> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.framelane.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Remove Background

> Remove the background from an image or video and return a transparent-background artifact.

<Note>
  This skill is available as a machine-readable YAML playbook — append `.md` to any docs page for raw markdown, or install the [Framelane skill](https://framelane.io/skill.md). Drive the calls through the authenticated action MCP at `https://mcp.framelane.io/mcp`.
  Load it into any MCP-capable agent to get the complete workflow without writing integration code.
</Note>

## What this skill does

Posts to `POST /v1/tasks/remove-background`, polls until complete, and returns the signed artifact URL. Output is a PNG (images) or WebM (video) with an alpha channel by default.

## Load via MCP

```
@framelane-skill:remove-background
```

## Inputs

| Name           | Required     | Description                                                                            |
| -------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `source_url`   | **required** | URL of the source image or video                                                       |
| `output_alpha` | optional     | `true` = alpha channel output (PNG/WebM). `false` = white background. Default: `true`. |

## Output

Returns `artifact_url` — signed URL of the result.