Picsart APIs and SDKs

What it does

Picsart's creative APIs accept images or videos and return edited media files, with operations such as background removal, upscaling, enhancement, effects, and generative AI edits. The Photo and Video Editor SDK embeds a full web editor in an application so end users can edit and export media directly, and the company also offers desktop, CLI, and no-code connections.

Developers can call the APIs one request at a time or in batches from frontend or backend code, while the SDK gives end users a graphical editor with export. Each API call and SDK export consumes credits at endpoint-specific rates, and preview calls are not charged. Picsart also describes an AI Hub for trying several generative models through one setup.

The APIs suit developers building editing into their own products, and the SDK suits businesses giving customers an editor. Access requires a Picsart console account and purchased credits. Not all APIs are available inside the Editor SDK, and enterprise options such as white-labelling are arranged through sales.

What it can do

• Remove background from images
• Photo enhancement and upscaling
• Apply image effects and masks with preview
• Generative AI text-to-image and inpainting
• Video enhancement via programmable video APIs
• Embeddable web photo and video editor SDK

Works with

• Zapier
• Make
• n8n
• WordPress
• Gimp Plugin
• Sketch Plugin

Example workflows

Batch background removal for product photos

Input: a set of product images. Steps: send each image to the remove-background endpoint and use preview calls to check results before final output. Output: background-removed image files, with each final call charged against the credit balance.

Embedded editing in a web app

Input: an application where users need to edit photos. Steps: embed the Photo and Video Editor SDK, enable functions such as Remove Background or Effects, and let end users export edits. Output: edited files exported from the user's session, with export charged against credits.

Before you choose

• Not every API is available in the Editor SDK; Remove Background, Effects, Text to Image, and print-use Upscale are currently available there
• Credits are charged per endpoint, while utility endpoints such as /balance are free
• Enterprise features such as white-labelling and custom development require contacting sales

Listed under

• Creative
• Marketing
• Ecommerce
• Image and design
• Social and video
• Video editing
• API
• Background removal
• Developers
• Generative AI
• Image upscaling

Get started

Create a profile in the console; each developer receives 5 free credits on signup.

1. Sign up through the Picsart console and create a profile
2. Purchase credits and obtain an API key from the console
3. Follow the Creative API quickstart documentation or the Photo and Video Editor SDK quick start

Each developer receives 5 free credits on signup, and credits are consumed per API call or SDK export at endpoint-specific rates. Preview calls are not charged. Monthly packages include credit allowances, and content libraries cost extra. Purchasing more credits per dollar gives a larger discount.

Source: picsart.io/pricing/api, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Powerful Photo and Video Editing APIs For Content Driven Businesses ↗picsart.io
• Pricing › Picsart Enterprise ↗picsart.io
• Picsart Enterprise API Documentation ↗docs.picsart.io

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