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google/nano-banana-2-lite

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

POSThttps://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run

Model IDgoogle/nano-banana-2-lite

Input Schema

6 parameters · 1 required · 5 optional

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`prompt`	string	Required	The text prompt to generate an image from. · Min length: 3 · Max length: 50000
`seed`	integer	Optional	The seed for the random number generator.
`aspect_ratio`	string	Optional	The aspect ratio of the generated image. · Options: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16 21:916:93:24:35:41:14:53:42:39:16
`output_format`	string	Optional	The format of the generated image. · Options: jpeg, png · Default: "png" jpegpng
`system_prompt`	string	Optional	Optional system instruction that steers the model's persona and output style across the request. Leave blank to omit; when provided, it is sent as the system instruction to Gemini (or as a system message on OpenAI-compatible providers). · Max length: 50000 · Default: ""
`thinking_level`	string	Optional	When set, enables model thinking with the given level ('minimal' or 'high') and includes thoughts in the generation. Omit to disable. · Options: minimal, high minimalhigh

Output Schema

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier for the generation task
`status`	string	Task status: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout
`model`	string	Model used for the generation
`outputs`	array	Array of output items
`outputs[].url`	string	URL of the generated artifact
`outputs[].content_type`	string	MIME type (e.g. image/png, video/mp4)
`error`	object \| null	Error details if failed, null on success
`error.type`	string	Machine-readable error type code
`error.message`	string	Human-readable error description

Async Workflow

This model uses asynchronous execution. Submit a request and poll for the result.

Submit — POST to /v1/run, receive an id
Poll — GET /v1/run/{id} until status is completed, failed, or timeout
Retrieve — Read outputs from the completed response

Code Examples

Ready-to-run snippets

const apiKey = process.env.SANDBASE_API_KEY;
const response = await fetch("https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "google/nano-banana-2-lite",
    "prompt": "An action shot of a black lab swimming in an inground suburban swimming pool. The camera is placed meticulously on the water line, dividing the image in half, revealing both the dogs head above water holding a tennis ball in it's mouth, and it's paws paddling underwater.",
    "output_format": "png"
  }),
});

if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
let result = await response.json();
for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 120 && !["completed", "failed", "timeout"].includes(result.status); attempt++) {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2_000));
  const poll = await fetch(`https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/${result.id}`, {
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
  });
  if (!poll.ok) throw new Error(await poll.text());
  result = await poll.json();
}
if (result.status !== "completed") throw new Error(`Generation ended: ${result.status}`);
console.log(result);

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