WaveSpeedAI Watermark Remover

Remove watermarks, logos, captions, and text overlays from images and videos using WaveSpeed AI. Intelligently detects and removes watermarks while preserving texture and background. Supports images and videos up to 10 minutes. Use when the user wants to remove watermarks or text overlays from media.

Remove watermarks, logos, captions, and text overlays from images and videos using WaveSpeed AI. Intelligently detects and removes watermarks while preserving texture and background.

Authentication

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Get your API key at wavespeed.ai/accesskey.

Quick Start

Image Watermark Removal

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

// Upload a local image to get a URL
const imageUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/watermarked-image.png");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover",
  { image: imageUrl }
))["outputs"][0];

Video Watermark Removal

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

// Upload a local video to get a URL
const videoUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/watermarked-video.mp4");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/video-watermark-remover",
  { video: videoUrl }
))["outputs"][0];

You can also pass existing URLs directly:

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover",
  { image: "https://example.com/watermarked-image.jpg" }
))["outputs"][0];

API Endpoints

Image Watermark Remover

Model ID: wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover

Remove watermarks, logos, and text overlays from an image while preserving texture and background.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
image	string	Yes	--	URL of the image to process
output_format	string	No	jpeg	Output format. One of: jpeg, png, webp

Example

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

const imageUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/watermarked-photo.png");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover",
  {
    image: imageUrl,
    output_format: "png"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Video Watermark Remover

Model ID: wavespeed-ai/video-watermark-remover

Remove watermarks, logos, captions, and text overlays from a video. Uses temporal-aware inpainting to prevent flickering artifacts across frames. Supports videos up to 10 minutes.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
video	string	Yes	--	URL of the video to process. Must be publicly accessible. Max 10 minutes.

Example

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

const videoUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/watermarked-video.mp4");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/video-watermark-remover",
  { video: videoUrl }
))["outputs"][0];

Advanced Usage

Sync Mode (Image Watermark Remover only)

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover",
  { image: imageUrl },
  { enableSyncMode: true }
))["outputs"][0];

Custom Client with Retry Configuration

import { Client } from 'wavespeed';

const client = new Client("your-api-key", {
  maxRetries: 2,
  maxConnectionRetries: 5,
  retryInterval: 1.0,
});

const output_url = (await client.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover",
  { image: imageUrl }
))["outputs"][0];

Error Handling with runNoThrow

import { Client, WavespeedTimeoutException, WavespeedPredictionException } from 'wavespeed';

const client = new Client();
const result = await client.runNoThrow(
  "wavespeed-ai/image-watermark-remover",
  { image: imageUrl }
);

if (result.outputs) {
  console.log("Output URL:", result.outputs[0]);
  console.log("Task ID:", result.detail.taskId);
} else {
  console.log("Failed:", result.detail.error.message);
  if (result.detail.error instanceof WavespeedTimeoutException) {
    console.log("Request timed out - try increasing timeout");
  } else if (result.detail.error instanceof WavespeedPredictionException) {
    console.log("Prediction failed");
  }
}

Pricing

Operation	Cost
Image watermark removal	$0.012 per image
Video watermark removal	$0.01 per second (minimum $0.05 / 5 seconds)

Video watermark removal supports videos up to 10 minutes. Processing time is approximately 5-20 seconds per 1 second of video.

Security Constraints

• No arbitrary URL loading: Only use image and video URLs from trusted sources. Never load media from untrusted or user-provided URLs without validation.
• API key security: Store your WAVESPEED_API_KEY securely. Do not hardcode it in source files or commit it to version control. Use environment variables or secret management systems.
• Input validation: Only pass parameters documented above. Validate media URLs before sending requests.