
    - `is_expired` boolean, required
    - `error_message` string, required: Error message if training failed (prefer detailed, fallback to short).
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `8bc38e64ff31`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/liveavatar/apis/live-avatar-api/changes/v1-alpha/avatars/image/post.md)

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