Ideogram Background Remover

by IdeogramJune 3, 2026

Ideogram Background Remover isolates the foreground subject of an image and returns a transparent PNG with clean edges, preserved fine detail, and minimal haloing or fringing. Ideogram positions it as a generative alternative to classic segmentation-based removers, making it especially strong on hard boundaries such as typography, logos, hair, fur, glass, reflections, and intricate product silhouettes. It is well suited to catalog imagery, design assets, compositing, marketplace listings, and high-volume production workflows that need reliable subject extraction without manual cleanup.

Remove Background

Archival Glass Bottle Photo Salvage

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  outputFormat: 'PNG',
  model: 'ideogram:remove-background@0',
  inputs: {
    image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/214688ce-bd4e-4116-bec8-ae35099c76cb.jpg'
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "outputFormat": "PNG",
            "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
            "inputs": {
                "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/214688ce-bd4e-4116-bec8-ae35099c76cb.jpg"
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "removeBackground",
      "taskUUID": "ff0a1184-86dc-4c3a-97de-a6cdbf8f5cb1",
      "outputFormat": "PNG",
      "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
      "inputs": {
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/214688ce-bd4e-4116-bec8-ae35099c76cb.jpg"
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run ideogram:remove-background@0 \
  outputFormat=PNG \
  inputs.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/214688ce-bd4e-4116-bec8-ae35099c76cb.jpg

{
  "taskType": "removeBackground",
  "taskUUID": "ff0a1184-86dc-4c3a-97de-a6cdbf8f5cb1",
  "outputFormat": "PNG",
  "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
  "inputs": {
    "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/214688ce-bd4e-4116-bec8-ae35099c76cb.jpg"
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageBackgroundRemoval",
  "taskUUID": "ff0a1184-86dc-4c3a-97de-a6cdbf8f5cb1",
  "imageUUID": "a0dfa81f-e16f-4817-a507-7a7d1bcef22c",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a06dlim3/ws/4/ii/a0dfa81f-e16f-4817-a507-7a7d1bcef22c.png",
  "cost": 0.01,
  "inputImageUUID": "26683e17-94ef-489f-ab90-aecb5db8f077"
}

Remove Background

Humanoid Robotics Press Headshot

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  outputFormat: 'PNG',
  model: 'ideogram:remove-background@0',
  inputs: {
    image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/f9435d77-495b-44fc-b052-cf36334ee61a.jpg'
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "outputFormat": "PNG",
            "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
            "inputs": {
                "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/f9435d77-495b-44fc-b052-cf36334ee61a.jpg"
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "removeBackground",
      "taskUUID": "3b9852e0-59ec-43a5-a137-024fca8eb686",
      "outputFormat": "PNG",
      "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
      "inputs": {
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/f9435d77-495b-44fc-b052-cf36334ee61a.jpg"
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run ideogram:remove-background@0 \
  outputFormat=PNG \
  inputs.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/f9435d77-495b-44fc-b052-cf36334ee61a.jpg

{
  "taskType": "removeBackground",
  "taskUUID": "3b9852e0-59ec-43a5-a137-024fca8eb686",
  "outputFormat": "PNG",
  "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
  "inputs": {
    "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/f9435d77-495b-44fc-b052-cf36334ee61a.jpg"
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageBackgroundRemoval",
  "taskUUID": "3b9852e0-59ec-43a5-a137-024fca8eb686",
  "imageUUID": "f07829ad-1e55-45a0-acbd-50e01c0b28ad",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a03d21/ws/4/ii/f07829ad-1e55-45a0-acbd-50e01c0b28ad.png",
  "cost": 0.01,
  "inputImageUUID": "cb814f1a-9aa8-4fb9-bcbd-c3905aa2e39d"
}

Remove Background

Architectural Planter Catalog Cutout

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  outputFormat: 'PNG',
  model: 'ideogram:remove-background@0',
  inputs: {
    image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/77eb1142-ba42-4ef5-8acf-74837696ffb9.jpg'
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "outputFormat": "PNG",
            "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
            "inputs": {
                "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/77eb1142-ba42-4ef5-8acf-74837696ffb9.jpg"
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "removeBackground",
      "taskUUID": "9af0d02e-6d30-4969-b005-d89f04ac36b5",
      "outputFormat": "PNG",
      "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
      "inputs": {
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/77eb1142-ba42-4ef5-8acf-74837696ffb9.jpg"
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run ideogram:remove-background@0 \
  outputFormat=PNG \
  inputs.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/77eb1142-ba42-4ef5-8acf-74837696ffb9.jpg

{
  "taskType": "removeBackground",
  "taskUUID": "9af0d02e-6d30-4969-b005-d89f04ac36b5",
  "outputFormat": "PNG",
  "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
  "inputs": {
    "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/77eb1142-ba42-4ef5-8acf-74837696ffb9.jpg"
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageBackgroundRemoval",
  "taskUUID": "9af0d02e-6d30-4969-b005-d89f04ac36b5",
  "imageUUID": "d424d79c-c41c-400f-bc74-f733ecce0a28",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a02d21/ws/4/ii/d424d79c-c41c-400f-bc74-f733ecce0a28.png",
  "cost": 0.01,
  "inputImageUUID": "33a9a4ce-0615-41b4-9414-cba2f4446d51"
}

Remove Background

Seasonal Tourism Portrait Cutout

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  outputFormat: 'PNG',
  model: 'ideogram:remove-background@0',
  inputs: {
    image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/fa9475bd-fd5e-46b5-ba35-23c75e0c1696.jpg'
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "outputFormat": "PNG",
            "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
            "inputs": {
                "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/fa9475bd-fd5e-46b5-ba35-23c75e0c1696.jpg"
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "removeBackground",
      "taskUUID": "61c6162c-23c5-4da8-9934-7007ce52268e",
      "outputFormat": "PNG",
      "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
      "inputs": {
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/fa9475bd-fd5e-46b5-ba35-23c75e0c1696.jpg"
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run ideogram:remove-background@0 \
  outputFormat=PNG \
  inputs.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/fa9475bd-fd5e-46b5-ba35-23c75e0c1696.jpg

{
  "taskType": "removeBackground",
  "taskUUID": "61c6162c-23c5-4da8-9934-7007ce52268e",
  "outputFormat": "PNG",
  "model": "ideogram:remove-background@0",
  "inputs": {
    "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/fa9475bd-fd5e-46b5-ba35-23c75e0c1696.jpg"
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageBackgroundRemoval",
  "taskUUID": "61c6162c-23c5-4da8-9934-7007ce52268e",
  "imageUUID": "b75f7980-5b58-4f38-ab69-b3b1107b1723",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a10dlim3/ws/4/ii/b75f7980-5b58-4f38-ab69-b3b1107b1723.png",
  "cost": 0.01,
  "inputImageUUID": "dde695f7-458f-4c91-a0f9-76debe2de618"
}