L402 Edit Image API

L402 API

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Before You Start

Lightning Wallet

Phoenix, Muun, Wallet of Satoshi, Alby, or any LN wallet. Agents: CLW

Terminal or Tool

A command line, Postman, or lnget (recommended)

Private & No Signup

No account, no subscription, no personal data. Pay only when you use it

Want to try this without a terminal? Use Image Editing on the web — pay with any Lightning wallet, no setup needed.

Edit Images via L402

Edit images using AI. Describe the changes you want in plain text, and the AI applies them. Returns both a URL and a base64-encoded version of the edited image.

Background removal, style transfer, object removal, color changes, and more — describe what you want and get the result. No image editing software needed.

API Endpoint: https://sats4ai.com/api/l402/edit-image

Constraints

Image must be base64-encoded (with or without data: prefix)
Output formats: jpg, png, webp
Aspect ratio options: match_input_image, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9
Media URLs expire after 2 hours — download promptly

Step 1: Initial Request (get Invoice)

Send your editing instructions and base64 image. You will receive a 402 Payment Required response with a Lightning invoice.

Request body:

{
  "prompt": "Remove the background and make it transparent",
  "image": "<base64-encoded-image>",
  "aspect_ratio": "match_input_image",
  "output_format": "png"
}

Example curl command:

curl -X POST https://sats4ai.com/api/l402/edit-image \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "prompt": "Remove the background and make it transparent",
  "image": "<base64-encoded-image>",
  "aspect_ratio": "match_input_image",
  "output_format": "png"
}' \
-i

Expected response headers:

www-authenticate: L402 macaroon="<YOUR_MACAROON>", invoice="<LIGHTNING_INVOICE>"

Step 2: Pay the Lightning Invoice

Pay the invoice with any Lightning wallet (Phoenix, Muun, Alby, Wallet of Satoshi, etc.). Save the preimage your wallet provides after payment.

Step 3: Re-send with Payment Proof

Send the exact same request again with the Authorization header.

The JSON payload must be identical to Step 1.

curl -X POST https://sats4ai.com/api/l402/edit-image \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: L402 <YOUR_MACAROON>:<YOUR_PREIMAGE>" \
-d '{
  "prompt": "Remove the background and make it transparent",
  "image": "<base64-encoded-image>",
  "aspect_ratio": "match_input_image",
  "output_format": "png"
}'

Successful response includes imageUrl (hosted URL) and base64Image (data URI).

Easier: Use lnget

lnget handles the full L402 flow automatically — invoice, payment, and re-request in one command.

# Encode your image first
IMAGE_B64=$(base64 -w0 photo.png)

lnget -X POST https://sats4ai.com/api/l402/edit-image \
  --json "{\"prompt\":\"Make the sky sunset orange\",\"image\":\"$IMAGE_B64\",\"output_format\":\"png\"}"

Python Example

import requests, base64

# Encode image
with open("photo.png", "rb") as f:
    image_b64 = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode()

payload = {
    "prompt": "Remove the background and make it transparent",
    "image": image_b64,
    "aspect_ratio": "match_input_image",
    "output_format": "png"
}

# Step 1 — get invoice
r = requests.post("https://sats4ai.com/api/l402/edit-image",
    json=payload,
    headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
# r.status_code == 402
# Parse macaroon and invoice from r.headers["www-authenticate"]

# Step 2 — pay invoice with your Lightning wallet, get preimage

# Step 3 — re-send with auth
r2 = requests.post("https://sats4ai.com/api/l402/edit-image",
    json=payload,
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": "L402 <macaroon>:<preimage>"
    })
result = r2.json()
print(result["imageUrl"])    # URL to edited image
print(result["base64Image"]) # base64 data URI of edited image

Request Parameters

`prompt`: string required

Editing instructions describing what to change. Be specific: "Remove the background" or "Change the sky to sunset orange".

`image`: string required

Base64-encoded image data. Can include the data:image/png;base64, prefix or just the raw base64 string.

`aspect_ratio`: string (optional)

Output aspect ratio. Options: "match_input_image" (default), "1:1", "4:3", "16:9".

`output_format`: string (optional)

Output image format. Options: "jpg" (default), "png", "webp".

`resolution`: string (optional)

Output resolution. Options: "1K" (1024px, default), "2K" (2048px), "4K" (4096px). Price varies by resolution.

`modelId`: number or string (optional)

Omit for the best default model.

Pricing

Resolution-tiered pricing:

Resolution	Price
1K (1024px)	200 sats
2K (2048px)	300 sats
4K (4096px)	450 sats

Use Cases

Remove or replace image backgrounds for product photos
Apply style transfers or artistic effects to photos
Remove unwanted objects from images
Batch-edit images via script or agent without manual editing tools
Generate transparent PNGs for design workflows