{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "photoroom", "name": "Photoroom API", "vendor": "Photoroom", "vendorUrl": "https://www.photoroom.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Photoroom's API edits product photos over HTTP. One call removes a background, adds a shadow or generated background, relights, expands, resizes or fills a template, and returns the image. A hosted MCP server wraps the same API.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/photoroom.json", "repo": "https://github.com/PhotoRoom/api-code-samples", "license": "Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve API key, sent in the `x-api-key` header. A person creates a Photoroom account and activates the API in the dashboard at app.photoroom.com/api-dashboard. A team can create several keys and revoke each one. No scopes were found. Prefixing the key with `sandbox_` makes free, watermarked calls. The hosted MCP server uses an OAuth authorisation code grant with PKCE and dynamic client registration, and creates its own API key for the connection (https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/introduction.md, https://www.photoroom.com/api/claude).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "$0.02 an image on the Remove Background API (Basic plan) and $0.10 a call on the Image Editing API (Plus plan), bought as a monthly subscription of images that do not roll over. Sandbox mode is free for 1,000 watermarked calls a month, and a new account gets 10 free production background removals, with no card. Failed calls are not billed. Enterprise pricing from 200,000 images a year is by sales (https://www.photoroom.com/api/pricing, https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/pricing.md).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the OpenAPI description or the pricing pages (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 1, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.photoroom.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.photoroom.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/openapi", "capabilities": [ "image.edit", "design.templates", "image.generate", "image.upscale" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "sandbox", "background-removal", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-04-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 56, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 642, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 40, "reliability": 46, "schema": 86, "security": 54, "transparency": 68 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "A call costs $0.02 for background removal or $0.10 for any combination of edits, and a sandbox key gives 1,000 free watermarked calls a month without a card. No status page or official SDK was found, and Photoroom's privacy policy and security page disagree on whether API images train its models.", "bestFor": "Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call.", "strengths": [ "Prices are per image and public, $0.02 for the Remove Background API and $0.10 for an Image Editing call with any number of edits combined", "A `sandbox_` key prefix gives 1,000 free watermarked Image Editing calls a month (100 a day) with no card, per the docs and pricing page", "Calls that end in an error do not consume an image, per the pricing page of the docs", "A public OpenAPI 3.1 file, an `llms.txt` index and a Markdown twin of every docs page, plus a ready-made prompt for coding agents", "The security page says images sent to the API are discarded when the response returns and names five sub-processors and US hosting" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page was found on the site or in the docs, so there is no public incident history to read", "The privacy policy says model improvement does not apply to API images. The security page says self-serve API plans train by default with an opt-out", "No official SDK. The vendor publishes MIT sample code for web, Node.js, Python and iOS and tells callers to use a plain HTTP client", "The changelog's last dated entry is 21 April 2026, while the docs list Virtual Try-On, which has no changelog entry", "The terms forbid any automated system that sends more requests than a person could from a browser. This matters before any probe is run" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key in the `x-api-key` header. Prefix it with `sandbox_` while testing, because calls with the plain key consume paid images", "Save the response body as a file. A 200 returns image bytes, PNG by default, and any other status returns JSON with `error.message` or `detail`", "Send model selectors such as `pr-ai-shadows-model-version: 2026-04-15` as HTTP headers, not form fields. They are not in the OpenAPI file", "Stay under 60 images a minute. On 429 back off with an exponential delay, and set a client timeout of at least 60 seconds for AI edits", "Use `POST /v2/edit` with `imageFile` for local files and `GET /v2/edit` with `imageUrl` for hosted ones. Each call takes one image" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 56 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 40, "reliability": 46, "schema": 86, "security": 54, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 78 }, "connect": { "http": "curl --request POST \\\n --url https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2/edit \\\n --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \\\n --form imageFile=@/absolute/path/to/image.jpg \\\n --form removeBackground=true \\\n --form background.color=FFFFFF \\\n --form padding=0.15 \\\n --form shadow.mode=ai.soft \\\n --output result.png", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http Photoroom https://mcp.photoroom.com/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.edit", "tool": "https://letme.dev/photoroom" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Remove Background API", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.02, "note": "Basic plan, `/v1/segment`" }, { "item": "Image Editing API", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.1, "note": "Plus plan, `/v2/edit`, any number of edits in the call" }, { "item": "Basic plan, 1,000 images", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "example from the pricing page FAQ" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Photoroom SAS", "domain": "photoroom.com", "domainRegistered": "1998-11-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions, effective 29 July 2026, cover the platform, the application programming interface and related services of Photoroom SAS. No separate API terms were found.", "The legal notice gives PHOTOROOM, SAS, RCS Paris 853 059 384, 229 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris. The site footer reads Photoroom, Inc.", "The privacy policy, updated March 2026, names Photoroom as controller for photoroom.com, app.photoroom.com and the apps, and has one sentence on API images.", "The API answers at image-api.photoroom.com and sdk.photoroom.com and the MCP server at mcp.photoroom.com.", "https://www.photoroom.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "RDAP for photoroom.com gives a registration date of 1998-11-21, which predates the company.", "No status page was found. status.photoroom.com did not answer one request." ], "score": 78 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.json", "live": { "slug": "photoroom", "probe": { "target": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:02.369886529Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 131, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 135, "p95ms24h": 247, "samples24h": 102, "samples30d": 102, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "githubStars": 25, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:38:01.676305945Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1f86895e2d75" }, { "url": "https://docs.photoroom.com/getting-started/pricing.md", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:38:04.09337971Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "eb0f8c798163" }, { "url": "https://www.photoroom.com/api/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:00.228391694Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "7774b6bf0d79" }, { "url": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:02.426751592Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d41a425b8f9c" }, { "url": "https://www.photoroom.com/legal/terms-and-conditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:53:04.386172113Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9874ac57ac8b" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:02.369886529Z" } }, "answer": "Templated API + MCP scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "templated", "name": "Templated API + MCP", "vendor": "Templated", "vendorUrl": "https://templated.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Template rendering to JPG, PNG, WebP, multi-page PDF and MP4 (up to 90 seconds at 60 fps) through one POST /v1/render endpoint, plus template, folder, upload and font management.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/templated.json", "repo": "https://github.com/templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.templated.io/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "mcp-server-templated" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Bearer API key from the dashboard, with full account access. The hosted MCP signs in with OAuth, or takes ?apiKey= in the URL for automations. The local MCP reads TEMPLATED_API_KEY. The MCP can be scoped by folder or external ID to isolate customers.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Free trial with 50 credits and no card. Starter $39 a month or $29 billed yearly (1,000 credits, 60 requests a minute), Scale $99 or $79 (5,000 credits, 150 a minute), Enterprise $229 or $179 (25,000 credits, 300 a minute), custom from $500 a month. 1 image or 1 PDF page is 1 credit. Video is width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps is 13 credits (https://templated.io/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$39 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Subscription credits only. No x402 in the docs or llms-full.txt (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 25, "popularity": { "githubStars": 3, "npmWeekly": 62, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://templated.io/docs/", "llmsTxt": "https://templated.io/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "video.render" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "no-card", "async-jobs", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.2, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 474, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 72, "security": 38, "transparency": 71 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint. One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL.", "bestFor": "Agents and SaaS builders who render images, PDFs and short MP4s from templates and want a well-behaved MCP server they can fence per customer.", "strengths": [ "MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint", "Listed in the official MCP registry and published from CI by GitHub OIDC", "llms.txt, llms-full.txt and a Markdown price list with rate limits per plan", "Privacy policy dated 2026-09-08 with retention periods, named subprocessors and a DPA", "MCP can be locked to one folder or external ID for customer-facing use" ], "weaknesses": [ "One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL", "No OpenAPI, and no error codes or 429 handling in the API docs", "No official SDKs, only code samples", "No security.txt, certification or bug bounty found", "AI tools send content to Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic 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"https://templated.io/terms/", "privacy": "https://templated.io/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.templated.io", "changelog": "https://feedback.templated.io/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 80 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.json", "live": { "slug": "templated", "probe": { "target": "https://api.templated.io/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:10.056452138Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 394, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 387, "p95ms24h": 465, "samples24h": 250, "samples30d": 2453, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.templated.io", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T00:51:19.536016361Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "version": "1.9.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T02:57:46.004536428Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "mcp-server-templated", "version": "1.9.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:23:51.729143466Z" } ], "githubStars": 3, "npmWeekly": 148, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://templated.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:40:36.113258229Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://templated.io/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:02:53.092422204Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "templated.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:14.08717318Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://feedback.templated.io/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:39:23.459741234Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:21:02.760105293Z", "fingerprint": "902e981860d2" }, { "url": "https://templated.io/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:46:37.450149265Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9d4e7ddcf0b5" }, { "url": "https://templated.io/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:46:40.140563521Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f5ab53d6cdcd" }, { "url": "https://templated.io/terms/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:46:42.014138191Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c5a02c7e1ffa" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:10.056452138Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Photoroom", "b": "Templated", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2", "b": "https://api.templated.io/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT", "b": "MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "1", "b": "25", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-04-21", "b": "2026-09-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-07-29", "b": "2026-01-10", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-03-01", "b": "2026-09-08", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "3 stars, 62 npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "4/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Templated API + MCP scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Photoroom API or Templated API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Photoroom API and Templated API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Photoroom API has a hosted endpoint at https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2 and Templated API + MCP at https://api.templated.io/v1.", "question": "Can an agent call Photoroom API and Templated API + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 86 against 72", "Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 38", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call.", "slug": "photoroom", "watchFor": "No status page was found on the site or in the docs, so there is no public incident history to read" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 75 against 46", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 23" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine", "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Agents and SaaS builders who render images, PDFs and short MP4s from templates and want a well-behaved MCP server they can fence per 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MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/osmo-cli-vs-templated" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-photoroom.json", "title": "Adobe Photoshop API vs Photoroom API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-photoroom" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/osmo-cli-vs-photoroom.json", "title": "Osmo CLI vs Photoroom API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/osmo-cli-vs-photoroom" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 29, "edge": "templated", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "photoroom": 46, "templated": 75, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 14, "edge": "photoroom", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "photoroom": 86, "templated": 72, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "photoroom", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "photoroom": 64, "templated": 63, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 16, "edge": "photoroom", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "photoroom": 54, "templated": 38, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "photoroom", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "photoroom": 40, "templated": 35, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 57, "edge": "templated", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "photoroom": 23, "templated": 80, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "templated", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "photoroom": 68, "templated": 71, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Templated API + MCP scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. 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One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/photoroom-vs-templated", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/photoroom-vs-templated.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/photoroom-vs-templated.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/photoroom-vs-templated.min.md" }, "markdown": "Templated API + MCP scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do design templates.\n\n- Photoroom API: grade C, 56/100, rank #642 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/photoroom.json\n- Templated API + MCP: grade C, 61.2/100, rank #474 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/templated.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 45 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Photoroom API (C)\n\nGood for: Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 86 against 72\n- Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 38\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35\n\nWatch for: No status page was found on the site or in the docs, so there is no public incident history to read\n\n### Templated API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Agents and SaaS builders who render images, PDFs and short MP4s from templates and want a well-behaved MCP server they can fence per customer.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 46\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 23\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Photoroom API | Templated API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 46 | 75 | Templated API + MCP +29 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 72 | Photoroom API +14 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 64 | 63 | Photoroom API +1 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 54 | 38 | Photoroom API +16 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 35 | Photoroom API +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 23 | 80 | Templated API + MCP +57 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 68 | 71 | Templated API + MCP +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **56 · C** | **61.2 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Photoroom API | Templated API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Photoroom | Templated |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2` | `https://api.templated.io/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 1 | 25 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated` |\n| Last release | 2026-04-21 | 2026-09-08 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-07-29 | 2026-01-10 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-03-01 | 2026-09-08 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | none | 3 stars, 62 npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Photoroom API.** A call costs $0.02 for background removal or $0.10 for any combination of edits, and a sandbox key gives 1,000 free watermarked calls a month without a card. No status page or official SDK was found, and Photoroom's privacy policy and security page disagree on whether API images train its models.\n\n**Templated API + MCP.** MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint. One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Photoroom API\n\n1. Send the key in the `x-api-key` header. Prefix it with `sandbox_` while testing, because calls with the plain key consume paid images\n2. Save the response body as a file. A 200 returns image bytes, PNG by default, and any other status returns JSON with `error.message` or `detail`\n3. Send model selectors such as `pr-ai-shadows-model-version: 2026-04-15` as HTTP headers, not form fields. They are not in the OpenAPI file\n4. Stay under 60 images a minute. On 429 back off with an exponential delay, and set a client timeout of at least 60 seconds for AI edits\n5. Use `POST /v2/edit` with `imageFile` for local files and `GET /v2/edit` with `imageUrl` for hosted ones. Each call takes one image\n\n### Templated API + MCP\n\n1. Call get_template_layers before create_render so the keys in `layers` match the template\n2. Set async true with a webhook_url for MP4, zip or batch renders, since zip without a webhook returns 400\n3. Video credits are width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps costs 13\n4. Pass folderId or externalId on the MCP URL when one server serves several customers\n5. Back off on your own schedule after a 429, since the docs give no retry guidance\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Photoroom API or Templated API + MCP?\n\nTemplated API + MCP scores 61.2 (C) on agent readiness against Photoroom API's 56 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Photoroom API leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Photoroom API and Templated API + MCP need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Photoroom API and Templated API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nYes. Photoroom API has a hosted endpoint at https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2 and Templated API + MCP at https://api.templated.io/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/photoroom-vs-templated.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/photoroom-vs-templated.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"photoroom\", \"b\": \"templated\"}`. 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