BRIA Background Removal (RMBG 2.0)

Remove backgrounds from images instantly using BRIA's RMBG 2.0 model. This Actor takes any image and returns a clean PNG with a transparent background, ready for compositing or further editing.

RMBG 2.0 is built on the BiRefNet segmentation architecture and trained exclusively on over 15,000 high-quality, manually labeled, fully licensed images. It handles complex edges like hair, fur, semi-transparent objects, and intricate details with high accuracy.

Example

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Use cases

E-commerce product photography — strip backgrounds from product images to create clean, consistent listings across marketplaces.

Marketing and design — isolate subjects for compositing into banners, social media posts, presentations, and other creative assets.

Photo editing workflows — batch-process portrait or object photos to generate transparent PNGs for further manipulation in design tools.

Input

The Actor takes a single required field:

• image_url — a URL pointing to the image you want to remove the background from. Supports common formats like JPEG and PNG.

Output

The processed image (PNG with alpha transparency) is stored in the Actor's default key-value store under the OUTPUT key and is also pushed to the dataset with the input image URL and a public output image URL.

Why run BRIA RMBG 2.0 on Apify?

Running BRIA RMBG 2.0 through Apify gives you a full cloud platform around the model.

Scheduling — set up recurring background removal on any cron schedule. Automatically process new product images on a fixed cadence without writing any orchestration code.

Integrations — connect this Actor to the tools you already use. Push processed images directly to Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, email, or any webhook endpoint. Chain it with other Apify Actors to build end-to-end workflows — for example, scrape product images from a website and then auto-remove their backgrounds.

API & SDKs — call this Actor programmatically from Python, JavaScript, or any HTTP client. Integrate background removal into your existing apps, pipelines, or internal tools in minutes. The Apify API handles queuing, retries, and result storage for you.

MCP Server — this Actor works with the Apify MCP Server, so you can call it directly from AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible client. Just connect the server and ask your assistant to remove backgrounds — no code required.

Monitoring & storage — every run is logged with full input/output history. Processed images are persisted in Apify's key-value store and datasets, so you always have a reliable record and can retrieve or share results later.