Photography — entry 015 of 25

PhotoRoom

Verified Jul 2026

PhotoRoom's API takes a product or portrait photo and returns a background-removed, background-generated, or otherwise edited image via a single multipart POST, authenticated with an x-api-key header per its docs at docs.photoroom.com — a separate GitBook site from the marketing homepage. A live CORS preflight against its segmentation endpoint reflected two different arbitrary Origin headers back with credentials enabled, so browser-side calls are supported directly. New accounts get a 1,000-image sandbox allowance for testing plus limited free production calls to the Remove Background endpoint, with paid plans covering higher volume and the full Image Editing API.

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AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingFreemiumA usable free tier exists, with paid plans for more volume.
FormatsBinary, JSONResponses can be requested as Binary or JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score81out of 100
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing17/20Freemium tier available
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats15/15Supports 2 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

  1. Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
  2. Send it on every request as a headerAuthorization: <key>
  3. The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.