X AI Grok Imagine Image V2.0 Text To Image API Documentation

X AI Grok Imagine Image V2.0 Text To Image API Documentation

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xAI Grok Imagine Image V2.0 Text-to-Image generates high-quality images from text prompts, with configurable aspect ratio, resolution, and quality for creative visuals, social content, marketing assets, and production workflows. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Grok Imagine Image V2.0 Text-to-Image generates high-quality images from natural-language prompts with configurable aspect ratio, resolution, and quality settings. It is well suited for creative generation, visual ideation, and production-ready image workflows.


Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
promptYesText description of the image to generate.
aspect_ratioNoOutput aspect ratio. Default: 1:1.
resolutionNoOutput resolution: 1k or 2k. Default: 2k.
qualityNoGeneration quality: low or medium. Default: medium.

How to Use

  1. Write a clear prompt describing the subject, composition, lighting, style, and any important visual details.
  2. Choose an aspect ratio that fits your target layout.
  3. Select the output resolution and quality tier.
  4. Submit the request and retrieve the generated image URL.

Pricing

$0.05 per generated image, regardless of the selected resolution and quality. One image is generated per request.


Best Use Cases

  • Creative image generation
  • Marketing and social media visuals
  • Concept art and visual ideation
  • Portrait, product, and scene generation
  • Fast iteration across quality and resolution tiers

Pro Tips

  • Use detailed prompts for stronger composition and subject control.
  • Choose 1k for faster iteration.
  • Choose 2k when you need higher-resolution final output.
  • Use medium quality for more polished results.
  • Be specific about lighting, background, camera angle, and style when consistency matters.

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",
  "resolution": "2k",
  "quality": "medium"
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/x-ai/grok-imagine-image-v2.0/text-to-image" \
  -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

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultRangeDescription
promptstringYes-Text description of the image to generate.
aspect_ratiostringNo1:11:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 2:1, 1:2, 19.5:9, 9:19.5, 20:9, 9:20Aspect ratio of the generated image.
resolutionstringNo2k1k, 2kOutput image resolution tier.
qualitystringNomediumlow, mediumGeneration quality tier.

Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction, Task Id
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarrayOutput values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed)
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.urls.getstringURL to retrieve the prediction result
data.statusstringStatus of the task: created, processing, completed, or failed
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”)
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds

Result Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
idstringYes-Task ID

Result Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
dataobjectThe prediction data object containing all details
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarray<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.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.urls.getstringURL to poll for the prediction result
data.statusstringStatus: created, processing, completed, or failed
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds
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