Start an image generation operation

POST

images:generate

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "prompt": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "generationPreset": "standard"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate"

payload = {
    "prompt": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "generationPreset": "standard"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({prompt: '<string>', name: '<string>', generationPreset: 'standard'})
};

fetch('https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'prompt' => '<string>',
    'name' => '<string>',
    'generationPreset' => 'standard'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"prompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"generationPreset\": \"standard\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"prompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"generationPreset\": \"standard\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"prompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"generationPreset\": \"standard\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "object": "operation",
  "id": "op_01JEXAMPLE",
  "type": "image_generation",
  "generationMode": "auto",
  "status": "running",
  "resource": {
    "type": "image",
    "id": "image_01JEXAMPLE"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:01.000Z"
}

{
  "object": "operation",
  "id": "op_01JEXAMPLE",
  "type": "image_generation",
  "generationMode": "auto",
  "status": "running",
  "resource": {
    "type": "image",
    "id": "image_01JEXAMPLE"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:01.000Z"
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Mint API key sent as a Bearer token.

Headers

Idempotency-Key

string

Optional stable key for safely retrying an uncertain mutating request. Mint creates an internal key when this header is omitted. Reusing a supplied key with different parameters returns 409.

Required string length: 1 - 255

Body

application/json

Instructions for creating one Image.

prompt

string

required

Describe the Image Mint should create.

Required string length: 1 - 8000

name

string

Optional Image title shown in Mint; Mint derives one from the prompt when omitted.

Required string length: 1 - 120

generationPreset

enum<string>

default:standard

Quality, speed, and cost tier for Image generation.

Available options:

fast,

standard,

production

Response

An earlier request with the same retry key returned this operation.

A long-running operation acting on one Mint image.

object

string

required

Stable object discriminator.

Allowed value: "operation"

string

required

Mint operation ID used for polling.

type

enum<string>

required

The work this operation performs.

Available options:

image_generation

generationMode

enum<string>

required

Workflow mode for this operation.

Available options:

auto,

review

status

enum<string>

required

Current operation lifecycle status.

Available options:

queued,

running,

preview_ready,

billing_required,

succeeded,

partially_succeeded,

failed,

canceled

resource

object | null

required

The Mint asset created by this operation, or null before the asset exists.

Show child attributes

createdAt

string<date-time>

required

When the operation was created.

updatedAt

string<date-time>

required

When the operation last changed.

prompt

string

Developer-supplied generation brief or revision feedback.

generationPreset

enum<string>

Public generation preset selected for this operation.

Available options:

fast,

standard,

production

billing

object

The billing action required before this operation can continue.

Show child attributes

credits

object

Credit estimate, active reservation, finalized charge, and post-reservation balance for this operation.

Show child attributes

error

object

Terminal failure details when the operation failed.

Show child attributes

completedAt

string<date-time>

When the operation completed.

canceledAt

string<date-time>

When the operation was canceled.

Start a non-destructive image editStart a non-destructive image edit.

Start an image generation operation

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "prompt": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "generationPreset": "standard"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate"

payload = {
    "prompt": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "generationPreset": "standard"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({prompt: '<string>', name: '<string>', generationPreset: 'standard'})
};

fetch('https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'prompt' => '<string>',
    'name' => '<string>',
    'generationPreset' => 'standard'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"prompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"generationPreset\": \"standard\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"prompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"generationPreset\": \"standard\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.mint.gg/v1/images:generate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"prompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"name\": \"<string>\",\n  \"generationPreset\": \"standard\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "object": "operation",
  "id": "op_01JEXAMPLE",
  "type": "image_generation",
  "generationMode": "auto",
  "status": "running",
  "resource": {
    "type": "image",
    "id": "image_01JEXAMPLE"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:01.000Z"
}

{
  "object": "operation",
  "id": "op_01JEXAMPLE",
  "type": "image_generation",
  "generationMode": "auto",
  "status": "running",
  "resource": {
    "type": "image",
    "id": "image_01JEXAMPLE"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-21T20:00:01.000Z"
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

{
  "title": "<string>",
  "status": 123,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "errors": [
    {
      "path": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "operationId": "<string>",
  "billing": {
    "requiredCredits": 1,
    "actionUrl": "<string>",
    "availableCredits": 1,
    "committedCredits": 1,
    "stageCredits": 1,
    "completionCredits": 1
  }
}

Get Started

API References

API Guides

MCP

Agent Tooling

Start an image generation operation

Authorizations

Headers

Body

Response