recraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/pro
Recraft V4.1 Utility by Recraft - generate stunning images from text prompts with state-of-the-art AI. Supports multiple aspect ratios, styles, and high-resolution output for creative and commercial use.
Example output — click Run to generate your own
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runrecraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/proInput Schema
4 parameters · 1 required · 3 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | Required | Min length: 1 · Max length: 10000 |
colors | object[] | Optional | An array of preferable colors · Default: [] |
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 |
background_color | string | Optional | The preferable background color of the generated images. |
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, ortimeout - Retrieve — Read
outputsfrom the completed response
Code Examples
Ready-to-run snippets
# Step 1: Submit
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "recraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/pro",
"colors": [],
"prompt": "Crash zoom frozen at the moment of impact as a kingfisher breaks the surface of a pond, water crown splash forming a perfect circle, the bird's beak piercing the mirror-like surface, fish visible just below, frozen at 1/8000s, 400mm super telephoto with 2x extender, ring flash fill, pre-dawn blue light with single shaft of gold, BBC Frozen Planet production quality"
}'
# Step 2: Poll result (replace <id>)
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/<id> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"API README
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro occupies the generated-image role in the model catalog for content pipeline engineers. Its practical value is to turn a one-off creative request into a repeatable catalog operation: an upstream service can confirm that it has prompt, submit one well-scoped job, and receive a generated image asset for downstream approval. This positioning explains when the exact recraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/pro route belongs in an architecture without borrowing promises from another version, tier, or task variant.
A low-risk adoption path begins by checking the creative brief, policy constraints, and destination format. The caller records required values separately from optional choices such as colors, aspect_ratio, background_color, runs a small representative sample, and stores the route name with the resulting artifact. Reviewers then compare that artifact with the agreed acceptance criteria, document any rejected setup, and promote only a successful request shape into larger batches. This workflow gives recraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/pro measurable business context while leaving the Highlights section to explain model behavior.
Highlights
- Prompt-responsive composition. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro turns detailed natural-language art direction into a complete visual with a defined subject, setting, and treatment.
- Style range. The route can interpret photographic, illustrative, graphic, or conceptual direction when those choices are stated clearly in the prompt.
- Layout control. Supported framing and composition controls help Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro prepare imagery for landscape, square, portrait, or design-specific placements.
- Iteration-ready output. Seed and other declared creative controls make it practical to compare focused variations while retaining the core brief.
Pricing
| Billing option | Price |
|---|---|
| Request | See account pricing for the current rate |
When to Use
| Scenario | Why it fits |
|---|---|
| Choose Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | Use it when the job specifically calls for pro and the route’s documented input contract matches assets already available in your workflow. |
| Keep the request reproducible | Use the required prompt explicitly, then record optional choices alongside the prompt for repeatable reruns. |
| Build controlled creative variations | Change one declared control at a time when comparing framing, format, duration, resolution, style, or other route-supported output decisions. |
| Integrate asynchronous delivery | Use this endpoint when an application can submit work, track completion, and collect the returned media URL instead of requiring an immediate inline artifact. |
| Validate before a large batch | Run representative prompts and source assets first, confirm the visual or audio behavior, then lock the successful request shape for scaled production. |
Prompt Guide
Lead with the subject or transformation, then add the composition, environment, style, lighting, motion, voice, or fidelity details relevant to this route. Keep every parameter inside the documented schema; the example below uses only fields declared for recraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/pro.
{
"prompt": "Crash zoom frozen at the moment of impact as a kingfisher breaks the surface of a pond, water crown splash forming a perfect circle, the bird's beak piercing the mirror-like surface, fish visible just below, frozen at 1/8000s, 400mm super telephoto with 2x extender, ring flash fill, pre-dawn blue light with single shaft of gold, BBC Frozen Planet production quality",
"aspect_ratio": "21:9"
}
Technical Specs
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Model ID | recraft/recraft/v4.1/utility/pro |
| Execution mode | async |
| Task type | image |
colors | array · optional |
prompt | string · required |
aspect_ratio | string · optional · choices: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16 |
background_color | string · optional |

