VEED Video Background Removal Serverless API

Remove any video's background with no green screen, or cleanly key chroma footage, using AI matting.

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POST /v2/veed-video-background-removal · submit + poll
 1# pip install "segmind>=1.1.0"
 2# export SEGMIND_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
 3from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
 4
 5# Async (v2) — recommended for long-running / video models.
 6# run() blocks up to 600s; submit_async + job.wait(timeout=...) sets a longer
 7# deadline and keeps the request_id so you can re-poll later.
 8client = SegmindClient()                      # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
 9payload = {
10    "video_url": "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/veed-video-background-removal-input.mp4",
11    "mode": "standard",
12}
13job = client.submit_async("veed-video-background-removal", **payload)
14print(job.request_id)                         # available immediately
15try:
16    result = job.wait(timeout=900, interval=2.0)
17    print(result["status"])                  # COMPLETED
18    print(result.get("output"))              # model output (e.g. video URL)
19except InferenceTimeout as e:
20    print("still running:", e.request_id)    # re-poll later with this id
21except InferenceFailed as e:
22    print("failed:", e.detail)
23
24# Fast models (<=600s) can use the one-liner instead:
25# result = segmind.run("veed-video-background-removal", **payload)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/veed-video-background-removal

Parameters

video_urlrequired
string (uri)

Input video (mp4, mov, webm, m4v, gif).

modeoptional
string

standard: best quality, no green screen. fast: cheaper/quicker. green-screen: for chromakey footage (with spill suppression).

Default: "standard"
Allowed values :
"standard""fast""green-screen"
output_codecoptional
string

vp9: single video with alpha channel. h264: returns JSON with separate RGB + alpha video URLs (better RGB quality).

Default: "vp9"
Allowed values :
"vp9""h264"
refine_foreground_edgesoptional
boolean

Higher-quality edges at a higher per-frame rate. Standard/fast modes only.

Default: true
spill_suppression_strengthoptional
number

Green-screen mode only. Increase if green remains; decrease if subject colors shift.

Default: 0.8Range: 0 - 1
subject_is_personoptional
boolean

Optimize matting for people. Standard/fast modes only.

Default: true

Response Type

Returns: Video

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/veed-video-background-removal

    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