Nano Banana 2.1

IMAGEgoogle-nano-banana-2-1

Nano Banana 2.1 is a text-to-image and image editing model from Google, built for fast, high-quality generation and natural-language editing. It generates 1K, 2K, or 4K images from a text prompt, and supports prompt-guided edits and multi-image compositing from up to 8 reference images, with optional thinking and web search.

POST

/v2/workspaces/{workspace_id}/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "prompt": "a knight standing in a snowy forest",
  "aspect_ratio": "SQUARE_1K",
  "transparency": false,
  "guidance_file_init_image": [
    {
      "url": "<file_url>"
    }
  ],
  "guidance_file_reference_image": [
    {
      "url": "<file_url>"
    }
  ]
}'

import requests

url = "https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences"

payload = {
    "prompt": "a knight standing in a snowy forest",
    "aspect_ratio": "SQUARE_1K",
    "transparency": False,
    "guidance_file_init_image": [{ "url": "<file_url>" }],
    "guidance_file_reference_image": [{ "url": "<file_url>" }]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"prompt":"a knight standing in a snowy forest","aspect_ratio":"SQUARE_1K","transparency":false,"guidance_file_init_image":[{"url":"<file_url>"}],"guidance_file_reference_image":[{"url":"<file_url>"}]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)

func main() {

  url := "https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences"

  payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"prompt\": \"a knight standing in a snowy forest\",\n  \"aspect_ratio\": \"SQUARE_1K\",\n  \"transparency\": false,\n  \"guidance_file_init_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"guidance_file_reference_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}")

  req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

  res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

  defer res.Body.Close()
  body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

  fmt.Println(res)
  fmt.Println(string(body))

}

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'prompt' => 'a knight standing in a snowy forest',
    'aspect_ratio' => 'SQUARE_1K',
    'transparency' => null,
    'guidance_file_init_image' => [
        [
                'url' => '<file_url>'
        ]
    ],
    'guidance_file_reference_image' => [
        [
                'url' => '<file_url>'
        ]
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n  \"prompt\": \"a knight standing in a snowy forest\",\n  \"aspect_ratio\": \"SQUARE_1K\",\n  \"transparency\": false,\n  \"guidance_file_init_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"guidance_file_reference_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences")
  .post(body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"prompt\": \"a knight standing in a snowy forest\",\n  \"aspect_ratio\": \"SQUARE_1K\",\n  \"transparency\": false,\n  \"guidance_file_init_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"guidance_file_reference_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

var client = new RestClient("https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/:workspace_id/base-models/google-nano-banana-2-1/inferences");
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"prompt\": \"a knight standing in a snowy forest\",\n  \"aspect_ratio\": \"SQUARE_1K\",\n  \"transparency\": false,\n  \"guidance_file_init_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"guidance_file_reference_image\": [\n    {\n      \"url\": \"<file_url>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
var response = client.Execute(request);

Authorizations

bearerAuth
oauth2

Parameters

Path Parameters

workspace_id

required

Workspace Id

Id of the workspace that owns the resource.

string format: uuid

Id of the workspace that owns the resource.

Query Parameters

session_name

Session Name

Organize this run under a named session. A new session is created if none matches.

string

nullable

Organize this run under a named session. A new session is created if none matches.

Header Parameters

Idempotency-Key

string

<= 255 characters

Opaque key making this request safe to retry. The first request with a given key executes; a later request with the same key returns that first response with Idempotent-Replayed: true instead of executing again. The key covers the method, path, query, and body it was first used with; reusing it for a different request is rejected with 422. Replayable for 24 hours.

Request Body^required

application/json

Nano Banana 2.1

object

prompt

required

Prompt

Describe what to generate, or the change to make.

string

aspect_ratio

Aspect ratio

The shape and size of the output.

string

default: SQUARE_1K

Allowed values: LANDSCAPE_8_1_1K LANDSCAPE_4_1_1K LANDSCAPE_21_9_1K LANDSCAPE_16_9_1K LANDSCAPE_3_2_1K LANDSCAPE_5_4_1K LANDSCAPE_4_3_1K SQUARE_1K PORTRAIT_4_5_1K PORTRAIT_3_4_1K PORTRAIT_2_3_1K PORTRAIT_9_16_1K PORTRAIT_1_4_1K PORTRAIT_1_8_1K LANDSCAPE_8_1_2K LANDSCAPE_4_1_2K LANDSCAPE_21_9_2K LANDSCAPE_16_9_2K LANDSCAPE_3_2_2K LANDSCAPE_5_4_2K LANDSCAPE_4_3_2K SQUARE_2K PORTRAIT_4_5_2K PORTRAIT_3_4_2K PORTRAIT_2_3_2K PORTRAIT_9_16_2K PORTRAIT_1_4_2K PORTRAIT_1_8_2K LANDSCAPE_4_1_4K LANDSCAPE_21_9_4K LANDSCAPE_16_9_4K LANDSCAPE_3_2_4K LANDSCAPE_5_4_4K LANDSCAPE_4_3_4K SQUARE_4K PORTRAIT_4_5_4K PORTRAIT_3_4_4K PORTRAIT_2_3_4K PORTRAIT_9_16_4K PORTRAIT_1_4_4K

thinking_level

Thinking

How much the model reasons about the prompt before generating. More is slower.

Advanced field.

string

default: OFF

Allowed values: OFF MINIMAL HIGH

use_web_search

Web search

Let the model look things up on the web to get real subjects and facts right.

Advanced field.

boolean

seed

Seed

The starting point for the model’s randomness. The same seed and settings give the same result.

Advanced field.

integer

nullable

transparency

Transparent background

Output the subject alone, with no backdrop behind it.

boolean

guidance_file_init_image

Source image

The image to modify

Array<object>

InferenceFormFileRef

A single guidance/reference file supplied to a reference_image_list field.

The slot’s guidance type is fixed by the field it’s attached to; the caller supplies the file URL and, where the model supports per-file weighting, a weight.

object

url

required

Url

string

weight

Weight

number

nullable

guidance_file_reference_image

Reference image

Guides the edit

Array<object>

InferenceFormFileRef

A single guidance/reference file supplied to a reference_image_list field.

The slot’s guidance type is fixed by the field it’s attached to; the caller supplies the file URL and, where the model supports per-file weighting, a weight.

object

url

required

Url

string

weight

Weight

number

nullable

prompt_language

Prompt language

The language the prompt is written in, so it reaches the model as you meant it.

Advanced field.

string

nullable

Example

{
  "prompt": "a knight standing in a snowy forest",
  "aspect_ratio": "SQUARE_1K",
  "transparency": false,
  "guidance_file_init_image": [
    {
      "url": "<file_url>"
    }
  ],
  "guidance_file_reference_image": [
    {
      "url": "<file_url>"
    }
  ]
}

Responses

202

Successful Response

application/json

ExecuteForgeOutput

object

inference_id

required

Inference Id

Unique identifier for this forge run.

string format: uuid

status

required

InferenceStatus

Current status: IN_PROGRESS.

string

Allowed values: in_progress complete failed cancelled deleted

estimated_price_creative_units

Estimated Price Creative Units

Estimated price in Creative Units.

number

nullable

poll_interval_seconds

required

Poll Interval Seconds

Suggested polling interval in seconds.

integer

created_at

required

Created At

Timestamp of when the run was created.

string format: date-time

session_id

Session Id

Session ID the run was added to, if a session was specified.

string format: uuid

nullable

normalized_parameters

Any of:

NormalizedInferenceParameters
null

NormalizedInferenceParameters

Inference parameters after model-specific normalization.

These reflect the actual values used for generation, including model defaults applied for any parameters not explicitly set.

object

width

Width

Resolved output width in pixels.

integer

nullable

height

Height

Resolved output height in pixels.

integer

nullable

batch_size

Batch Size

Number of outputs to generate.

integer

nullable

num_inference_steps

Num Inference Steps

Resolved number of diffusion steps.

integer

nullable

guidance_scale

Guidance Scale

Resolved guidance scale.

number

nullable

duration_seconds

Duration Seconds

Resolved output length in seconds — video duration or audio clip length.

number

nullable

fps

Fps

Resolved FPS.

integer

nullable

Example

{
  "status": "in_progress"
}

401

Unauthenticated — missing or invalid Bearer token.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

403

Forbidden — insufficient permissions, or the access token lacks the scope the operation requires.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

404

Resource not found.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

409

The request with this Idempotency-Key is still running — retry after the number of seconds in Retry-After.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

422

Invalid input parameters, or an Idempotency-Key reused for a different request.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

429

Rate limited — retry after the number of seconds in Retry-After.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

500

Internal server error.

application/problem+json

object

type

required

string

title

required

string

status

required

integer

detail

required

string

Example

{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}

Nano Banana 2.1

Authorizations

Parameters

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Header Parameters

Request Bodyrequired

Example

Responses

202

Example

401

Example

403

Example

404

Example

409

Example

422

Example

429

Example

500

Example

Request Body^required