> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.modelslab.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Background Removal & Create mask

> This endpoint removes background from image and create mask.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/mod/Xe_I2k0P2zG5615S/images/enterprise-api/image-editing/assets/images/Background-Removal-b950c09956614c3e222247b679b7b1c0.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Xe_I2k0P2zG5615S&q=85&s=5de192726ce11651beaa2f5c4bab8e2a" alt="removebg-createmask endpoint result" width="691" height="518" data-path="images/enterprise-api/image-editing/assets/images/Background-Removal-b950c09956614c3e222247b679b7b1c0.jpg" />

<Warning>
  Make sure you add your [s3 details](/enterprise-api/general/update-s3-details) for `image_editing` server, so you can receive image generated in your bucket. Images generated without s3 details being added will be delete after **24hours**
</Warning>

## Request

Make a `POST` request to below endpoint and pass the required parameters as a request body to the endpoint.

```curl curl theme={null}
--request POST 'https://modelslab.com/api/v1/enterprise/image_editing/removebg_mask' \
```

## Body

```json json theme={null}
{    
  "key":"",    
  "seed":12345,    
  "image":"https://huggingface.co/datasets/diffusers/test-arrays/resolve/main/stable_diffusion_inpaint/boy.png",    
  "post_process_mask": false,    
  "only_mask": false,    
  "alpha_matting":false,    
  "webhook": null,    
  "track_id": null  
}
```

## Body Attributes

<ParamField body="key" type="string" required>
  Your API Key used for request authorization
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="image" type="string" required>
  URL of the image you want to remove and create its mask
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="alpha_matting" type="boolean" default="false">
  Whether to perform alpha matting. Accepts `true` or `false`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="post_process_mask" type="boolean" default="false">
  To post process the mask image. Accepts `true` or `false`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="only_mask" type="boolean" default="false">
  Whether to return only mask image or not. Accepts `true` or `false`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="seed" type="integer">
  Seed is used to reproduce results. Same seed will give same image. Pass `null` for a random number
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="alpha_matting_foreground_threshold" type="integer" default="240">
  Threshold for alpha matting foreground
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="alpha_matting_background_threshold" type="integer" default="20">
  Threshold for alpha matting background
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="alpha_matting_erode_size" type="integer" default="5">
  Erode size for alpha matting
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="webhook" type="string">
  Set a URL to get a POST API call once the image generation is complete
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="track_id" type="string">
  This ID is returned in the response to the webhook API call. This will be used to identify the webhook request
</ParamField>