Flux Kontext Pro Text To Image API Documentation
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Try it on WaveSpeedAI!FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] is a premium text-to-image model with maximum performance and greatly improved prompt adherence for accurate outputs. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Features
FLUX Kontext Pro is a fast, high-quality text-to-image model designed for reliable everyday generation. It delivers strong prompt adherence and clean composition with efficient latency—great for marketing creatives, story frames, concept art, and general-purpose visual production.
Key capabilities
- Prompt-faithful text-to-image generation with consistent visual quality
- Strong composition control via scene + camera + lighting language
- Produces clean, usable outputs quickly for iterative workflows
Pricing
$0.04 per image.
Total cost = num_images × $0.04 Example: num_images = 4 → $0.16
How to use
- Write a prompt describing the subject, scene, action, and style.
- Choose an aspect ratio that matches your layout (e.g., 16:9, 1:1, 9:16).
- Optionally set seed for reproducible results, then generate.
Parameters
- prompt (required): Text description of what to generate
- aspect_ratio: Output aspect ratio (e.g., 16:9, 1:1, 9:16)
- seed: Fixed value for reproducibility; leave empty/random for variation
Prompting guide
A stable prompt structure:
- Subject: who/what is in frame
- Action: what is happening
- Scene: location + time + atmosphere
- Camera: framing, angle, lens vibe
- Lighting: softbox, sunset, neon, rim light, etc.
- Style: realistic, illustration, film still, etc.
Example pattern: A [shot type] of [subject] [action] in [scene]. [Lighting + mood]. [Camera/framing]. [Style cues].
Example prompts
- A close-up portrait of a child in a yellow raincoat hugging a golden retriever after the rain, wet grass and a faint rainbow behind, soft natural light, warm mood, shallow depth of field.
- Wide shot of a cozy café interior at night, warm tungsten lighting, rain on the windows, cinematic composition, film still look.
- Studio product photo of a minimal sneaker on a clean background, softbox lighting, crisp shadows, premium advertising style.
Best practices
- Keep the first sentence concrete, then add camera and lighting constraints.
- For consistent iteration, fix seed and adjust only one variable at a time.
Authentication
For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.
API Endpoints
Submit Task & Query Result
set -euo pipefail
export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"prompt": "A cinematic ocean wave at sunrise, highly detailed",
"aspect_ratio": "1:1"
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction once. Never retry this request automatically:
# a retry after an unclear failure can create a second, billed task.
CHECK='The task may already exist. Check History or the predictions list before submitting again.'
if ! SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/flux-kontext-pro/text-to-image" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "${REQUEST_BODY}"); then
printf 'Submit failed. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
exit 1
fi
TASK=$(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. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction reaches a final status.
BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "${BODY_FILE}"' EXIT
while true; do
# Transient errors (429, 5xx) are retried, honoring Retry-After.
HTTP_CODE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
--connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 \
--output "${BODY_FILE}" --write-out '%{http_code}' \
"${RESULT_URL}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" || true)
case "${HTTP_CODE}" in
2??) ;;
000|429|5??) # dropped connection or temporary error: keep polling
printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s, polling again in 10s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
sleep 10; continue ;;
*) printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
cat "${BODY_FILE}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
esac
RESULT=$(jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end' "${BODY_FILE}")
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')
case "${STATUS}" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted)
printf 'Task %s ended with status %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${STATUS}" >&2
printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneRetry temporary errors only while polling, never the submit request. Errors, retries and timeouts
Parameters
Task Submission Parameters
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Yes | - | The positive prompt for the generation. | |
| aspect_ratio | string | No | 1:1 | 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 3:4, 9:16, 9:21 | The aspect ratio of the generated image. Defaults to 1:1. |
| seed | integer | No | - | - | The random seed to use for the generation. |
Every model also accepts the global request options enable_sync_mode and enable_base64_output; see their pages for details.
Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array | Output values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed) |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.status | string | Task status. completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses. |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |
Result Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Yes | - | Task ID |
Result Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data | object | The prediction data object containing all details |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array<string | object> | Array of generated outputs (empty when status is not completed). Items are usually URL strings, but may be text strings or structured result objects, depending on the model. |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.status | string | Status: completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |