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Create a workflow to Remove background with the Remove.bg API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Remove background action
    1. Connect your Remove.bg account
    2. Optional- Configure image_file
    3. Optional- Configure image_file_b64
    4. Configure image_url
    5. Optional- Configure size
    6. Optional- Configure type
    7. Optional- Configure format
    8. Optional- Configure roi
    9. Optional- Configure crop
    10. Optional- Configure crop_margin
    11. Optional- Configure scale
    12. Optional- Configure position
    13. Optional- Configure channels
    14. Optional- Configure add_shadow
    15. Optional- Configure bg_color
    16. Optional- Configure bg_image_url
    17. Optional- Configure bg_image_file
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

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Remove background on Remove.bg
Description:Remove the background of an image
Version:0.1.1
Key:remove_bg-remove-background

Code

// legacy_hash_id: a_4rioN5
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "remove_bg-remove-background",
  name: "Remove background",
  description: "Remove the background of an image",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    remove_bg: {
      type: "app",
      app: "remove_bg",
    },
    image_file: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Source image file (binary). (If this parameter is present, the other image source parameters must be empty.)",
      optional: true,
    },
    image_file_b64: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Source image file (base64-encoded string). (If this parameter is present, the other image source parameters must be empty.)",
      optional: true,
    },
    image_url: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Source image URL. (If this parameter is present, the other image source parameters must be empty.)",
    },
    size: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Maximum output image resolution: \"preview\" (default) = Resize image to 0.25 megapixels (e.g. 625×400 pixels)  0.25 credits per image, \"full\" = Use original image resolution, up to 25 megapixels (e.g. 6250x4000) with formats ZIP or JPG, or up to 10 megapixels (e.g. 4000x2500) with PNG  1 credit per image), \"auto\" = Use highest available resolution (based on image size and available credits). For backwards-compatibility this parameter also accepts the values \"medium\" (up to 1.5 megapixels) and \"hd\" (up to 4 megapixels) for 1 credit per image. The value \"full\" is also available under the name \"4k\" and the value \"preview\" is aliased as \"small\" and \"regular\".",
      optional: true,
    },
    type: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Foreground type: \"auto\" = Automatically detect kind of foreground, \"person\" = Use person(s) as foreground, \"product\" = Use product(s) as foreground. \"car\" = Use car as foreground,",
      optional: true,
    },
    format: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Result image format: \"auto\" = Use PNG format if transparent regions exist, otherwise use JPG format (default), \"png\" = PNG format with alpha transparency, \"jpg\" = JPG format, no transparency, \"zip\" = ZIP format, contains color image and alpha matte image, supports transparency (recommended).",
      optional: true,
    },
    roi: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Region of interest: Only contents of this rectangular region can be detected as foreground. Everything outside is considered background and will be removed. The rectangle is defined as two x/y coordinates in the format \"<x1> <y1> <x2> <y2>\". The coordinates can be in absolute pixels (suffix 'px') or relative to the width/height of the image (suffix '%'). By default, the whole image is the region of interest (\"0% 0% 100% 100%\").",
      optional: true,
    },
    crop: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Whether to crop off all empty regions (default: false). Note that cropping has no effect on the amount of charged credits.",
      optional: true,
    },
    crop_margin: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Adds a margin around the cropped subject (default: 0). Can be an absolute value (e.g. \"30px\") or relative to the subject size (e.g. \"10%\"). Can be a single value (all sides), two values (top/bottom and left/right) or four values (top, right, bottom, left). This parameter only has an effect when \"crop=true\". The maximum margin that can be added on each side is 50% of the subject dimensions or 500 pixels.",
      optional: true,
    },
    scale: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Scales the subject relative to the total image size. Can be any value from \"10%\" to \"100%\", or \"original\" (default). Scaling the subject implies \"position=center\" (unless specified otherwise).",
      optional: true,
    },
    position: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Positions the subject within the image canvas. Can be \"original\" (default unless \"scale\" is given), \"center\" (default when \"scale\" is given) or a value from \"0%\" to \"100%\" (both horizontal and vertical) or two values (horizontal, vertical).",
      optional: true,
    },
    channels: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Request either the finalized image (\"rgba\", default) or an alpha mask (\"alpha\"). Note: Since remove.bg also applies RGB color corrections on edges, using only the alpha mask often leads to a lower final image quality. Therefore \"rgba\" is recommended.",
      optional: true,
    },
    add_shadow: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Whether to add an artificial shadow to the result (default: false).",
      optional: true,
    },
    bg_color: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Adds a solid color background. Can be a hex color code (e.g. 81d4fa, fff) or a color name (e.g. green). For semi-transparency, 4-/8-digit hex codes are also supported (e.g. 81d4fa77). (If this parameter is present, the other bg_ parameters must be empty.)",
      optional: true,
    },
    bg_image_url: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Adds a background image from a URL. The image is centered and resized to fill the canvas while preserving the aspect ratio, unless it already has the exact same dimensions as the foreground image. (If this parameter is present, the other bg_ parameters must be empty.)",
      optional: true,
    },
    bg_image_file: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Adds a background image from a file (binary). The image is centered and resized to fill the canvas while preserving the aspect ratio, unless it already has the exact same dimensions as the foreground image. (If this parameter is present, the other bg_ parameters must be empty.)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const data = {
      image_file: this.image_file,
      image_file_b64: this.image_file_b64,
      image_url: this.image_url,
      size: this.size,
      type: this.type,
      format: this.format,
      roi: this.roi,
      crop: this.crop,
      crop_margin: this.crop_margin,
      scale: this.scale,
      position: this.position,
      channels: this.channels,
      add_shadow: this.add_shadow,
      bg_color: this.bg_color,
      bg_image_url: this.bg_image_url,
      bg_image_file: this.bg_image_file,
    };
    const config = {
      method: "post",
      url: "https://api.remove.bg/v1.0/removebg",
      headers: {
        "X-API-Key": `${this.remove_bg.$auth.api_key}`,
        "Accept": "application/json",
      },
      data,
    };
    return await axios($, config);
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
Remove.bgremove_bgappThis component uses the Remove.bg app.
image_filestring

Source image file (binary). (If this parameter is present, the other image source parameters must be empty.)

image_file_b64string

Source image file (base64-encoded string). (If this parameter is present, the other image source parameters must be empty.)

image_urlstring

Source image URL. (If this parameter is present, the other image source parameters must be empty.)

sizestring

Maximum output image resolution: "preview" (default) = Resize image to 0.25 megapixels (e.g. 625×400 pixels) 0.25 credits per image, "full" = Use original image resolution, up to 25 megapixels (e.g. 6250x4000) with formats ZIP or JPG, or up to 10 megapixels (e.g. 4000x2500) with PNG 1 credit per image), "auto" = Use highest available resolution (based on image size and available credits). For backwards-compatibility this parameter also accepts the values "medium" (up to 1.5 megapixels) and "hd" (up to 4 megapixels) for 1 credit per image. The value "full" is also available under the name "4k" and the value "preview" is aliased as "small" and "regular".

typestring

Foreground type: "auto" = Automatically detect kind of foreground, "person" = Use person(s) as foreground, "product" = Use product(s) as foreground. "car" = Use car as foreground,

formatstring

Result image format: "auto" = Use PNG format if transparent regions exist, otherwise use JPG format (default), "png" = PNG format with alpha transparency, "jpg" = JPG format, no transparency, "zip" = ZIP format, contains color image and alpha matte image, supports transparency (recommended).

roistring

Region of interest: Only contents of this rectangular region can be detected as foreground. Everything outside is considered background and will be removed. The rectangle is defined as two x/y coordinates in the format "<x1> <y1> <x2> <y2>". The coordinates can be in absolute pixels (suffix 'px') or relative to the width/height of the image (suffix '%'). By default, the whole image is the region of interest ("0% 0% 100% 100%").

cropboolean

Whether to crop off all empty regions (default: false). Note that cropping has no effect on the amount of charged credits.

crop_marginstring

Adds a margin around the cropped subject (default: 0). Can be an absolute value (e.g. "30px") or relative to the subject size (e.g. "10%"). Can be a single value (all sides), two values (top/bottom and left/right) or four values (top, right, bottom, left). This parameter only has an effect when "crop=true". The maximum margin that can be added on each side is 50% of the subject dimensions or 500 pixels.

scalestring

Scales the subject relative to the total image size. Can be any value from "10%" to "100%", or "original" (default). Scaling the subject implies "position=center" (unless specified otherwise).

positionstring

Positions the subject within the image canvas. Can be "original" (default unless "scale" is given), "center" (default when "scale" is given) or a value from "0%" to "100%" (both horizontal and vertical) or two values (horizontal, vertical).

channelsstring

Request either the finalized image ("rgba", default) or an alpha mask ("alpha"). Note: Since remove.bg also applies RGB color corrections on edges, using only the alpha mask often leads to a lower final image quality. Therefore "rgba" is recommended.

add_shadowboolean

Whether to add an artificial shadow to the result (default: false).

bg_colorstring

Adds a solid color background. Can be a hex color code (e.g. 81d4fa, fff) or a color name (e.g. green). For semi-transparency, 4-/8-digit hex codes are also supported (e.g. 81d4fa77). (If this parameter is present, the other bg_ parameters must be empty.)

bg_image_urlstring

Adds a background image from a URL. The image is centered and resized to fill the canvas while preserving the aspect ratio, unless it already has the exact same dimensions as the foreground image. (If this parameter is present, the other bg_ parameters must be empty.)

bg_image_filestring

Adds a background image from a file (binary). The image is centered and resized to fill the canvas while preserving the aspect ratio, unless it already has the exact same dimensions as the foreground image. (If this parameter is present, the other bg_ parameters must be empty.)

Authentication

Remove.bg uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Remove.bg account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Remove.bg APIs in both code and no-code steps.

Remove.bg API Key (docs)

About Remove.bg

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