REMOVE.BG API SHUTS DOWN DECEMBER 1
Migrate off the remove.bg API to one built for car photos
The self-service remove.bg API stops accepting requests on December 1, 2026. If your integration is being rewritten anyway, choose among remove.bg API alternatives on fit: ours is built for cars and returns a finished listing photo instead of a cutout.
Generate API keyA remove.bg API alternative that returns the finished photo
Per remove.bg's FAQ, the self-service API stops on December 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CET, and background removal moves to Leonardo.ai. Enterprise contracts continue as normal. For self-service teams, the code changes either way, so move it to an API built only for vehicles. Send a car photo, pick a studio scene, and get back a clean, high-resolution image.
How it works
Migrate off the remove.bg API in three steps
1
Generate your API key
Create a workspace key at app.carbackground.ai/settings/api-keys. It replaces your remove.bg key. No sales gate to start testing.
2
Repoint your requests
Swap the remove.bg endpoint for ours and send the same car photo, by URL or base64, with the background you want. Get back a finished, high-resolution image.
3
Credits pull from your workspace
One credit per successful generation, at the same price as the app. No API markup, and 10 free credits to test on real inventory first.
EASY INTEGRATION
Designed to replace remove.bg in your code
Base URL
Point your requests at https://api.carbackground.ai/ instead of remove.bg.
Authentication
A workspace-scoped API key, passed as a Bearer token, in place of your remove.bg key.
Endpoints
Create a generation, list available backgrounds, check your credit balance. The generation call returns the finished photo, not a cutout.
Input
JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 50 MB, by HTTPS URL or base64. The same photos you sent to remove.bg.
Throughput
Up to 80 requests per second per key, so high-volume pipelines move over without throttling.
Libraries
Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, and cURL, with copy-paste examples in the docs.
INDUSTRIES
Built for platforms moving off remove.bg
Car marketplaces
Keep every listing consistent through the cutover, with one car image API inside your platform.
Dealer management systems
Replace the remove.bg call in your dealers' daily workflow with one that returns the finished photo.
Dealer groups at scale
Repoint the scripts that ran lot photos through remove.bg, across every location and thousands of cars a month.
Listing platforms
Move from a general cutout to showroom-quality imagery, without adding a second editing step.
Why teams choose us over other remove.bg API alternatives
Automotive-only AI
Built for cars, so glass, wheels, shadows, and perspective come out right. A finished photo, not a cutout.
Pay-as-you-go
Credits, not subscriptions. Pay only for what your users actually process.
Full commercial rights
Every image is yours to use across listings, marketing, and your product.
One pipeline
Same AI as the app, so what you test in the app is what the API returns.
Pricing is simple: it's the same
There's no separate API price list. Calls pull from your workspace credits at the same pay-as-you-go rates as everything else. No markup, no subscription, no minimums to start. Scale up as your volume grows.
Ready to migrate off the remove.bg API?
Moving a platform or a high-volume pipeline before December 1? Tell us about your use case and we'll help you get set up before the cutoff.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for self-service users. Per remove.bg's FAQ, the self-service API stops accepting requests on December 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CET, and background removal moves to Leonardo.ai. Enterprise API contracts continue as normal. Any code calling a self-service key needs a new destination before then.
Car Background AI's API is built only for vehicles. It takes a car photo by URL or base64 and returns a finished, high-resolution image on a studio background, the same generation your users run in the app. For mixed subjects like products or people, a general API fits better.
It's a new integration: a new key passed as a Bearer token, a new endpoint, and new response handling, then testing. Moving to Leonardo.ai is a new integration too. Because our API returns the finished photo, code that added a background after a remove.bg cutout can often be retired.
Per remove.bg's FAQ, unused pay-as-you-go credits expire on December 1, 2026. Annual subscribers get a pro-rata refund for unused time, and any final monthly renewal on or after November 1 is free. Export your usage reports and invoices before the cutoff.
One credit per successful generation, pulled from your workspace at the same pay-as-you-go rates as the app. No API markup, no separate plan.
Yes. Each key handles up to 80 requests per second, and it's built to run across whole platforms and inventories. Tell us your expected volume and we'll make sure you're set up right before December 1.
Yes. Full commercial rights on every image, use them anywhere in your product and marketing.
Yes. You get 10 free credits on a new workspace, no card, so your team can compare the output with your current remove.bg results while both still work.