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Transform photos into anime art with one API call

Convert photos into anime-style illustrations with three distinct styles: Face2Paint, Paprika, and Webtoon. Upload an image or pass a URL and receive an anime-styled version instantly.

Features

3 Anime Styles

Choose from Face2Paint (hand-painted look), Paprika (vibrant anime), and Webtoon (Korean webtoon style).

Fast Processing

Get anime-styled results in seconds with our optimized cloud inference pipeline.

Flexible Input

Upload a file via multipart or pass a public image URL — both work seamlessly.

Creative Content

Perfect for social media content, avatar creation, entertainment apps, and creative projects.

High Quality

AI preserves facial features and important details while applying stylistic transformations.

Cloud-Based

No GPU needed on your end. Fully managed cloud infrastructure handles the processing.

API Reference

1 endpoint, simple integration. Here's everything you need.

Supported Content Types

multipart/form-dataapplication/x-www-form-urlencoded
POSThttps://phototoanime1.p.rapidapi.com/photo-to-anime

Transform a photo into anime art. Choose from 3 styles: face2paint, paprika, or webtoon.

imagefilerequired

Image file (JPEG, PNG, etc.) — use with multipart/form-data

urlstringrequired

Public URL of the image to process — use with application/x-www-form-urlencoded

stylestring

Anime style to apply: "face2paint", "paprika", or "webtoon"

Send either image (file upload) or url (form-encoded), not both.

Response Schema
{
  "statusCode": 200,
  "body": {
    "imageUrl": "https://...anime-image.jpg"
  }
}

Response

200

Returns JSON with a temporary URL to the anime-styled image. The URL is valid for approximately 1 hour.

Quick Start

Copy-paste code to get started in seconds. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your RapidAPI key.

# File upload with style
curl -X POST "https://phototoanime1.p.rapidapi.com/photo-to-anime" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: phototoanime1.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -F "image=@photo.jpg" \
  -F "style=face2paint"

# URL input
curl -X POST "https://phototoanime1.p.rapidapi.com/photo-to-anime" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: phototoanime1.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "url=https://example.com/photo.jpg&style=paprika"

Pricing

Start free, scale as you grow. All plans include full API access with no credit card required for the free tier.

Free

Basic

$0Free

30 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support

Pro

$12.99/mo

5,000 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support
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Ultra

$22.99/mo

10,000 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support

Mega

$92.99/mo

50,000 requests/mo

  • Full API access
  • All endpoints
  • Standard support

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