Automated Background Removal From Images with Apimage AI

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  "nodes": [
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      "parameters": {
        "color": 7,
        "width": 1120,
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        "content": "\n## \u2728 How To Get Started \n1. Double-click the **APImage API** node to open it.\n2. Replace \"_YOUR_API_KEY_\" with your API Key.\n3. Use the **Remove Background** node to submit a request.\n\nNote: You can find your API Key inside the Dashboard of your APImage account. \n\n[Open the Dashboard \ud83e\udc65](https://apimage.org/dashboard)"
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://apimage.org/api/ai-remove-background",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "sendBody": true,
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "image_url",
              "value": "={{ $json['Image URL'] }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "async",
              "value": "false"
            }
          ]
        },
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{ $json.processed_image_url }}",
        "options": {}
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      "typeVersion": 4.2
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      "parameters": {
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        "content": "### Output Images\nYou can add nodes for any service where you want the images to be stored, e.g.:\n\n- SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.\n- Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.\n- S3 Object Storage, FTP servers, etc.\n- Airtable, Notion, etc.\n- And any other service\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJust make sure to add those nodes after the \"Download\" node. The default name of the output image files is \"data\". "
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      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 280,
        "height": 340,
        "content": "You can either use the Form node to manually enter image URLs whose background you want to remove, or connect nodes from any data source that provides image links, such as:\n\n- SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.\n- Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.\n- S3 Object Storage, FTP servers, etc.\n- Airtable, Notion, etc.\n- And any other service"
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      "name": "Remove Background",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "formTitle": "APImage Remove Background",
        "formFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Image URL",
              "requiredField": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "formDescription": "Remove backgrounds from images"
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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        "width": 280,
        "height": 320,
        "content": "### Input Images\nThis node (Remove Background) can be replaced with any service that provides the input image URLs."
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      "parameters": {
        "color": 7,
        "width": 380,
        "height": 140,
        "content": "### Need support?\nIf you're having issues with setting up the APImage API, please contact:\n\n\u2709 [ask@support.apimage.org](mailto:ask@support.apimage.org)"
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About this workflow

This workflow automatically removes backgrounds from images using the APImage API. Simply provide an image URL, and the workflow will process it through AI-powered background removal, then download the processed image for use in your projects.

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