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poyo-ai/video-background-removal| Model | Spec | PoYo price | Official price | You save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poyo-ai/video-background-removal | Video duration | $0.0035/sec 0.7 credits /sec | - | - |
* Actual fees are based on the final output.
Complete guide to using AI Video Background Removal API for Clean Subject Cutouts
video_url, choose the output container and codec, decide whether to preserve audio, and return a processed video file for editing, publishing, or automated media pipelines.Built for teams that need repeatable background removal from hosted source videos without manual frame-by-frame masking.
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The API accepts a required video_url and processes the source clip as an asynchronous PoYo task. This keeps the integration simple for apps that already store videos in object storage, media libraries, or a CDN.
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Choose an output format that fits the next step in your pipeline, including WebM VP9, MP4, MOV, MKV, and GIF options. Use transparent output for compositing or select a solid background color for ready-to-publish assets.
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Keep the original audio track when needed, or disable audio preservation for silent compositing jobs. Usage is billed by processed video duration, making costs straightforward for short clips and batch jobs.
Let users remove backgrounds from talking-head clips, shorts, demos, and vertical videos before layering new scenes or branded layouts.
Isolate products or presenters from source footage so commerce teams can reuse videos across clean catalog, ad, and landing-page backgrounds.
Add an API-based cutout step before downstream editing, overlays, subtitles, or scene replacement in automated post-production systems.
Process hosted source clips through the same PoYo async task shape used by other media utility tools.
Compare API-based video subject isolation with traditional editing tools when you need clean cutouts for apps, creator platforms, and batch media production.
| Area | PoYo API | Manual Editing |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Automated apps, batch jobs, and hosted media | One-off edits that need timeline-level control |
| Setup | Submit a public video_url with optional output controls | Import media, configure masks, review frames, and export |
| Output control | Choose container, codec, audio preservation, and background color | Depends on editor features and manual export settings |
| Automation | Async status polling and webhook-compatible result files | Requires operator time for each project or clip |
| Billing basis | Processed video duration | Editor subscription, labor time, or export time |
PoYo exposes the controls shown in the playground and API examples: video_url, output_container_and_codec, preserve_audio, and background_color.
Step 1: Create a PoYo API key
Generate a standard API key and use the PoYo async submit endpoint.
Create API key →
Step 2: Submit a hosted video URL
Send { "model": "poyo-ai/video-background-removal", "input": { "video_url": "https://...", "output_container_and_codec": "webm_vp9", "preserve_audio": true, "background_color": "Transparent" } }. Optional fields can be omitted when defaults are acceptable.
Step 3: Poll status or receive webhook results
The completed task returns files: [{ "file_url": "...", "file_type": "video" }], matching PoYo's standard video result format.
Usage is billed by processed video duration. Longer source videos cost more because the model must analyze and render more frames.
No subscription is required for API access. Create an API key, top up credits, and pay only for submitted jobs.
Use the same submit, status, and webhook pattern as other PoYo video utility models.
Completed jobs return standard PoYo video file objects that are easy to preview, download, or pass to downstream systems.
Choose output format, audio preservation, and transparent or solid background colors from the API or playground.
Pay by processed video duration, which keeps short clips and batch jobs easy to estimate.