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Upscale an image or video

Upscales an image (2x-6x) or a video (to 720p, 1080p or 4K) with Topaz. Spends credits: about 7 for a 2x image (more at 4x and 6x) and 155 for a video of up to 30 seconds to 1080p at 60 fps. The price follows the real file: bigger images, longer videos (up to 10 minutes) and 4K cost more. Run with dryRun: true (or estimate_cost) first and confirm the cost. Images finish within the call; videos return a running job, so use get_job with waitSeconds.

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At a glance

Property	Value
REST	`POST https://api.clippie.ai/v1/ai/upscale`
MCP tool	`upscale`
Scope	`create`
Cost	Spends credits or minutes, at the same prices as the app. Send `"dryRun": true` (or call estimate_cost) first to see the exact cost without spending anything.
Limit bucket	`upscale` (see Rate limits)

REST
POST https://api.clippie.ai/v1/ai/upscale
MCP tool
upscale
Scope
create
Cost
Spends credits or minutes, at the same prices as the app. Send "dryRun": true (or call estimate_cost) first to see the exact cost without spending anything.
Limit bucket
upscale (see Rate limits)

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`fileId`	body	string	No		The image or video to upscale: a file id from POST /v1/files. 1-80 chars.
`url`	body	string	No		The image or video to upscale: a file id from POST /v1/files (file_…) or a public https URL (copied into Clippie first, up to 100 MB). 1-2048 chars.
`mediaType`	body	string	No		Optional check: refuse the call unless the file is this type. One of `image`, `video`.
`upscaleFactor`	body	string	No	`"2x"`	Images: how much bigger. One of `2x`, `4x`, `6x`.
`enhanceModel`	body	string	No	`"Standard V2"`	One of `Standard V2`, `Low Resolution V2`, `CGI`, `High Fidelity V2`, `Text Refine`.
`outputFormat`	body	string	No	`"jpg"`	One of `jpg`, `png`, `webp`.
`faceEnhancement`	body	boolean	No	`false`
`targetResolution`	body	string	No	`"1080p"`	Videos: output resolution. One of `720p`, `1080p`, `4k`.
`targetFps`	body	integer	No	`60`	Videos: output frame rate. 15-60.
`dryRun`	body	boolean	No		Check the request and return { estimate } (credits and minutes) without spending anything.
`webhookUrl`	body	string (URL)	No		https URL that receives job.completed / job.failed, signed with your webhook secret. Up to 2048 chars.
`Idempotency-Key`	header	string	No		Retry-safe key: a retry with the same key and body within 24 hours returns the first job instead of starting (and charging) again. The same key with a different body is a 409. MCP clients pass it as the idempotencyKey argument. 1-255 chars. MCP: `idempotencyKey`.

fileId
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Description:
The image or video to upscale: a file id from POST /v1/files. 1-80 chars.
url
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Description:
The image or video to upscale: a file id from POST /v1/files (file_…) or a public https URL (copied into Clippie first, up to 100 MB). 1-2048 chars.
mediaType
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Description:
Optional check: refuse the call unless the file is this type. One of image, video.
upscaleFactor
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Default:
"2x"
Description:
Images: how much bigger. One of 2x, 4x, 6x.
enhanceModel
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Default:
"Standard V2"
Description:
One of Standard V2, Low Resolution V2, CGI, High Fidelity V2, Text Refine.
outputFormat
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Default:
"jpg"
Description:
One of jpg, png, webp.
faceEnhancement
In:
body
Type:
boolean
Required:
No
Default:
false
targetResolution
In:
body
Type:
string
Required:
No
Default:
"1080p"
Description:
Videos: output resolution. One of 720p, 1080p, 4k.
targetFps
In:
body
Type:
integer
Required:
No
Default:
60
Description:
Videos: output frame rate. 15-60.
dryRun
In:
body
Type:
boolean
Required:
No
Description:
Check the request and return { estimate } (credits and minutes) without spending anything.
webhookUrl
In:
body
Type:
string (URL)
Required:
No
Description:
https URL that receives job.completed / job.failed, signed with your webhook secret. Up to 2048 chars.
Idempotency-Key
In:
header
Type:
string
Required:
No
Description:
Retry-safe key: a retry with the same key and body within 24 hours returns the first job instead of starting (and charging) again. The same key with a different body is a 409. MCP clients pass it as the idempotencyKey argument. 1-255 chars. MCP: idempotencyKey.

Example

curl

# 1. Dry run: the exact cost, nothing is spent.
curl https://api.clippie.ai/v1/ai/upscale \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLIPPIE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
    "upscaleFactor": "2x",
    "dryRun": true
  }'
# => { "dryRun": true, "estimate": { "credits": ..., "minutes": { ... }, "wouldSucceed": true } }

# 2. The real call. Keep the key and send the same one if you retry, so it is never charged twice.
KEY=$(uuidgen)
curl https://api.clippie.ai/v1/ai/upscale \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLIPPIE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $KEY" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
    "upscaleFactor": "2x"
  }'
# => 202 { "job": { "id": "job_...", "status": "queued", ... } }

upscale.mjs

import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';

const auth = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CLIPPIE_API_KEY}` };

const input = {
  "url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
  "upscaleFactor": "2x"
};

async function call(body, headers = {}) {
  const res = await fetch('https://api.clippie.ai/v1/ai/upscale', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { ...auth, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', ...headers },
    body: JSON.stringify(body),
  });
  const json = await res.json();
  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${json.error.type}: ${json.error.message}`);
  return json;
}

// 1. Dry run: the exact cost, nothing is spent. Confirm it before going on.
const { estimate } = await call({ ...input, dryRun: true });
console.log(estimate); // { credits, minutes, wouldSucceed, reason }

// 2. Create. Keep the key and reuse it on retries, so a retry never charges twice.
let { job } = await call(input, { 'Idempotency-Key': randomUUID() });

// 3. Wait. Each call holds for up to 30 seconds until the job changes.
while (!['completed', 'failed', 'canceled'].includes(job.status)) {
  const res = await fetch(`https://api.clippie.ai/v1/jobs/${job.id}?wait=30`, { headers: auth });
  ({ job } = await res.json());
}
console.log(job.status, job.output);

Response

202 { job }: the job, straight away. Wait for it with Get job (?wait=30) or a webhookUrl; see Jobs and waiting. With "dryRun": true the answer is 200 { dryRun: true, estimate } and nothing is started.

202 Accepted

{
  "job": {
    "id": "job_abc123",
    "object": "job",
    "kind": "upscale",
    "status": "queued",
    "step": null,
    "progress": null,
    "input": {
      "prompt": "The lost library of Alexandria"
    },
    "output": null,
    "cost": {
      "credits": 0,
      "minutes": {
        "voiceover": 1,
        "captions": 1,
        "export": 1
      }
    },
    "error": null,
    "source": "api",
    "webhookUrl": null,
    "createdAt": "2026-10-24T12:00:00.000Z",
    "startedAt": null,
    "completedAt": null
  }
}

Dry run (200), shape only

{
  "dryRun": true,
  "estimate": {
    "credits": 0,
    "minutes": {
      "voiceover": 0,
      "captions": 0,
      "export": 0
    },
    "wouldSucceed": true
  }
}

From an MCP client

Your AI calls upscale with the same fields as JSON arguments, plus idempotencyKey instead of the header. See MCP server to connect one.

tools/call

{
  "name": "upscale",
  "arguments": {
    "url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
    "upscaleFactor": "2x",
    "idempotencyKey": "a-unique-key-per-thing-you-make"
  }
}