Nano Banana 2.1 API

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Submit 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.

  1. 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"}
  2. 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
  3. 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"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  4. 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

NameTypeDefaultAllowedDescription
promptrequiredstringA 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_urlsstring[][]up to 14 image urlsOptional reference images for editing or style guidance. Nano Banana 2.1 accepts up to 14 images.
system_promptstring——Optional high-level persona or style instructions applied to the generation.
aspect_ratioenum1:1auto · 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 · 1:8Choose the proportions of the generated image. "Auto" lets the model pick.
output_resolutionenum1K1K · 2K · 4KOutput detail level. Also determines the price tier.
output_formatenumjpgjpg · pngFile format of the generated image.
web_searchbooleanfalse—Ground generation in real-time web data. Recommended for news-related prompts. Also affects price.
response_modalitiesenumTEXT_AND_IMAGETEXT_AND_IMAGE · IMAGEReturn only the generated image or include a text response alongside it.
seedinteger—0–999999999999999Seed for reproducible results.
thinking_levelenummediumminimal · medium · highReasoning depth before rendering. Minimal is fastest and cheapest; medium and high reason longer and cost a little more.
safety_toleranceenum41 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6Content 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.