# Remove the background from an image

**Use case:** 

Cuts the subject out of the sample photo with BiRefNet and saves a transparent PNG at the original resolution. The model runs inside the actor, so your images go to no outside API. Swap in your own image URLs, or set a solid background color.

## Input

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/600"
    }
  ],
  "outputFormat": "png",
  "refineEdges": true,
  "cropToSubject": false,
  "cropMargin": 0,
  "outputMask": false,
  "quality": 90,
  "maxInputMegapixels": 16,
  "maxFileSizeMb": 25
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "outputUrl": {
    "label": "Cutout",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Source URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "ok": {
    "label": "Done",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "outputFormat": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "transparent": {
    "label": "Transparent",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "outputWidth": {
    "label": "Width",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "outputHeight": {
    "label": "Height",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "foregroundPercent": {
    "label": "Subject %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "maskUrl": {
    "label": "Mask",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "processingSeconds": {
    "label": "Seconds",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "note": {
    "label": "Note",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Background Remover: transparent PNG cutouts in bulk Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Remove the background from an image". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/0u4pua7VKdKuQuDJS) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Remove the background from an image" task

The Background Remover: transparent PNG cutouts in bulk Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like image urls, output format, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Remove the background from an image" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as cutout, source url, done, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Remove the background from an image" task via API](https://apify.com/examsens.ai/background-remover.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Background Remover: transparent PNG cutouts in bulk](https://apify.com/examsens.ai/background-remover.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/examsens.ai/background-remover.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/examsens.ai/background-remover.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).