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POST
Edit an image with a prompt (Magic Edit)
Submit a source image and a prompt describing the edit. The call returns 202 Accepted with a job id; poll GET /images/edits/{id} for the result. The image object takes exactly one of image_id, url, or base64 + mime_type.

Example: masked edit from a URL

Provide the source by url, add an inpaint mask (its presence selects PRO mode), and reuse a style model. The mask is a base64-encoded image marking the region to edit.
Send exactly one source mode in image. Omit mask for a text-only (SIMPLE) edit. resolution applies only to nano_banana_pro; omit it for the other engines. num_images (1–4) defaults to 1.

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Organization API key as a bearer token: Authorization: Bearer samsa_sk_....

Body

application/json

POST /images/edits body (ADR §8, §10) — Magic Edit.

Supply a prompt and a source image; optionally a mask (auto-selects PRO mode), trained models you own (including your own private models) or shared within your organization (style_id/object_ids/person_ids/ setting_ids, color_palette_id — any of these forces the nano_banana_pro engine, mirroring the app), and an engine (a public-safe alias of the internal edit model). num_images defaults to 1.

image
PublicImageEditSource · object
required

The source image: exactly one of image_id, url, or base64+mime_type.

prompt
string
required

Text prompt describing the edit. Runs the same validation as the app (rejects empty / malformed / policy-violating prompts with a 422).

Minimum string length: 1
Example:

"Replace the sky with a dramatic sunset"

mask
PublicImageEditMask · object | null

Optional inpaint mask. When present, the edit runs in PRO (mask-based) mode — supported only by the nano_banana_pro and gemini engines (or when trained models force nano_banana_pro).

engine
string | null

Edit engine — one of nano_banana_pro (default), gemini, or kontext. Omit to use the default. Unknown engines return 422.

Example:

"nano_banana_pro"

style_id

A style model NAME or its UUID id (from list_models), resolved within your visible set — a model you own (including your own private models) or a non-private one shared with your organization. A name matching more than one visible model is rejected — pass the id. Forces the nano_banana_pro engine.

object_ids
(string<uuid> | string)[]

object models to compose in — each a model NAME or its UUID id (from list_models), resolved within your visible set (a model you own, including private, or a non-private one your organization shares). A name matching more than one visible model is rejected — pass the id.

person_ids
(string<uuid> | string)[]

person models to compose in — each a model NAME or its UUID id (from list_models), resolved within your visible set (a model you own, including private, or a non-private one your organization shares). A name matching more than one visible model is rejected — pass the id.

setting_ids
(string<uuid> | string)[]

setting models to compose in — each a model NAME or its UUID id (from list_models), resolved within your visible set (a model you own, including private, or a non-private one your organization shares). A name matching more than one visible model is rejected — pass the id. Maps to internal scenes.

color_palette_id

A color palette NAME or its UUID id, resolved within your visible set — a palette you created (including private ones) or a non-private palette shared with your organization. A name matching more than one visible palette is rejected — pass the id. Forces the nano_banana_pro engine.

resolution
string | null

Output resolution — 1K, 2K, or 4K. Only the nano_banana_pro engine supports it (credits scale 1K:1x, 2K:2x, 4K:4x; omitted = 1K); omit for the other engines.

Example:

"1K"

num_images
integer
default:1

Number of edited images to generate (1-4). Defaults to 1; each output is billed.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 4
Example:

1

output_format
enum<string>
default:png

Encoding of the returned images. v1 supports png only.

Available options:
png
Example:

"png"

webhook_url
string | null

Optional https webhook notified once on terminal status (signed per the webhook signature scheme; see the webhooks docs).

Example:

"https://example.com/webhooks/samsa"

Response

Successful Response

202 body for POST /images/edits (ADR §7.1).

id
string<uuid>
required

The image-edit job id — poll GET /images/edits/{id}.

status
enum<string>
required

Initial status: always pending at submit.

Available options:
pending,
processing,
completed,
failed,
cancelled
Example:

"pending"

estimated_credits
integer
required

Credits this job is expected to cost (base 5 x num_images x resolution multiplier for nano_banana_pro).

Example:

5