# Sharpen {% columns %} {% column width="66.66666666666666%" %} {% hint style="info" %} This documentation is valid for the following list of our models: * `topaz-labs/sharpen` {% endhint %} {% endcolumn %} {% column width="33.33333333333334%" %} Try in Playground {% endcolumn %} {% endcolumns %} ## Model Overview The model produces sharper visuals, eliminating blur and improving clarity across the subject or the entire frame. ## Setup your API Key If you don’t have an API key for the AI/ML API yet, feel free to use our [Quickstart guide](https://docs.aimlapi.com/quickstart/setting-up). ## API Schema ## POST /v1/images/generations > ```json {"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"AIML API","version":"1.0.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://api.aimlapi.com"}],"paths":{"/v1/images/generations":{"post":{"operationId":"_v1_images_generations","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"model":{"type":"string","enum":["topaz-labs/sharpen"]},"mode":{"type":"string","enum":["Standard","Strong","Lens Blur","Lens Blur V2","Motion Blur","Natural","Refocus"]},"image_url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL of the reference image."},"output_format":{"type":"string","enum":["jpeg","jpg","png","tiff","tif"],"default":"jpeg","description":"The format of the generated image."},"subject_detection":{"type":"string","enum":["All","Foreground","Background"],"default":"All","description":"Specifies which subjects to detect and process. Options: 'All' (detect all subjects), 'Foreground' (detect only foreground subjects), 'Background' (detect background subjects)."},"face_enhancement":{"type":"boolean","default":true,"description":"Whether to enhance faces in the image. When true, the model applies face-specific improvements."},"face_enhancement_creativity":{"type":"number","minimum":0,"maximum":1,"default":0,"description":"Level of creativity for face enhancement (0-1). Higher values allow more creative, less conservative changes."},"face_enhancement_strength":{"type":"number","minimum":0,"maximum":1,"default":0.8,"description":"How sharp enhanced faces are relative to background (0-1). Lower values blend changes subtly; higher values make faces more pronounced."},"strength":{"type":"number","minimum":0.01,"maximum":1,"description":"Defines the overall intensity of the sharpening effect. Increases details. Too much sharpening can create an unrealistic result."},"minor_denoise":{"type":"number","minimum":0.01,"maximum":1,"description":"Removes noisy pixels to increase clarity. Can slightly increase image sharpness."}},"required":["model","mode","image_url"],"title":"topaz-labs/sharpen"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"data":{"type":"array","nullable":true,"items":{"type":"object","properties":{"url":{"type":"string","nullable":true,"description":"The URL where the file can be downloaded from."},"b64_json":{"type":"string","nullable":true,"description":"The base64-encoded JSON of the generated image."}}},"description":"The list of generated images."},"meta":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"usage":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"credits_used":{"type":"number","description":"The number of tokens consumed during generation."}},"required":["credits_used"]}},"description":"Additional details about the generation."}}}}}}}}}}} ``` ## Quick Example Let's sharpen a relatively strongly blurred image using the `Strong` mode while adjusting the `strength` parameter. {% tabs %} {% tab title="Python" %} {% code overflow="wrap" %} ```python import requests import json def main(): response = requests.post( "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", headers={ # Insert your AIML API Key instead of : "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json", }, json={ "model": "topaz-labs/sharpen", "image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/blurred-landscape.png", "mode": "Strong", "strength": 0.9, "minor_denoise": 0.9, "output_format": "png", } ) data = response.json() print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)) if __name__ == "__main__": main() ``` {% endcode %} {% endtab %} {% tab title="JS" %} {% code overflow="wrap" %} ```javascript async function main() { const response = await fetch('https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations', { method: 'POST', headers: { // Insert your AIML API Key instead of : 'Authorization': 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, body: JSON.stringify({ model: 'topaz-labs/sharpen', image_url: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/blurred-landscape.png', mode: 'Strong', strength: 0.9, minor_denoise: 0.9, output_format: 'png', }), }); } main(); ``` {% endcode %} {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}
Response {% code overflow="wrap" %} ```json5 { "data": [ { "url": "https://cdn.aimlapi.com/komodo/output/6435616/ddb723c4-ed16-42f4-8818-9ca4de176ea7.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Checksum-Mode=ENABLED&X-Amz-Credential=ccc352dcd71a436e5fd697125a1be9f8%2F20251027%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T162246Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-id=GetObject&X-Amz-Signature=4f4c449772b258bcf53e7257444698e2e486832e77ab5835728afc4aabfa0f8c" } ], "meta": { "usage": { "tokens_used": 210000 } } } ``` {% endcode %}
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"mode": "Strong" "strength": 0.9
For clarity, we’ve created a split image showing the results of different parameter settings.
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