Ideogram Text To Image Serverless API

Ideogram Text to Image: Turn your ideas into stunning visuals instantly with this powerful AI tool. Create captivating designs, realistic images, and more. Perfect for artists, designers, and anyone seeking creative inspiration.

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POST /v2/ideogram-txt-2-img · 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-txt-2-img",
 9    magic_prompt_option="AUTO",
10    negative_prompt="low quality,blurry",
11    prompt="A cinematic black and white medium shot of Albert Einstein in a lab. He is writing a text and looking at the blackboard. The text on the blackboard says 'Stay calm and use Segmind'. The background is filled with scientific equipment.",
12    resolution="RESOLUTION_1024_1024",
13    seed=56698,
14    style_type="GENERAL",
15)
16print(result["status"])                      # COMPLETED
17print(result.get("output"))                  # model output (e.g. media URL)
18print(result["metrics"]["inference_time"])   # server compute seconds
19
20# --- Or submit + poll manually (track request_id, control the cadence) ---
21from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
22
23client = SegmindClient()                      # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
24payload = {
25    "magic_prompt_option": "AUTO",
26    "negative_prompt": "low quality,blurry",
27    "prompt": "A cinematic black and white medium shot of Albert Einstein in a lab. He is writing a text and looking at the blackboard. The text on the blackboard says 'Stay calm and use Segmind'. The background is filled with scientific equipment.",
28    "resolution": "RESOLUTION_1024_1024",
29    "seed": 56698,
30    "style_type": "GENERAL",
31}
32job = client.submit_async("ideogram-txt-2-img", **payload)
33print(job.request_id)                         # available immediately
34try:
35    result = job.wait(timeout=600, interval=1.0)
36except InferenceTimeout as e:
37    print("still running:", e.request_id)
38except InferenceFailed as e:
39    print("failed:", e.detail)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/ideogram-txt-2-img

Parameters

promptrequired
string

Prompt to render

color_paletteoptional
any | any

A color palette for generation

One of:
Preset Color Paletteoptional
any
namerequired
string
Custom Color Paletteoptional
any
membersrequired
object[]
magic_prompt_optionoptional
string

Option for magic prompt

Default: "AUTO"
Allowed values :
"AUTO""ON""OFF"
negative_promptoptional
string

Negative prompt to avoid specific elements

resolutionoptional
string

Resolution of the output image

Default: "RESOLUTION_1024_1024"
Allowed values (78 total):
"RESOLUTION_512_1536""RESOLUTION_576_1408""RESOLUTION_576_1472""RESOLUTION_576_1536""RESOLUTION_640_1024""RESOLUTION_640_1344""RESOLUTION_640_1408""RESOLUTION_640_1472""RESOLUTION_640_1536""RESOLUTION_704_1152"+68 more
seedoptional
integer

Seed for random generation

Range: 100 - 999999
style_typeoptional
string

Style type for the output

Default: "GENERAL"
Allowed values :
"GENERAL""REALISTIC""DESIGN""RENDER_3D""ANIME"

Response Type

Returns: Text/JSON

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-txt-2-img

    Submitreturns request_id, status_url, response_url

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

    Polluntil COMPLETED or FAILED

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

    Resultfinal response body

Status states

QUEUEDAccepted, waiting for a worker
PROCESSINGRunning on a worker
COMPLETEDDone — result body is ready
FAILEDErrored (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