Ideogram 4 Instant API

The fastest, most affordable Ideogram 4.0. Near-instant text-to-image for rapid drafts and high-volume work. Integrate this model via REST with endpoint docs, parameters, and code examples.

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Credit Cost

0.2 credits

Type

Image

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API Endpoint

POST

/api/v1/models/ideogram-v4-instant/run

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/llm/ideogram-v4-instant.txt

OpenAPI Spec

Swagger compatible

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/api/openapi

Parameters

Input parameters accepted by this model

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
`prompt`	string	Natural-language description. Enables Ideogram 4.0 Magic Prompt automatically. Use either prompt or json_prompt.	-
`json_prompt`	string	Structured Ideogram 4.0 prompt as a JSON object (sent as a string). Use either prompt or json_prompt, not both.	-
`tier`	enum	Quality/speed/cost tier. turbo (1 credit, fast), balanced (2 credits), quality (3 credits, best), fast (0.5 credits, speed-tuned backbone), instant (0.2 credits, fastest & cheapest). `turbobalancedqualityfastinstant`	`turbo`
`resolution`	enum	Output resolution. "None" lets Ideogram 4.0 choose the aspect ratio. v4 supports higher resolutions than v3. `None2048x20481440x28802880x14401664x2496`+17 more	`None`
`enable_copyright_detection`	boolean	Opt into Ideogram 4.0 post-generation copyright detection.	`false`

Code Examples

Copy and paste to get started

bash

curl -X POST "https://pixeldojo.ai/api/v1/models/ideogram-v4-instant/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A bold typographic poster that reads \"IDEOGRAM 4\", clean geometric layout, vibrant color blocking"
  }'

Response Format

Submit Response (202 Accepted)

json

{
  "jobId": "job_abc123...",
  "status": "pending",
  "statusUrl": "https://pixeldojo.ai/api/v1/jobs/job_abc123...",
  "creditCost": 0.2,
  "creditsRemaining": 95,
  "expiresAt": "2026-08-08T19:39:47Z"
}

Completed Response

json

{
  "jobId": "job_abc123...",
  "status": "completed",
  "output": {
    "images": [
      "https://temp.pixeldojo.ai/pixeldojotemp/1705930123-456789.png"
    ]
  },
  "creditCost": 0.2,
  "expiresAt": "2026-08-08T19:39:47Z"
}

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