Nano Banana 2 - Oxen.ai

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Model ID: nano-banana-2 Nano Banana 2 is Google’s Gemini Flash image model. It generates images from a text prompt, or edits one or more reference images when you pass them in, with strong prompt adherence and legible text rendering.

Example request

Use the Workbench as a request builder: configure parameters for this model in the UI, then open the API tab to copy the exact cURL or Python call.

Sync
Async
Async with SSE

See the image editing reference for more details.

Minimal
Basic parameters
All parameters

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>"
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>"
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": [
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
  ]
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": [
            "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
        ]
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": [
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
  ],
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "2K",
  "google_search": false,
  "thinking_level": "minimal"
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/images/edit",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": [
            "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
        ],
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "resolution": "2K",
        "google_search": false,
        "thinking_level": "minimal"
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

See the async queue reference for more details.

Minimal
Basic parameters
All parameters

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": [
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
  ]
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": [
            "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
        ]
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": [
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
  ],
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "2K",
  "google_search": false,
  "thinking_level": "minimal"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": [
            "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
        ],
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "resolution": "2K",
        "google_search": false,
        "thinking_level": "minimal"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

See the async queue reference for more details.

Minimal
Basic parameters
All parameters

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": [
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
  ]
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": [
            "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
        ]
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "nano-banana-2",
  "prompt": "<prompt>",
  "input_image": [
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
  ],
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "2K",
  "google_search": false,
  "thinking_level": "minimal"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "nano-banana-2",
        "prompt": "<prompt>",
        "input_image": [
            "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/elau/assets/file/main/bloxy/bloxy_cropped_512x512.png"
        ],
        "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
        "resolution": "2K",
        "google_search": false,
        "thinking_level": "minimal"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

Fetch model details

The models endpoint returns the full model object, including its json_request_schema.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/models/nano-banana-2

Request parameters

Required parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`prompt`	`string`	—	Text description of what you want to generate, or the instruction on how to edit the given image. Use @Image1, @Image2, etc. to reference the input images.

Optional parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`input_image`	`array<string>`	—	Optional reference image(s) to edit. Leave empty to generate from the prompt alone. Reference them in the prompt as @Image1, @Image2, etc.
`aspect_ratio`	`string`	`"16:9"`	Aspect ratio for the generated image One of: auto, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 4:5, 5:4, 21:9, 4:1, 1:4, 8:1, 1:8.
`resolution`	`string`	`"2K"`	Resolution of the generated image One of: 512, 1K, 2K, 4K.
`google_search`	`boolean`	`false`	Ground the image in real-time web search results, useful for factual or current-events content like charts, maps, and recent events.
`thinking_level`	`string`	`"minimal"`	How much the model reasons before generating. ‘high’ improves complex compositions at higher latency and cost. One of: minimal, high.

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