Topaz Image Restore

Topaz Image Restore

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Topaz Image Restore enhances older and poorer quality photos through restoration. Remove dust, scratches, and damage from vintage photos. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Topaz Image Restore is a professional-grade image restoration model powered by Topaz Labs’ AI technology. Upload your image and let AI automatically detect and remove dust, scratches, and other imperfections — perfect for restoring old photos and scanned images.

Why Choose This?

• Dust and scratch removal AI automatically detects and removes dust particles, scratches, and other surface imperfections.

• Old photo restoration Ideal for restoring scanned photos, film negatives, and vintage images.

• Professional quality Powered by Topaz Labs’ AI, trusted by professional photographers and archivists.

• Multiple output formats Export as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF based on your workflow needs.

Parameters

Model Options

Output Format Options

• jpeg / jpg — Compressed format, smaller file size
• png — Lossless format, supports transparency
• tiff / tif — Professional format, highest quality preservation

How to Use

1. Upload your image — drag and drop or paste a URL.
2. Select model — choose Dust-Scratch or Dust-Scratch V2.
3. Choose output format — select based on your quality and file size needs.
4. Run — submit and download the restored image.

Pricing

Simple flat-rate pricing regardless of image size or model selected.

Best Use Cases

• Old Photo Restoration — Remove dust and scratches from vintage photographs.
• Film Scanning — Clean up scanned film negatives and slides.
• Archive Digitization — Restore historical images for digital archives.
• Family Photos — Bring old family photos back to life.
• Print Restoration — Clean up scanned prints with surface damage.

Pro Tips

• Use Dust-Scratch V2 for better results on heavily damaged images.
• For archival work, export as TIFF to preserve maximum quality.
• Combine with other Topaz tools (Sharpen, Upscale) for complete restoration workflow.
• Best results come from high-resolution scans of the original photos.

Notes

• This model is optimized for dust and scratch removal, not for colorization or major damage repair.
• For best results, scan original photos at high resolution before processing.
• V2 model generally produces better results but may take slightly longer.

Related Models

• Topaz Image Sharpen — AI-powered image sharpening.
• Topaz Image Denoise — AI-powered noise reduction.

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'
{
  "model": "Dust-Scratch",
  "output_format": "jpeg"
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/topaz/image/restore" \
  -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