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Ideogram 4.0 - Image Generator

Generate high-quality images from a text prompt using Ideogram 4.0. It follows prompts closely, renders crisp in-image text, and supports native 1K/2K resolutions and transparent-background output up to 8K.

Endpoint​

Request Headers​

FieldValue
API-KEY<api-key>
Content-Typeapplication/json

Parameters​

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
typestringYesFeature type identifier. Must be IMAGE_GENERATOR
modelstringYesAI model identifier. Must be ideogram-4
promptObjectobjectYesConfiguration object containing all generation parameters

Prompt Object Parameters​

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionDefault
promptstringYesText description of the image to generate. Magic prompt is applied automatically-
rendering_speedstringYesSpeed vs quality tradeoff. One of TURBO, DEFAULT, QUALITY-
transparentbooleanNoWhen true, generate a PNG with a transparent background-
resolutionstringNoOutput resolution (width×height). See resolution values below. Ignored when transparent is true-
aspect_ratiostringNoAspect ratio. See aspect_ratio values below. Only used when transparent is true-
output_resolutionstringWhen transparent is truePixel budget tier. One of 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K. Only used when transparent is true; higher tiers cost more-

resolution values​

1K: 1024x1024, 896x1120, 1120x896, 864x1152, 1152x864, 832x1248, 1248x832, 800x1280, 1280x800, 720x1280, 1280x720, 720x1440, 1440x720, 512x1536, 1536x512

2K: 2048x2048, 1440x2880, 2880x1440, 1664x2496, 2496x1664, 1792x2240, 2240x1792, 1440x2560, 2560x1440, 1600x2560, 2560x1600, 1728x2304, 2304x1728, 1296x3168, 3168x1296, 1152x2944, 2944x1152, 1248x3328, 3328x1248, 1280x3072, 3072x1280, 1024x3072, 3072x1024

aspect_ratio values (transparent only)​

AUTO, 1x4, 1x3, 1x2, 9x16, 10x16, 2x3, 3x4, 4x5, 1x1, 5x4, 4x3, 3x2, 16x10, 16x9, 2x1, 3x1, 4x1

Code Examples​

curl --location 'https://api.1min.ai/api/features' \
--header 'API-KEY: <api-key>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"type": "IMAGE_GENERATOR",
"model": "ideogram-4",
"promptObject": {
"prompt": "A poster for a summer design conference with the title \"SUNSET 2026\"",
"rendering_speed": "DEFAULT",
"resolution": "1024x1024"
}
}'

Interactive Playground​

API Playground

https://api.1min.ai/api/features
Text description of the image to generate
Speed vs quality tradeoff
Generate a PNG with transparent background
WIDTHxHEIGHT from the supported list (ignored when transparent)
AUTO or a ratio such as 1x1, 16x9

Generated cURL Command:

curl -X POST "https://api.1min.ai/api/features" \
-H "API-KEY: <your-api-key>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"type": "IMAGE_GENERATOR",
"model": "ideogram-4",
"promptObject": {
"prompt": "A poster for a summer design conference",
"rendering_speed": "DEFAULT"
}
}'

Response Format​

{
"aiRecord": {
"uuid": "e40dd9ef-0944-4ce5-bc90-1edd2548619a",
"model": "ideogram-4",
"type": "IMAGE_GENERATOR",
"status": "SUCCESS",
"aiRecordDetail": {
"promptObject": {
"prompt": "A poster for a summer design conference",
"rendering_speed": "DEFAULT",
"resolution": "1024x1024"
},
"resultObject": [
"development/images/2026_09_14_16_30_00_000_abc123.png"
],
"responseObject": {
"created": "2026-09-14T16:30:00Z",
"data": [
{
"url": "https://ideogram.ai/api/images/ephemeral/...",
"prompt": "A poster for a summer design conference",
"resolution": "1024x1024",
"is_image_safe": true,
"seed": 12345
}
]
}
}
}
}