For making a transparent background, several products remove image backgrounds through an API: Replicate runs a background-removal model 8, Muapi offers a background-removal action 9, and remove.bg and Poof provide dedicated background-removal APIs 412. remove.bg's own service notes that it shuts down on 1 Dec 2026, so switching is advised 4.

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   Replicatereplicate.comverified and signed

   Runs open-source models through a cloud API, including fottoai/remove-bg, which removes an image's background using a custom model 18.

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   for agents: fottoai/remove-bg · fottoai/remove-bg-2

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   Poof Background Removal APIpoof.bgwebsite read, tools not yet checked

   Removes the background from images and video in a single API call, returning a transparent PNG or WebP, from $0.002 per image 4.

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   remove.bg Background Removal APIremove.bgverified and signed

   POST /removebg removes the background of an image via its API 12; the source says the service shuts down on 1 Dec 2026, so migration is needed 4.

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   official:API · Background Removal API

   for agents: POST /removebg · POST /improve · GET /account

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   Muapimuapi.aiverified and signed

   muapi_enhance_bg_remove removes the background from an image through its generative AI API 9.

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   for agents: muapi_enhance_bg_remove · muapi_image_edit · muapi_keys_delete

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   imageBackgroundRemoval isolates subjects from their background via its image editing API 3.

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   for agents: imageBackgroundRemoval · imageBackgroundRemoval · imageMasking