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title: AI Avatar Generator API — Create Avatars Programmatically | ModelsLab
description: Generate AI avatars from a single selfie via REST API. POST /api/v6/image_editing/face_gen — hyperrealistic faces, multiple styles, pay-per-image. Python, JS, cURL examples. Free API key.
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AI Avatar Generator API - Generate Avatars Programmatically
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Professional AI avatar generator for developers. Create realistic AI avatars from selfies with face swapping, voice cloning, and animation capabilities. Perfect for gaming, social media, and virtual experiences.
[ Create a Free AI Avatar](https://modelslab.com/models/modelslab/ai-avatar-generatorface-gen) [API Documentation](https://docs.modelslab.com)
AI Avatar Generator API quick start
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Generate an avatar from a single selfie with one POST request to /api/v6/image\_editing/face\_gen. Returns a hosted URL for the rendered avatar.
### Python — generate an avatar from a selfie
Python
```
1import requests
2
3response = requests.post(
4 "https://modelslab.com/api/v6/image_editing/face_gen",
5 json={
6 "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
7 "model_id": "ai-avatar-generatorface-gen",
8 "init_image": "https://example.com/selfie.jpg",
9 "prompt": "professional headshot, studio lighting, sharp focus",
10 "negative_prompt": "blurry, distorted, low quality",
11 "width": 1024,
12 "height": 1024,
13 "samples": 1
14 }
15)
16
17print(response.json()["output"][0])
```
### JavaScript — avatar with style prompt
JavaScript
```
1const response = await fetch('https://modelslab.com/api/v6/image_editing/face_gen', {
2 method: 'POST',
3 headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
4 body: JSON.stringify({
5 key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
6 model_id: 'ai-avatar-generatorface-gen',
7 init_image: 'https://example.com/selfie.jpg',
8 prompt: 'cyberpunk anime avatar, neon highlights',
9 width: 1024,
10 height: 1024,
11 samples: 1,
12 }),
13});
14
15const data = await response.json();
16console.log(data.output[0]);
```
### cURL — quick test from terminal
bash
```
1curl -X POST 'https://modelslab.com/api/v6/image_editing/face_gen' \
2 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
3 -d '{
4 "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
5 "model_id": "ai-avatar-generatorface-gen",
6 "init_image": "https://example.com/selfie.jpg",
7 "prompt": "corporate LinkedIn portrait",
8 "width": 1024,
9 "height": 1024,
10 "samples": 1
11 }'
```
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Be a conversation starter. See what you can do with our AI avatars. Go from astronaut to speaker, artist, anime character, cyberpunk wizard, or any personality.
Connect Like a Polyglot Record your voice. Speak. Impress others. Talk or translate in 40+ different languages.
Hyperrealistic Face Swaps Swap faces with your favourite celebrities. Recreate personas.
Switch Backgrounds and Outfits Spice up your style. Dress your virtual avatar the way you want. Background removal, style transfers, and inpainting lets you fill in details, switch, or cut them out.
Type and Create Create avatars text to video with text prompting. 77-word character limit leaves you enough room to be descriptive.
AI Avatar Enhancement Enhance your avatar. Render new emotions. Eliminate unwanted traits with negative prompts. Change poses, move, make your avatars more awesome.
Draw your viewers’ attention and hook them. Make AI avatars that get you results.
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How to Use the AI Avatar Generator
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Finetune any portrait and turn it into a human-speaking avatar. Here is how to use our AI avatar generator API:
STEP 01
STEP 01
### Log in to your ModelsLab Enterprise account.
You can access the AI avatar generator feature from there.
STEP 02
STEP 02
### Upload a selfie.
Take a straight-on face image (no angles or tilts) for best results.
STEP 03
STEP 03
### Choose avatar
Choose a virtual avatar template. Our library has thousands. Edit.
STEP 04
STEP 04
### Select a voice or record
Select a voice or record and start talking. ModelsLab can also clone other voices.
STEP 05
STEP 05
### Generate
Click on Generate Avatar. Bring it to life!
STEP 06
STEP 06
### Preview your script.
See your avatar in action.
[Generate AI Avatar ](https://modelslab.com/models/modelslab/ai-avatar-generatorface-gen)
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### Connect Like a Polyglot
Record your voice. Speak. Impress others. Talk or translate in 40+ different languages.
### Hyperrealistic Face Swaps
Swap faces with your favourite celebrities. Recreate personas.
### Switch Backgrounds and Outfits
Spice up your style. Dress your virtual avatar the way you want. Background removal, style transfers, and inpainting lets you fill in details, switch, or cut them out.
### Type and Create
Create avatars text to video with text prompting. 77-word character limit leaves you enough room to be descriptive.
### AI Avatar Enhancement
Enhance your avatar. Render new emotions. Eliminate unwanted traits with negative prompts. Change poses, move, make your avatars more awesome.
[Create a Free AI Avatar](https://modelslab.com/models/modelslab/ai-avatar-generatorface-gen)
Who is it for? (use cases)
Here’s where you can use our AI avatar generator:
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Represent your company with an AI-generated avatar. It will speak for you.
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## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is an AI Avatar Generator?
An AI avatar generator is a tool or software that turns you into your virtual. You write scripts, let it listen to your voice by recording, and it springs to life on screen. And you can use it anywhere online, on any platform, and across any content.
### What kinds of AI avatars can I make with this?
Anyone and any kind! Astronaut, celebrity, your friends, cyberpunk characters, Elon Musk, teachers - you name it, say it, type it - it will make it! You can make realistic, anime, 3D, fictional, and non-fictional AI avatars. Push your creative and imaginative limits with the ModelsLab AI avatar generator.
### Can I change facial details, voices, and expressions?
Yes. You can make personalized animated and virtual avatars. Just upload a selfie and get started.
### How many styles and personalities can I create?
It has no limits. You can also clone and copy others. You can infuse your clones with new traits and make them behave different. Want Gordon Ramsay to be a scientist? Want Elon Musk to be your brand’s chef? Want to turn yourself into a virtual avatar and collaborate with Harry Potter on an AR art project? Our AI avatar can make all of them happen.
### Do you have any licensing restrictions?
No. You own all the rights to our virtual avatars. You are free to use and deploy them wherever or however you like.
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