Restore and enhance faces in photos with AI
Enhance and restore face quality in images using cutting-edge AI. Perfect for restoring old or damaged photos, improving portrait quality, and enhancing profile pictures. Asynchronous workflow for reliable processing.
See It in Action
Real examples generated by the API. See the quality for yourself.
Left: original low-quality photo — Right: AI-restored result with enhanced facial details
Features
AI Restoration
State-of-the-art face restoration model that enhances facial details, sharpness, and overall quality.
Multi-Face Support
Restore all faces in an image or focus on the center face with the only_center_face option.
Async Workflow
Submit, poll, retrieve — the async design handles heavy processing without timeouts.
Flexible Input
Upload files via multipart or pass URLs via form-encoded data. Use image_url as an alias.
Photo Restoration
Perfect for restoring old, damaged, or low-quality photos with degraded facial details.
Cloud-Based
No GPU needed on your end. Fully managed cloud infrastructure handles the processing.
API Reference
3 endpoints, simple integration. Here's everything you need.
Supported Content Types
https://face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com/submitSubmit a face restoration job. Returns a job ID for tracking progress.
imagefile/urlrequiredImage to restore. Binary (multipart) or URL (form-encoded). Alternative: image_url
only_center_facebooleanRestore only the center face (true) or all faces (false). Default: false
{
"statusCode": 200,
"body": {
"jobId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
"status": "pending",
"message": "Face restoration job submitted successfully"
}
}https://face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com/status/{jobId}Monitor job progress using the job ID returned from submit.
jobIdstringrequiredUnique job identifier from the submit endpoint (path parameter)
{
"statusCode": 200,
"body": {
"jobId": "123e4567-...",
"status": "completed",
"createdAt": 1672531200,
"updatedAt": 1672531260
}
}https://face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com/result/{jobId}Retrieve the restored image once processing is complete.
jobIdstringrequiredUnique job identifier from the submit endpoint (path parameter)
{
"statusCode": 200,
"body": {
"jobId": "123e4567-...",
"status": "completed",
"resultUrl": "https://...restored-image.jpg",
"expiresIn": 3600
}
}Response
Returns JSON with job ID, status, and result URL (pre-signed, valid for 1 hour) when completed.
Limits
- Supported input formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP
- Output formats: JPEG, PNG
- Recommended resolution: 512x512 to 1024x1024
- Maximum file size: 10 MB
- Images auto-optimized to 1024px max dimension
- Processing time: 30-180 seconds
- Result URLs expire after 1 hour
- Jobs stored for 24 hours
Quick Start
Copy-paste code to get started in seconds. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RapidAPI key.
# Step 1: Submit job
curl -X POST "https://face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com/submit" \
-H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "x-rapidapi-host: face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com" \
-F "image=@old_photo.jpg" \
-F "only_center_face=false"
# Step 2: Check status (replace JOB_ID)
curl "https://face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com/status/JOB_ID" \
-H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "x-rapidapi-host: face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com"
# Step 3: Get result
curl "https://face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com/result/JOB_ID" \
-H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "x-rapidapi-host: face-restoration.p.rapidapi.com"Pricing
Start free, scale as you grow. All plans include full API access with no credit card required for the free tier.
Basic
30 images/mo
- Full API access
- All endpoints
- Standard support
Pro
5,000 images/mo
- Full API access
- All endpoints
- Standard support
Ultra
10,000 images/mo
- Full API access
- All endpoints
- Standard support
Mega
40,000 images/mo
- Full API access
- All endpoints
- Standard support
Start Using Face Restoration Today
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