Nano Banana 2 Serverless API

Fast photorealistic images — ideal for marketing and ads.

POST /v2/nano-banana-2 · 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",
 9    prompt="A professional photograph of a beautifully crafted hand-painted gold leaf sign on a glass window pane. The central focus is the text 'MEXITALY' rendered in an elegant, red and gold script font. Below it, in larger, bold, gold beveled letters with a deep red shadow and gold outline, are the words 'TORNABUONI'. Underneath, in smaller, teal and cream script lettering, is 'Strada64', followed by 'BarandRestaurant' on the final line in the same teal and cream script style. The entire text composition is framed by intricate gold and teal decorative flourishes and stylized star motifs. The reflection of a warm, bustling European street, specifically Via de' Tornabuoni in Florence with its historic architecture and pedestrian crowds at twilight, is visible through the glass pane, adding depth to the image. The glass itself has a slight texture. The perspective is a straight-on medium shot, capturing the details of the lettering and the atmospheric reflection.",
10    aspect_ratio="1:1",
11    output_resolution="1K",
12    output_format="jpg",
13    response_modalities="TEXT_AND_IMAGE",
14)
15print(result["status"])                      # COMPLETED
16print(result.get("output"))                  # model output (e.g. media URL)
17print(result["metrics"]["inference_time"])   # server compute seconds
18
19# --- Or submit + poll manually (track request_id, control the cadence) ---
20from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
21
22client = SegmindClient()                      # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
23payload = {
24    "prompt": "A professional photograph of a beautifully crafted hand-painted gold leaf sign on a glass window pane. The central focus is the text 'MEXITALY' rendered in an elegant, red and gold script font. Below it, in larger, bold, gold beveled letters with a deep red shadow and gold outline, are the words 'TORNABUONI'. Underneath, in smaller, teal and cream script lettering, is 'Strada64', followed by 'BarandRestaurant' on the final line in the same teal and cream script style. The entire text composition is framed by intricate gold and teal decorative flourishes and stylized star motifs. The reflection of a warm, bustling European street, specifically Via de' Tornabuoni in Florence with its historic architecture and pedestrian crowds at twilight, is visible through the glass pane, adding depth to the image. The glass itself has a slight texture. The perspective is a straight-on medium shot, capturing the details of the lettering and the atmospheric reflection.",
25    "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
26    "output_resolution": "1K",
27    "output_format": "jpg",
28    "response_modalities": "TEXT_AND_IMAGE",
29}
30job = client.submit_async("nano-banana-2", **payload)
31print(job.request_id)                         # available immediately
32try:
33    result = job.wait(timeout=600, interval=1.0)
34except InferenceTimeout as e:
35    print("still running:", e.request_id)
36except InferenceFailed as e:
37    print("failed:", e.detail)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/nano-banana-2

Parameters

promptrequired
string

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

Default: "A professional photograph of a beautifully crafted hand-painted gold leaf sign on a glass window pane. The central focus is the text 'MEXITALY' rendered in an elegant, red and gold script font. Below it, in larger, bold, gold beveled letters with a deep red shadow and gold outline, are the words 'TORNABUONI'. Underneath, in smaller, teal and cream script lettering, is 'Strada64', followed by 'BarandRestaurant' on the final line in the same teal and cream script style. The entire text composition is framed by intricate gold and teal decorative flourishes and stylized star motifs. The reflection of a warm, bustling European street, specifically Via de' Tornabuoni in Florence with its historic architecture and pedestrian crowds at twilight, is visible through the glass pane, adding depth to the image. The glass itself has a slight texture. The perspective is a straight-on medium shot, capturing the details of the lettering and the atmospheric reflection."
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 style guidance. Nano Banana 2 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 :
"512px""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
2345
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. High for complex prompts, minimal for fast output.

Default: "minimal"
Allowed values :
Minimal"minimal"
High"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

    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