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Enhance

Enhance a single image.

Enhancement parameters are inferred automatically. Optionally provide a text prompt to guide the enhancement. Returns images or signed download URLs.

post/v2/phota/enhance

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.photalabs.com
  • Auth
    API key in header X-API-Key

Request body

asyncboolean

Submit asynchronously. Returns 202 with a job_id to poll at GET /v1/jobs/{job_id} instead of holding the connection until the image is ready.

callback_urlstring nullable

Optional https URL we POST the signed result to on completion. Best-effort (polling remains authoritative). Requires async=true.

client_request_idstring nullable

Idempotency key. A retried submit with the same value returns the original job instead of creating (and charging for) a new one.

response_mode'bytes' | 'urls'

Response delivery mode. 'bytes': return base64-encoded image data (default). 'urls': return signed download URLs (24-hour expiry) instead of image bytes.

imagestring required

Input image as a raw base64 string or publicly accessible URL. Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, and HEIC/HEIF. Images larger than 4K (4096px) are automatically resized; for best results, provide images at 4K or below.

profile_idsstring[]

Subset of your account's profiles relevant to this request. Your account holds all profiles, but only pass the ones belonging to the end-user whose photo is being edited. These profiles serve as candidates for identity preservation. The fewer profiles you pass, the easier it is for our system to determine which profiles are relevant.

num_output_imagesinteger

Number of output images to generate (1-4).

output_format'png' | 'jpg'

Output image format (png, jpg). Default: png (will change to jpg on 2026-05-08).

promptstring nullable

Optional text instructions to guide the enhancement.

Example request

{
  "image": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
  "num_output_images": 1,
  "profile_ids": [
    "abc123"
  ]
}

Response

Successful Response

imagesstring[]

Output image(s) as raw base64-encoded strings. Format matches the requested output_format. Populated when response_mode='bytes', empty otherwise.

download_urlsstring[]

Signed download URLs for each output image (24-hour expiry). Populated when response_mode='urls', empty otherwise.

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.