Ideogram 4.5 Edit Serverless API

Precise image editing with masks, references, and legible text.

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POST /v2/ideogram-4.5-edit · submit + poll
 1# pip install "segmind>=1.1.0"
 2# export SEGMIND_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
 3import segmind
 4
 5# Async (v2): submit to the queue and block until COMPLETED.
 6# run() returns the final result dict (600s deadline, 1.0s poll by default).
 7result = segmind.run(
 8    "ideogram-4.5-edit",
 9    image="https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/ideogram-4.5-edit-src.jpg",
10    prompt="Paint the bold wordmark 'RAMPWORKS' in a 1970s chrome speed-script down the centre of the skateboard deck, with a smaller 'EST. 84' beneath it; keep the grip tape, trucks, wheels and concrete ground unchanged",
11    quality="medium",
12)
13print(result["status"])                      # COMPLETED
14print(result.get("output"))                  # model output (e.g. media URL)
15print(result["metrics"]["inference_time"])   # server compute seconds
16
17# --- Or submit + poll manually (track request_id, control the cadence) ---
18from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
19
20client = SegmindClient()                      # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
21payload = {
22    "image": "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/ideogram-4.5-edit-src.jpg",
23    "prompt": "Paint the bold wordmark 'RAMPWORKS' in a 1970s chrome speed-script down the centre of the skateboard deck, with a smaller 'EST. 84' beneath it; keep the grip tape, trucks, wheels and concrete ground unchanged",
24    "quality": "medium",
25}
26job = client.submit_async("ideogram-4.5-edit", **payload)
27print(job.request_id)                         # available immediately
28try:
29    result = job.wait(timeout=600, interval=1.0)
30except InferenceTimeout as e:
31    print("still running:", e.request_id)
32except InferenceFailed as e:
33    print("failed:", e.detail)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/ideogram-4.5-edit

Parameters

imagerequired
string (uri)

The photo to edit (JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 25MB, aspect 1:6 to 6:1). Unchanged pixels are kept at the original size.

Default: "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/ideogram-4.5-edit-src.jpg"
promptrequired
string

Describe the change itself, not the mask. Put exact text in quotes and name the lettering style.

Default: "Paint the bold wordmark 'RAMPWORKS' in a 1970s chrome speed-script down the centre of the skateboard deck, with a smaller 'EST. 84' beneath it; keep the grip tape, trucks, wheels and concrete ground unchanged"
enable_copyright_detectionoptional
boolean

Runs a post-generation copyright check (adds latency). Leave off unless flagged images must be withheld.

Default: false
maskoptional
string (uri)

Optional black-and-white mask, the same size as the image, marking the region to edit (either colour can mark it). Using a mask limits reference images to 3.

qualityoptional
string

Render quality and price tier. Use medium for most edits, high for print-grade detail.

Default: "medium"
Allowed values :
Very Low→"very_low"
Low→"low"
Medium→"medium"
High→"high"
reference_imagesoptional
string[]

Up to 4 images (3 with a mask) to bring in a product, logo, pattern, or style.

Default: []
seedoptional
integer

Random seed (0 to 2147483647) for reproducible results. Omit for a new variation each run.

Range: 0 - 2147483647

Response Type

Returns: Image

Asynchronous requests (v2)

Use Async for video, long-running (>~60s), or high-concurrency workloads; Sync is simplest for fast image & LLM calls. Async submits a request and you poll it to completion.

  1. 1
    POST /v2/ideogram-4.5-edit

    Submit — returns request_id, status_url, response_url

  2. 2
    GET /v2/requests/{id}/status

    Poll — until COMPLETED or FAILED

  3. 3
    GET /v2/requests/{id}

    Result — final response body

Status states

QUEUED— Accepted, waiting for a worker
PROCESSING— Running on a worker
COMPLETED— Done — result body is ready
FAILED— Errored (incl. content/RAI blocks)
  • A FAILED request is served as HTTP 422 — the body still carries the error detail.
  • An unknown or expired request_id returns HTTP 404.
  • Results are retained for 1 hour, then expire.
  • Content / RAI blocks surface as FAILED, not a separate state.
  • Track completion by polling the status endpoint.

Common Error Codes

The API returns standard HTTP status codes. Detailed error messages are provided in the response body.

400

Bad Request

Invalid parameters or request format

401

Unauthorized

Missing or invalid API key

403

Forbidden

Insufficient permissions

404

Not Found

Model or endpoint not found

406

Insufficient Credits

Not enough credits to process request

429

Rate Limited

Too many requests

500

Server Error

Internal server error

502

Bad Gateway

Service temporarily unavailable

504

Timeout

Request timed out