---
title: "Generate images with P-Image Ideogram from a text or structured prompt"
method: POST
path: "/v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram"
tags: ["images-generate"]
---

# Generate images with P-Image Ideogram from a text or structured prompt

`POST /v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram`

Generate one or more images with P-Image Ideogram, a fast model with
selectable quality and resolution tiers. The `prompt` accepts either
natural language or a structured Ideogram 4.0 JSON prompt; the server
detects which was supplied.

By default the request blocks until the images are ready and returns
them in `data`. Set `async` to true to return immediately after the
request is accepted, then poll for completion and results with
`GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned
`generation_id`.

## Request body

- GenerateImagePImageIdeogramRequest
  - `prompt` string, required — The prompt to generate images from. Accepts either natural language or a structured Ideogram 4.0 JSON prompt; the server detects which was supplied.
  - `magic_prompt` 'AUTO' | 'ON' | 'OFF' — Determine if MagicPrompt should be used in generating the request or not.
  - `seed` integer — Random seed. Set for reproducible generation.
  - `num_images` integer — The number of images to generate.
  - `quality` 'VERY_LOW' | 'LOW' | 'MEDIUM' | 'HIGH' — The generation quality level. Higher levels may use more inference steps or additional prompt processing.
  - `resolution` '1K' | '2K', nullable — The output-size tier; the server defaults to `1K` when omitted. Cannot be combined with `custom_width`/`custom_height`.
  - `aspect_ratio` '1x3' | '3x1' | '1x2' | '2x1' | '9x16' | '16x9' | '10x16' | '16x10' | '2x3' | '3x2' | '3x4' | '4x3' | '4x5' | '5x4' | '1x1' — The aspect ratio to use for image generation, which determines the image's resolution. Cannot be used in conjunction with resolution. Defaults to 1x1.
  - `custom_width` integer, nullable — Optional. An exact output width in pixels, used together with `custom_height` for output sizes outside the preset tiers. Must be a positive multiple of 16 between 16 and 4096, and `custom_width` × `custom_height` must not exceed 4,194,304 pixels (2048×2048). Cannot be combined with `resolution` or `aspect_ratio`; the request is billed at the resolution tier matching its total pixel count.
  - `custom_height` integer, nullable — Optional. An exact output height in pixels, used together with `custom_width`. See `custom_width` for the accepted range and billing behavior.
  - `enable_copyright_detection` boolean, nullable — Optional. Opt this request into post-generation copyright detection. Adds detection latency; flagged images come back with `is_image_safe: false`.
  - `async` boolean — When false (the default), the request blocks until the images are ready and returns them in `data`. When true, the request returns as soon as it is accepted; poll for completion and results with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned `generation_id`.

## Response `200`

The generated images (synchronous requests), or an acknowledgement to poll with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` (`async` requests).

- GenerateImagePImageIdeogramResponse — Response returned by `POST /v2/images/generate/p-image-ideogram`. Synchronous requests (the default) include the generated images in `data`. Requests with `async` set to true omit `data`; poll for completion and results with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned `generation_id`. The seed reports the value the request resolved to when the caller left it unset.
  - `generation_id` string, required — URL-safe base64 ID of the accepted generation. Accepted by the `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` polling endpoint.
  - `data` GeneratedImageObject[] — The generated images, in generation order. Present only for synchronous requests (`async` omitted or false).
    - `url` string, uri, nullable — The direct link to the generated image. Empty when the image did not pass safety checks.
    - `prompt` string, required — The final prompt the image was generated from.
    - `resolution` string, required — The resolution of the generated image, formatted as "WIDTHxHEIGHT".
    - `is_image_safe` boolean, required — Whether the image passed safety checks. If false, `url` is empty.
    - `seed` integer, required — Random seed. Set for reproducible generation.
  - `seed` integer, required — Random seed. Set for reproducible generation.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input provided.
- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `402` — Insufficient credits or quota.
- `422` — The prompt did not pass safety checks.
- `429` — Too many requests.
- `500` — Internal server error.
- `503` — The endpoint is temporarily unavailable.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ideogram/ideogram-openapi-3-0/revisions/73707bc35f34/schema)