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Resize

Fits an image or video to 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9 with a blurred background, bars or a crop.

Price
2 crper run
Usual time
≈ 20 s
Model id
edit.resize

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edit.resize
Shape
9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9

No example of this model yet. These are its real settings.

# 0. Upload your file first and put the id it prints in params.
curl -s -X POST https://staglight.ai/api/v1/uploads \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STAGLIGHT_API_KEY" -F file=@your-file | jq -r .id

# 1. Create the job. It is charged once and refunded if it fails.
JOB_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://staglight.ai/api/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STAGLIGHT_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
    "op": "edit.resize",
    "params": {
      "file": "med_your_upload_id",
      "aspect": "9:16"
    },
    "max_credits": 2
  }' | jq -r .id)

# 2. Poll until it finishes. Each call waits up to 30 seconds.
while :; do
  JOB=$(curl -s "https://staglight.ai/api/v1/jobs/$JOB_ID?wait=30" -H "Authorization: Bearer $STAGLIGHT_API_KEY")
  case "$(echo "$JOB" | jq -r .status)" in queued|running) ;; *) break ;; esac
done

# 3. Download the result from outputs[0].download_url.
echo "$JOB" | jq '.outputs[0].download_url // .data'
import os, uuid, requests

BASE = "https://staglight.ai/api/v1"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['STAGLIGHT_API_KEY']}"}

# 0. Upload your file first and put the id it prints in params.
with open("your-file", "rb") as f:
    print(requests.post(f"{BASE}/uploads", headers=HEADERS, files={"file": f}, timeout=300).json()["id"])

# 1. Create the job. It is charged once and refunded if it fails.
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/jobs", timeout=60,
                  headers={**HEADERS, "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4())},
                  json={
                    "op": "edit.resize",
                    "params": {
                      "file": "med_your_upload_id",
                      "aspect": "9:16"
                    },
                    "max_credits": 2
                  })
r.raise_for_status()
job = r.json()

# 2. Poll until it finishes. Each call waits up to 30 seconds.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    job = requests.get(f"{BASE}/jobs/{job['id']}", headers=HEADERS,
                       params={"wait": 30}, timeout=60).json()

# 3. Download the result from outputs[0].download_url.
print(job["outputs"][0]["download_url"] if job["outputs"] else job["data"] or job["error"])
// Node 18 or newer. Save as run.mjs: top-level await needs a module.
const BASE = "https://staglight.ai/api/v1";
const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.STAGLIGHT_API_KEY}` };

// 0. Upload your file first and put the id it prints in params.
// const form = new FormData(); form.append('file', yourFile);
// const { id } = await (await fetch(`${BASE}/uploads`, { method: 'POST', headers, body: form })).json();

// 1. Create the job. It is charged once and refunded if it fails.
let res = await fetch(`${BASE}/jobs`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { ...headers, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID() },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "op": "edit.resize",
    "params": {
      "file": "med_your_upload_id",
      "aspect": "9:16"
    },
    "max_credits": 2
  }),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error((await res.json()).error.message);
let job = await res.json();

// 2. Poll until it finishes. Each call waits up to 30 seconds.
while (job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running") {
  job = await (await fetch(`${BASE}/jobs/${job.id}?wait=30`, { headers })).json();
}

// 3. Download the result from outputs[0].download_url.
console.log(job.outputs[0]?.download_url ?? job.data ?? job.error);
{
  "id": "job_19a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1",
  "op": "edit.resize",
  "status": "queued",
  "credits": 2,
  "title": "",
  "params": {
    "file": "med_your_upload_id",
    "aspect": "9:16"
  },
  "progress": null,
  "outputs": [],
  "data": null,
  "error": null,
  "run_id": null,
  "source": "api",
  "created_at": "2026-11-06T12:00:00Z",
  "finished_at": null,
  "eta_seconds": 20
}

What it costs

2 cr per run. The settings do not change the price.

The playground shows the exact price for your settings. A job is charged once when it is accepted, and refunded if it fails. The price is checked again with your file before it runs.

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultAllowed
filerequiredFile media id
aspectFormat enum 9:16 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9
fitFit enum blur blur, pad, crop
colorBar color enum black black, white

Send these inside params. Files are media ids from POST /api/v1/uploads. View documentation

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