PixelAPI — Official Python SDK

Official Python SDK for PixelAPI — AI image, video, audio, and 3D API for builders.

Why PixelAPI

• From $0.001 per image — image gen $0.001, BG removal $0.010, upscale $0.060, face restore $0.005, object removal $0.025
• 15 AI tools, one API key — image gen, BG removal, upscale, face restore, object removal, image edit, audio (music), TTS (23 languages), 3D model gen, content moderation, smart-generate, ad creative, image search, portrait studio, interior design, photo relighting
• No cold starts — always-warm infrastructure, sub-3-second response on most endpoints
• 100 free credits on signup — no credit card required
• GST invoice (India) — registered Indian business, GST-compliant

Installation

pip install pixelapi

Quickstart

from pixelapi import PixelAPI

client = PixelAPI("YOUR_API_KEY")  # get free at https://pixelapi.dev/app

# 1. Generate AI image — $0.001
result = client.generate("product photo of red sneakers, white background, studio lighting")
result.save("sneakers.png")

# 2. Remove background — $0.010
result = client.remove_background("photo.jpg")
result.save("transparent.png")

# 3. Upscale 4× — $0.060
result = client.upscale("photo.jpg", scale=4)
result.save("upscaled.png")

# 4. Restore faces — $0.005
result = client.face_restore("old_family_photo.jpg")
result.save("restored.jpg")

Endpoints

Method	Description	Price
client.generate(prompt)	AI image gen	$0.001
client.remove_background(image)	BG removal → transparent PNG	$0.010
client.replace_background(image, scene)	BG replacement (AI scene)	$0.075
client.upscale(image, scale=4)	4× upscaling	$0.060
client.face_restore(image)	Face restoration	$0.005
client.remove_object(image, prompt)	Object/person removal	$0.025
client.edit(image, prompt)	Prompt-driven edit	$0.020
client.relight(image, preset)	Photo relighting	$0.018
client.moderate(image)	NSFW / content moderation	$0.0005
client.audio(prompt)	AI music generation	$0.007
client.tts(text, voice)	Text-to-speech (23 langs)	$0.015/30s
client.three_d(prompt)	3D model generation (GLB)	$0.50

Pricing

Plan	Monthly	Credits	Per-image
Free	$0	100	—
Starter	$10	10,000	$0.001 avg
Pro	$50	60,000	$0.00083 avg
Scale	$200	300,000	$0.00067 avg

Authentication

client = PixelAPI("YOUR_API_KEY")
# or set PIXELAPI_KEY env var:
# import os; client = PixelAPI(os.environ["PIXELAPI_KEY"])

Get your API key at pixelapi.dev/app — 100 free credits, no credit card.

Errors

from pixelapi import PixelAPI, AuthenticationError, RateLimitError, InsufficientCreditsError

try:
    result = client.remove_background("photo.jpg")
except AuthenticationError:
    print("Invalid API key")
except InsufficientCreditsError:
    print("Out of credits — top up at /app")
except RateLimitError:
    print("Rate limited — slow down or upgrade plan")

Rate limits

• Free: 10 requests / minute
• Starter: 60 / minute
• Pro: 300 / minute
• Scale: unlimited (fair-use)

Migration from remove.bg / Cloudinary / Replicate

PixelAPI's BG removal is API-compatible with most workflows that take an image input and return a transparent PNG output URL. The migration is typically a 30-minute swap:

# Before (remove.bg)
import requests
r = requests.post("https://api.remove.bg/v1.0/removebg",
    files={"image_file": open("photo.jpg", "rb")},
    headers={"X-API-Key": REMOVEBG_KEY})
open("output.png", "wb").write(r.content)

# After (PixelAPI — 11× cheaper, same output)
from pixelapi import PixelAPI
client = PixelAPI(PIXELAPI_KEY)
client.remove_background("photo.jpg").save("output.png")

Examples

See examples/ for full code samples:

• Bulk product-photo BG removal (Shopify catalog)
• LinkedIn-headshot generation pipeline
• E-commerce upscale + relight workflow
• Audio-on-demand for video apps

Support

• Docs: pixelapi.dev/docs
• API ref: pixelapi.dev/developers.html
• Issues: GitHub issues
• Email: support@pixelapi.dev

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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Built by PixelAPI. Indian business, GST registered.