Skills/Images/Remove background

Remove background

~150 credits / image (up to 800)

Removes the background from an image, isolating the main subject as a clean cutout on a transparent background, with careful edge handling for the hard cases like hair, fur, and soft or semi-transparent edges. Ideal for product packshots, stickers, avatars, or compositing a subject onto a new background. Provide the image you want cut out.

Use when

You want the subject isolated on transparency.

Not for

A general edit, or a new image.

Cost

~150 credits / image (up to 800)

Estimated; the actual charge depends on your input and is shown in the response.

What it accepts

Set these inside the intent when you run it.

source_imagerequired

URL of the image whose background you want removed.

What you get back

A transparent-background PNG cutout of the subject as a downloadable file.

Run it

Run this sub-skill directly: pin it with operation and pass its inputs in the intent. (Omit operation and the Images skill will route from your intent instead.)

curl -X POST "https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/image/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FARO_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"intent":{"operation":"cutout","source_image":"https://example.com/your-image.png"}}'

Example requests

  • Remove the background from this product photo
  • Cut out the person in this image onto a transparent background
  • Give me a transparent PNG of the subject