> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Generate an image



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/images
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Seedance API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: REST API for SeedDance video and Seedream image generation models.
servers:
  - url: https://api.seedanceapi.us
security: []
paths:
  /v1/images:
    post:
      summary: Generate an image
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Image generated
        '202':
          description: Generation accepted (async)
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '402':
          description: Insufficient balance
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ImageRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - model
        - prompt
      properties:
        model:
          type: string
          enum:
            - seedream-5.0/text-to-image
            - seedream-5.0-lite/text-to-image
            - seedream-5.0-lite/image-edit
            - seedream-4.5/text-to-image
            - seedream-4.5/image-edit
            - seedream-4.5/sequential
            - seedream-4.0/text-to-image
            - seedream-4.0/image-edit
            - seedream-4.0/sequential
        prompt:
          type: string
        size:
          type: string
          default: 2K
        image:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              format: uri
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
                format: uri
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key (ak_...) from your SeedanceAPI dashboard

````