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CodeFormer

Robust face restoration for old photos and AI-generated faces (54M+ runs). Its signature fidelity dial balances restoration quality against staying true to the original face, with Real-ESRGAN background enhancement built in.

8 credits

per image

Quality vs fidelity balance dial (codeformer_fidelity)

Robust on heavily degraded faces

Built-in Real-ESRGAN background enhancement

Face upsampling for high-resolution output

Adjustable final upscale factor

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Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "sczhou/codeformer",
  "input": {
    "image": "https://example.com/degraded-photo.jpg",
    "codeformer_fidelity": 0.7,
    "upscale": 2,
    "background_enhance": true,
    "face_upsample": true
  }
}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`image`	string	Yes	-	Input image with faces to restore
`codeformer_fidelity`	number	No	0.5	Balance between quality (lower) and fidelity to the original face (higher), 0-1
`background_enhance`	boolean	No	true	Enhance the background with Real-ESRGAN
`face_upsample`	boolean	No	true	Upsample restored faces for high-resolution output
`upscale`	integer	No	2	Final upsampling scale of the image

How to Provide File Input

There are 3 ways to provide files for the image parameter:

Recommended

Direct Upload (Multipart)

Attach files directly to POST /v1/predictions/upload. No separate upload step needed.

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions/upload" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -F "model=sczhou/codeformer" \
  -F 'input={"prompt":"your prompt here"}' \
  -F "file:image=@your_file.png"

Image URL

Pass a publicly accessible URL directly. You can also use file_url from the Storage API.

{
  "model": "sczhou/codeformer",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "your prompt here",
    "image": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
  }
}

See the File Upload docs for more upload methods including Presigned URLs.

Common Parameters

Common parameters used when calling POST /v1/predictions.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`model`	string	Yes	-	Model identifier
`input`	object	Yes	-	Object containing the model-specific parameters from the table above
`output_folder`	string	No	-	Folder path for output files (max 256 chars, '..' not allowed)
`webhook_url`	string	No	-	Webhook URL to call on completion
`is_public`	boolean	No	false	If true, output files are also available via permanent public URLs

Examples

Degraded Photo Restoration

Restore a heavily degraded photo, balancing quality and identity

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "sczhou/codeformer",
  "input": {
    "image": "https://example.com/degraded-photo.jpg",
    "codeformer_fidelity": 0.7,
    "upscale": 2,
    "background_enhance": true,
    "face_upsample": true
  }
}'