Nano Banana 2.1 API
Googleimage$0.045 / imageSubmit a Nano Banana 2.1 run over HTTP, then poll it or take a webhook. Results are files on media.ezflows.io. Try it in the playground first.
Async: the POST answers at once with a request id. Poll it, or take the webhook.
- 01
Submit
Parameters at the top level of the JSON body. Answers 202 with a request id.
curlPOST /v1/models/nano-banana-2.1 curl -X POST https://api.ezflows.io/v1/models/nano-banana-2.1 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $EZFLOWS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "prompt": "A clean educational infographic: a cross-section cutaway of an erupting stratovolcano against a pale grid background. The cutaway reveals the interior with neat leader lines connecting to legible labels reading '\''MAGMA CHAMBER'\'', '\''CENTRAL VENT'\'', '\''SIDE VENT'\'', '\''LAVA FLOW'\'', '\''ASH CLOUD'\'', and '\''ROCK STRATA'\''. A bold title '\''ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO'\'' runs across the top, with a small compass rose and a scale bar in the lower corner. Flat vector illustration style with layered rock colours and a rising ash plume.", "system_prompt": "" }' # 202 Accepted, at once — it never waits for the model: # {"request_id": "req_8f2a41c9b70e4d15", "status": "queued", # "poll_url": "https://api.ezflows.io/v1/requests/req_8f2a41c9b70e4d15"} - 02
Poll
Same bearer header, every few seconds, until the status is final.
curlGET /v1/requests/:id REQUEST_ID=req_8f2a41c9b70e4d15 # from the POST while :; do BODY=$(curl -s https://api.ezflows.io/v1/requests/$REQUEST_ID \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $EZFLOWS_API_KEY") STATUS=$(echo "$BODY" | jq -r .data.status) case "$STATUS" in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break ;; esac sleep 3 done echo "$BODY" | jq -r '.data.output.artifacts[].url' # media.ezflows.io, kept 90 days - 03
Response
Files are on media.ezflows.io, kept 90 days. A failed run says why and costs nothing.
json200 · succeeded { "data": { "id": "req_8f2a41c9b70e4d15", "model_slug": "nano-banana-2.1", "status": "succeeded", "http_status": 200, "cost": 0.045, "auth_method": "api_key", "error": null, "submitted_at": "2026-09-12T18:07:21.114Z", "queue_started_at": "2026-09-12T18:07:21.402Z", "execution_started_at": "2026-09-12T18:07:22.010Z", "first_byte_at": "2026-09-12T18:07:52.871Z", "finished_at": "2026-09-12T18:07:55.203Z", "io_deleted_at": null, "canvas_id": null, "canvas_node_id": null, "client_attempt_id": null, "idempotency_key": null, "input": { "prompt": "A clean educational infographic: a cross-section cutaway of an erupting stratovolcano against a pale grid background. The cutaway reveals the interior with neat leader lines connecting to legible labels reading 'MAGMA CHAMBER', 'CENTRAL VENT', 'SIDE VENT', 'LAVA FLOW', 'ASH CLOUD', and 'ROCK STRATA'. A bold title 'ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO' runs across the top, with a small compass rose and a scale bar in the lower corner. Flat vector illustration style with layered rock colours and a rising ash plume.", "system_prompt": "" }, "output": { "artifacts": [ { "index": 0, "kind": "image", "contentType": "image/png", "url": "https://media.ezflows.io/outputs/<account>/req_8f2a41c9b70e4d15/0.png" } ] } } } - 04
Webhook
Skip polling: we POST the result to your endpoint, at least once.
- Register
- Create an endpoint under Webhooks in the dashboard; the signing secret is shown once.
- Events
- request.succeeded · request.failed · request.cancelled
- Headers
- ezflows-event-id (dedupe on it) · ezflows-timestamp (unix seconds) · ezflows-signature t=<ts>,v1=<hex HMAC-SHA256 of "<ts>.<raw body>">
- Verify
- Over the exact bytes received, in constant time; reject anything older than five minutes.
- Respond
- Any 2xx within 10 s. Redirects are not followed.
- Retries
- Five, with backoff: 30 s · 60 s · 2 min · 4 min · 8 min. Disabled after five consecutive dead deliveries.
jsonDelivery body { "id": "82cf46a4-841e-41d6-b3c7-facc937d3252", "type": "request.succeeded", "created_at": "2026-09-12T18:07:55Z", "data": { "id": "req_8f2a41c9b70e4d15", "model_slug": "nano-banana-2.1", "status": "succeeded", "cost": 0.045, "output": { "artifacts": [ { "url": "https://media.ezflows.io/…/0.png" } ] } } }curlverify.sh # Create the endpoint under Webhooks in the dashboard; the signing secret is shown once. # ezflows-signature: t=<ts>,v1=<hex HMAC-SHA256 of "<ts>.<raw body>"> # body.json = the exact bytes received. Reject anything older than five minutes. EXPECTED=$({ printf '%s.' "$TS"; cat body.json; } \ | openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$EZFLOWS_WEBHOOK_SECRET" -r | cut -d' ' -f1) [ "$EXPECTED" = "$V1" ] && echo "valid" || echo "reject"
Parameters 11
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| promptrequired | string | A clean educational infographic: a cross-section cutaway of an erupting stratovolcano against a pale grid background. The cutaway reveals the interior with neat leader lines connecting to legible labels reading 'MAGMA CHAMBER', 'CENTRAL VENT', 'SIDE VENT', 'LAVA FLOW', 'ASH CLOUD', and 'ROCK STRATA'. A bold title 'ANATOMY OF A VOLCANO' runs across the top, with a small compass rose and a scale bar in the lower corner. Flat vector illustration style with layered rock colours and a rising ash plume. | — | Describe the image to generate or the changes to make to the reference images. |
| image_urls | string[] | [] | up to 14 image urls | Optional reference images for editing or style guidance. Nano Banana 2.1 accepts up to 14 images. |
| system_prompt | string | — | — | Optional high-level persona or style instructions applied to the generation. |
| aspect_ratio | enum | 1:1 | auto · 1:1 · 2:3 · 3:2 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 4:5 · 5:4 · 16:9 · 9:16 · 21:9 · 4:1 · 1:4 · 8:1 · 1:8 | Choose the proportions of the generated image. "Auto" lets the model pick. |
| output_resolution | enum | 1K | 1K · 2K · 4K | Output detail level. Also determines the price tier. |
| output_format | enum | jpg | jpg · png | File format of the generated image. |
| web_search | boolean | false | — | Ground generation in real-time web data. Recommended for news-related prompts. Also affects price. |
| response_modalities | enum | TEXT_AND_IMAGE | TEXT_AND_IMAGE · IMAGE | Return only the generated image or include a text response alongside it. |
| seed | integer | — | 0–999999999999999 | Seed for reproducible results. |
| thinking_level | enum | medium | minimal · medium · high | Reasoning depth before rendering. Minimal is fastest and cheapest; medium and high reason longer and cost a little more. |
| safety_tolerance | enum | 4 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 | Content moderation level, 1 (strictest) to 6 (least strict). |
File inputs (image_urls: up to 14 image urls) take URLs. Upload the raw file to POST /v1/uploads with its own Content-Type and pass the url it returns. Inputs are kept 90 days.