Nano Banana 2.1 Serverless API

Generate and edit images with legible text and infographics.

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POST /v2/nano-banana-2.1 · 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    "nano-banana-2.1",
 9    prompt="A clean educational infographic: a cross-section cutaway of an erupting stratovolcano against a pale grid background. The cutaway reveals the interior with neat leader lines connecting to legible labels reading 'MAGMA CHAMBER', 'CENTRAL VENT', 'SIDE VENT', 'LAVA FLOW', 'ASH CLOUD', and 'ROCK STRATA'. A bold title 'ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO' runs across the top, with a small compass rose and a scale bar in the lower corner. Flat vector illustration style with layered rock colours and a rising ash plume.",
10    image_urls=[],
11    system_prompt="",
12    aspect_ratio="4:3",
13    output_resolution="2K",
14    output_format="png",
15    web_search=False,
16    response_modalities="TEXT_AND_IMAGE",
17    seed=420875,
18    thinking_level="high",
19    safety_tolerance=4,
20)
21print(result["status"])                      # COMPLETED
22print(result.get("output"))                  # model output (e.g. media URL)
23print(result["metrics"]["inference_time"])   # server compute seconds
24
25# --- Or submit + poll manually (track request_id, control the cadence) ---
26from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
27
28client = SegmindClient()                      # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
29payload = {
30    "prompt": "A clean educational infographic: a cross-section cutaway of an erupting stratovolcano against a pale grid background. The cutaway reveals the interior with neat leader lines connecting to legible labels reading 'MAGMA CHAMBER', 'CENTRAL VENT', 'SIDE VENT', 'LAVA FLOW', 'ASH CLOUD', and 'ROCK STRATA'. A bold title 'ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO' runs across the top, with a small compass rose and a scale bar in the lower corner. Flat vector illustration style with layered rock colours and a rising ash plume.",
31    "image_urls": [],
32    "system_prompt": "",
33    "aspect_ratio": "4:3",
34    "output_resolution": "2K",
35    "output_format": "png",
36    "web_search": False,
37    "response_modalities": "TEXT_AND_IMAGE",
38    "seed": 420875,
39    "thinking_level": "high",
40    "safety_tolerance": 4,
41}
42job = client.submit_async("nano-banana-2.1", **payload)
43print(job.request_id)                         # available immediately
44try:
45    result = job.wait(timeout=600, interval=1.0)
46except InferenceTimeout as e:
47    print("still running:", e.request_id)
48except InferenceFailed as e:
49    print("failed:", e.detail)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/nano-banana-2.1

Parameters

promptrequired
string

Describe the image to generate or the changes to make to the reference images.

Default: "A clean educational infographic: a cross-section cutaway of an erupting stratovolcano against a pale grid background. The cutaway reveals the interior with neat leader lines connecting to legible labels reading 'MAGMA CHAMBER', 'CENTRAL VENT', 'SIDE VENT', 'LAVA FLOW', 'ASH CLOUD', and 'ROCK STRATA'. A bold title 'ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO' runs across the top, with a small compass rose and a scale bar in the lower corner. Flat vector illustration style with layered rock colours and a rising ash plume."
aspect_ratiooptional
string

Choose the proportions of the generated image. "Auto" lets the model pick.

Default: "1:1"
Allowed values (15 total):
Auto (model decides)→"auto"
Square (1:1)→"1:1"
Portrait (2:3)→"2:3"
Landscape (3:2)→"3:2"
Landscape (4:3)→"4:3"
Portrait (3:4)→"3:4"
Portrait (4:5)→"4:5"
Landscape (5:4)→"5:4"
Widescreen (16:9)→"16:9"
Vertical (9:16)→"9:16"
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image_urlsoptional
string[]

Optional reference images for editing or style guidance. Nano Banana 2.1 accepts up to 14 images.

Default: []
output_formatoptional
string

File format of the generated image.

Default: "jpg"
Allowed values :
JPG→"jpg"
PNG→"png"
output_resolutionoptional
string

Output detail level. Also determines the price tier.

Default: "1K"
Allowed values :
"1K""2K"
4K (highest detail)→"4K"
response_modalitiesoptional
string

Return only the generated image or include a text response alongside it.

Default: "TEXT_AND_IMAGE"
Allowed values :
Text and image→"TEXT_AND_IMAGE"
Image only→"IMAGE"
safety_toleranceoptional
integer

Content moderation level, 1 (strictest) to 6 (least strict).

Default: 4
Allowed values :
1 (Strictest)→1
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6 (Least strict)→6
seedoptional
integer

Seed for reproducible results.

Default: 420875Range: 0 - 999999999999999
system_promptoptional
string

Optional high-level persona or style instructions applied to the generation.

Default: ""
thinking_leveloptional
string

Reasoning depth before rendering. Minimal is fastest and cheapest; medium and high reason longer and cost a little more.

Default: "medium"
Allowed values :
Minimal (fastest, cheapest)→"minimal"
Medium (default)→"medium"
High (complex prompts)→"high"
web_searchoptional
boolean

Ground generation in real-time web data. Recommended for news-related prompts. Also affects price.

Default: false

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/nano-banana-2.1

    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