Background Removal API

A simple Node.js API that removes backgrounds from images and returns the result as a base64 string.

Features

• Upload images via API endpoint
• Process images to remove backgrounds using @imgly/background-removal-node
• Return processed images as base64 strings
• Simple web interface for testing

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

npm install

Usage

Start the server

npm start

The server will run at http://localhost:3000

API Endpoint

POST /remove-background

Upload an image file with the key 'image' in a multipart/form-data request.

Example using curl:

curl -X POST -F "image=@/path/to/your/image.jpg" http://localhost:3000/remove-background

Example response:

{
  "base64Image": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..." // base64 encoded image data
}

Web Interface

A simple web interface is available at http://localhost:3000 for testing the API.

Dependencies

• express - Web server framework
• multer - File upload handling
• @imgly/background-removal-node - Background removal library
• cors - Cross-origin resource sharing

License

MIT