Ideogram AI Ideogram V3 Generate Transparent API Documentation

Ideogram AI Ideogram V3 Generate Transparent API Documentation

Playground

Ideogram V3 Generate Transparent creates high-quality images with transparent backgrounds from text prompts, perfect for logos, stickers, and design assets. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.

Features

Ideogram V3 Generate Transparent generates high-quality images with a transparent background directly from text prompts. No manual background removal needed — the model outputs clean, isolated subjects ready for compositing, overlays, and design workflows from the start.

Why Choose This?

• Native transparent background output Generates images with a clean alpha channel in a single step — no post-processing or background removal required.

• Multiple rendering speed tiers Choose between flash, turbo, balanced, or quality to balance speed and output fidelity based on your workflow needs.

• Flexible aspect ratios Supports multiple orientations for any platform or design format.

• Strong prompt adherence Ideogram V3 delivers accurate text rendering and detailed scene composition from natural language descriptions.

• Prompt Enhancer Built-in tool to automatically improve your text descriptions for richer results.

Parameters

How to Use

1. Write your prompt — describe the subject, style, and visual details. Use the Prompt Enhancer for better results.
2. Select aspect ratio — choose the format that fits your target design or platform.
3. Select rendering_speed — flash or turbo for fastest output, balanced for standard use, quality for highest fidelity.
4. Submit — download your transparent PNG image ready for compositing.

Pricing

Best Use Cases

• Graphic Design & Compositing — Generate isolated subjects ready to place directly into any background or layout.
• Product Photography — Create clean product images on transparent backgrounds for e-commerce and marketing.
• Stickers & Overlays — Produce illustration and character assets for social media, messaging, and streaming overlays.
• Print & Merchandise — Generate transparent artwork for apparel, packaging, and print-on-demand workflows.
• UI & App Design — Create icons, illustrations, and visual elements with clean edges for digital interfaces.

Pro Tips

• Describe the subject clearly and avoid mentioning backgrounds — the model will handle transparency automatically.
• Use quality mode for detailed illustrations or fine-textured subjects where edge accuracy matters most.
• Use flash or turbo for rapid iteration when testing prompt directions before a final quality render.
• Include style cues like “watercolor”, “vector illustration”, or “3D render” to control the visual treatment of the transparent subject.

Notes

• Only prompt is required; all other parameters are optional.
• Output is a PNG file with a transparent background (alpha channel).
• Please ensure your content complies with Ideogram’s usage policies.

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result

set -euo pipefail

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "A cinematic ocean wave at sunrise, highly detailed",
  "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
  "rendering_speed": "balanced"
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/ideogram-ai/ideogram-v3/generate-transparent" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}")

TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.urls.get // empty')
if [ -z "${RESULT_URL}" ]; then RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"; fi

# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
  RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}")
  RESULT=$(printf '%s' "${RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

  case "${STATUS}" in
    completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
    failed|cancelled|timeout) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
    created|processing) sleep 2 ;;
    *) printf 'Unexpected status: %s
' "${STATUS}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
  esac
done

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

Response Parameters

Result Request Parameters

Result Response Parameters