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Every content pipeline hits the same wall eventually: a genuinely usable image that isn't, because someone stamped a watermark across it.
Maybe it's a supplier photo with a vendor logo baked in, a stock image you licensed but can't fully clear, or a user-submitted shot pulled straight from another platform. Cropping it out ruins the composition, and routing it to a designer for a manual retouch adds hours you don't have.
PerfectCorp's new Watermark Removal API skips all of that. Send an image in, get a clean one back, no Photoshop required.
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What the Watermark Removal API Does
The new API sits in the Image category of PerfectCorp's API Service, and its job is exactly what the name says: it detects and removes watermarks from an image, returning a clean result you can drop straight into your catalog, your app, or your next campaign asset.
It's built as a standalone feature (effect name wmkRemoval), so you don't need to bolt it onto an existing workflow. Point it at any watermarked image, and it does the rest.
How It Works: From Upload to Clean Image
The API follows a simple three-step pattern that will feel familiar if you've used any of PerfectCorp's other async endpoints.
1. Create a new file
Start by registering your source image. The API accepts a URL, a previously uploaded File ID, or one of PerfectCorp's sample images, so you can plug it into whatever pipeline you already have without adding a separate upload step.
2. Run a Watermark Removal task
Kick off the removal job against that file. Because it runs as an async task, it won't block your app while the image processes, which matters if you're running this at catalog scale rather than one image at a time.
3. Check the task status
Poll the status endpoint until your task completes, then grab the result: a URL pointing to the watermark-free version of your image, ready to use immediately.
How to Get Started
Watermark Removal launches directly on PerfectCorp's 2.0 API architecture. So if you're already building on 2.0, this is a drop-in addition to your existing integration.
Usage is billed at 1 unit per result image, the same predictable per-image pricing model used across PerfectCorp's Image category APIs, so cost scales cleanly with however much you throw at it.
Ready to try it? Explore the Watermark Removal API in the YouCam API, or browse the full product lineup to see where it fits alongside PerfectCorp's other AI imaging tools.
FAQ
What image sources does the API accept?
A URL, a File ID from a previous upload, or one of PerfectCorp's sample images. Use whichever matches your existing pipeline.
Is this available on the legacy API?
No. Watermark Removal ships on API 2.0 only, so you'll need to be on 2.0 to use it.
How is it priced?
1 unit per result image, billed the same way as other Image category endpoints.
Is the removal instant?
It runs as an async task. You create the file, run the task, then poll the status endpoint until your cleaned image URL comes back.
Try It Today
A watermark shouldn't be the reason a good image goes unused. Try the Watermark Removal API to see what else is new across the API lineup.
