Topaz Upscale Video API — Creative, Generative & Precision

What is the Topaz Upscale Video API?

Topaz's video-upscaling models increase resolution and reconstruct detail in existing footage using models trained specifically for temporal consistency across frames, rather than upscaling each frame independently. Three families cover a spectrum from generated stylized detail to a faithful, source-preserving enlargement, scaling up to 4x and up to 4K.

Muapi exposes all three Topaz video families through the same unified REST pattern used across the platform: one API key, one request-and-poll flow, and dynamic pay-as-you-go pricing per 10 seconds of output. Choose Creative for a more stylized, generated look, Generative when the source is heavily degraded, or Precision when the source is already clean and needs a faithful enlargement.

Key Capabilities

Topaz Video Upscale Model Comparison

Pricing is billed dynamically per 10 seconds of output at a 30fps baseline and tiered by output resolution — see each model's playground page for the exact per-model rate.

How to Upscale a Video with Topaz via API

1. Pick a family. Use Creative for stylized generated detail, Generative for degraded or low-resolution source footage, or Precision for a faithful enlargement of clean sources.
2. Host your source video. Upload via POST /api/v1/upload_file or use any publicly reachable video URL.
3. Submit the request. Call POST /api/v1/topaz-upscale-video-creative, /topaz-upscale-video-generative, or /topaz-upscale-video-precision with video_url and upscale_factor.
4. Poll for completion. Check GET /api/v1/predictions/{request_id}/result until status is completed — video jobs can take several minutes — then download the upscaled video.

curl -X POST https://api.muapi.ai/api/v1/topaz-upscale-video-creative \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "video_url": "https://example.com/clip.mp4",
    "upscale_factor": 2,
    "creativity": 0.5
  }'

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.muapi.ai/api/v1/topaz-upscale-video-creative",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "video_url": "https://example.com/clip.mp4",
        "upscale_factor": 2,
        "creativity": 0.5,
    },
)
request_id = response.json()["request_id"]

result = requests.get(
    f"https://api.muapi.ai/api/v1/predictions/{request_id}/result",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(result.json())

Frequently Asked Questions