Exterior Renovator API Documentation

Base URL: https://api.ideal.house
Version: v1
Updated: 2026-05-20

📖 Overview

The Exterior Renovator API allows you to renovate or restyle the exterior of a building from an input image. You provide a source image, and optionally add text guidance, a reference image, building style, or environment preference to guide the renovation result.

The workflow is asynchronous and involves two steps:

Create a task — Submit your exterior image and optional guidance, then receive a taskId.
Poll for results — Use the taskId to query task status and retrieve the generated image.

🔐 Authentication

All API requests must be authenticated using an API Key.

Include your API Key in the request header:

Header	Value
`APIKEY`	`your_api_key_here`

⚠️ Keep your API Key secure. Do not expose it in client-side code or public repositories.

💰 Credits Deduction

[!WARNING] 🪙 1 credit is deducted upon successful task creation. If the task ultimately fails, the deducted credit will be automatically refunded to your account.
Insufficient credits will return error code 9051. 📄 See Credits Deduction Reference.

Operation	Credits Deducted
Exterior Renovator task	1 credit

For detailed credit rules, see Credits Deduction Reference.

📌 API Endpoints

1. Create Exterior Renovator Task

Creates a new exterior renovation task and returns a unique taskId for polling.

Endpoint

POST /api/v1/exteriorRenovator/generate

Request Headers

Header	Required	Description
`APIKEY`	✅ Yes	Your API authentication key
`Content-Type`	✅ Yes	`application/json`

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`imageUrl`	`string`	✅ Yes	URL of the source exterior image to renovate
`prompt`	`string`	❌ Optional	Optional text guidance for the renovation result
`referenceUrl`	`string`	❌ Optional	Optional reference image URL to guide the visual style
`buildingStyleId`	`string`	❌ Optional	Optional building style ID
`environmentId`	`string`	❌ Optional	Optional environment or scene style ID. Supports multiple IDs joined by comma, for example `id1,id2`

⚠️ Only imageUrl is required. All other request body fields are optional.

🎨 Style Options

buildingStyleId and environmentId can be selected from the API Style Config endpoint.

Use:

GET /api/v1/style/exterior_renovator/getStyles

Style Group	Request Field	Description
`buildingStyle`	`buildingStyleId`	Building style option
`environment`	`environmentId`	Environment or scene option. Supports multiple option IDs joined by comma, for example `id1,id2`

Each option contains name, id, and url. Pass the option id into the corresponding request field.

📥 Request Examples

cURL

# Minimal request
curl -X POST "https://api.ideal.house/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/generate" \
  -H "APIKEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg"
  }'

# Request with optional guidance
curl -X POST "https://api.ideal.house/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/generate" \
  -H "APIKEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg",
    "prompt": "Modern farmhouse exterior with warm wood accents, black window frames, and clean landscaping",
    "referenceUrl": "https://example.com/reference-house.jpg",
    "buildingStyleId": "modern-farmhouse",
    "environmentId": "Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Night,Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Day"
  }'

Java (OkHttp)

import okhttp3.*;

import java.io.IOException;

public class ExteriorRenovatorApiExample {

    private static final String BASE_URL = "https://api.ideal.house";
    private static final String API_KEY = "your_api_key_here";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        String requestBody = """
                {
                    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg",
                    "prompt": "Modern farmhouse exterior with warm wood accents, black window frames, and clean landscaping",
                    "referenceUrl": "https://example.com/reference-house.jpg",
                    "buildingStyleId": "modern-farmhouse",
                    "environmentId": "Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Night,Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Day"
                }
                """;

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
                .url(BASE_URL + "/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/generate")
                .addHeader("APIKEY", API_KEY)
                .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
                .post(RequestBody.create(requestBody, MediaType.parse("application/json")))
                .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            System.out.println("Response: " + response.body().string());
        }
    }
}

Python (requests)

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://api.ideal.house"
API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"

headers = {
    "APIKEY": API_KEY,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg",
    "prompt": "Modern farmhouse exterior with warm wood accents, black window frames, and clean landscaping",
    "referenceUrl": "https://example.com/reference-house.jpg",
    "buildingStyleId": "modern-farmhouse",
    "environmentId": "Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Night,Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Day"
}

response = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/generate",
    headers=headers,
    json=payload
)

data = response.json()
task_id = data.get("data")
print(f"Task ID: {task_id}")

Node.js (axios)

const axios = require('axios');

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.ideal.house';
const API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here';

async function createExteriorRenovatorTask() {
  try {
    const response = await axios.post(
      `${BASE_URL}/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/generate`,
      {
        imageUrl: 'https://example.com/exterior.jpg',
        prompt: 'Modern farmhouse exterior with warm wood accents, black window frames, and clean landscaping',
        referenceUrl: 'https://example.com/reference-house.jpg',
        buildingStyleId: 'modern-farmhouse',
        environmentId: 'Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Night,Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Day'
      },
      {
        headers: {
          'APIKEY': API_KEY,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      }
    );

    const taskId = response.data.data;
    console.log('Task ID:', taskId);
    return taskId;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.response?.data || error.message);
  }
}

createExteriorRenovatorTask();

📤 Response

Success Response

{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "success",
  "data": 1234567890123456789
}

Field	Type	Description
`code`	`integer`	`0` indicates success
`message`	`string`	Response message
`data`	`long`	The unique task ID for polling results

2. Get Task Result

Retrieves the current status and output of a previously created exterior renovation task.

Endpoint

GET /api/v1/exteriorRenovator/result

Request Headers

Header	Required	Description
`APIKEY`	✅ Yes	Your API authentication key

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`taskId`	`long`	✅ Yes	The task ID returned from the create task endpoint

📥 Request Examples

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.ideal.house/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/result?taskId=1234567890123456789" \
  -H "APIKEY: your_api_key_here"

Java (OkHttp)

import okhttp3.*;

import java.io.IOException;

public class ExteriorRenovatorResultExample {

    private static final String BASE_URL = "https://api.ideal.house";
    private static final String API_KEY = "your_api_key_here";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
        long taskId = 1234567890123456789L;

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
                .url(BASE_URL + "/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/result?taskId=" + taskId)
                .addHeader("APIKEY", API_KEY)
                .get()
                .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            System.out.println("Response: " + response.body().string());
        }
    }
}

Python (requests)

import requests
import time

BASE_URL = "https://api.ideal.house"
API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"

headers = {
    "APIKEY": API_KEY
}

task_id = 1234567890123456789

while True:
    response = requests.get(
        f"{BASE_URL}/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/result",
        headers=headers,
        params={"taskId": task_id}
    )

    data = response.json()
    result = data.get("data", {})
    status = result.get("status")

    print(f"Status: {status}, Progress: {result.get('percentage')}%, Queue: {result.get('waitNumber')}")

    if status in ("Success", "Failed"):
        break

    time.sleep(3)

if status == "Success":
    print("Result URL:", result["output"]["resultUrl"])
else:
    print("Task failed")

Node.js (axios)

const axios = require('axios');

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.ideal.house';
const API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here';

async function pollResult(taskId) {
  const headers = { 'APIKEY': API_KEY };

  while (true) {
    const response = await axios.get(
      `${BASE_URL}/api/v1/exteriorRenovator/result`,
      {
        headers,
        params: { taskId }
      }
    );

    const result = response.data.data;
    const { status, percentage, waitNumber } = result;

    console.log(`Status: ${status} | Progress: ${percentage}% | Queue: ${waitNumber}`);

    if (['Success', 'Failed'].includes(status)) {
      if (status === 'Success') {
        console.log('Result URL:', result.output.resultUrl);
        console.log('Size:', result.output.width, 'x', result.output.height);
      } else {
        console.log('Task failed');
      }
      break;
    }

    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
  }
}

pollResult(1234567890123456789);

📤 Response

Success Response (Task Completed)

{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": 1234567890123456789,
    "status": "Success",
    "waitNumber": 0,
    "percentage": 100,
    "input": {
      "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg",
      "prompt": "Modern farmhouse exterior with warm wood accents, black window frames, and clean landscaping",
      "refImageUrl": "https://example.com/reference-house.jpg",
      "buildingStyleId": "modern-farmhouse",
      "environmentId": "Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Night,Architecture_Enviroment_Time_Day"
    },
    "output": {
      "resultUrl": "https://cdn.ideal.house/output/exterior_renovator_result.jpg",
      "width": 1024,
      "height": 1024
    }
  }
}

Response (Task Processing / In Queue)

{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": 1234567890123456789,
    "status": "Processing",
    "waitNumber": 1,
    "percentage": 50,
    "input": {
      "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg"
    },
    "output": null
  }
}

Response (Task Failed)

{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": 1234567890123456789,
    "status": "Failed",
    "waitNumber": 0,
    "percentage": 0,
    "input": {
      "imageUrl": "https://example.com/exterior.jpg"
    },
    "output": null
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`long`	Task unique identifier
`status`	`string`	Current task status (see Task Status)
`waitNumber`	`integer`	Number of tasks ahead in the queue (`0` means currently processing)
`percentage`	`integer`	Task completion percentage (`0–100`)
`input`	`object`	The original input parameters of the task
`input.imageUrl`	`string`	Source exterior image URL
`input.prompt`	`string`	Optional text guidance, if provided
`input.refImageUrl`	`string`	Optional reference image URL, if provided
`input.buildingStyleId`	`string`	Optional building style ID, if provided
`input.environmentId`	`string`	Optional environment or scene style ID, if provided. May contain multiple IDs joined by comma
`output`	`object`	Generation result (only available when `status` is `Success`)
`output.resultUrl`	`string`	URL to the exterior renovation result image
`output.width`	`integer`	Output width in pixels
`output.height`	`integer`	Output height in pixels

📊 Task Status

Status	Description
`Unprocessed`	Task has been created but not yet started
`Processing`	Task is currently being processed
`Success`	Task completed successfully — output is available
`Failed`	Task failed due to an error

Poll every 3-5 seconds. See API Task Limit.

❌ Error Responses

All error responses share the same JSON structure:

{
  "code": 5002,
  "message": "Invalid API Key",
  "data": null
}

Error Code Reference

Code	Name	Description	Suggested Action
`1001`	`FAILED`	Request failed (generic error)	Check the `message` field for specific error details
`1003`	`INTERNAL_ERROR`	Internal server error	Retry after a short delay; contact support if it persists
`1011`	`PARAM_ERROR`	Request parameter error	Ensure request parameters are correctly formatted
`5002`	`API_KEY_INVALID`	Invalid or missing API Key	Ensure the `APIKEY` header is present and the value is correct
`9010`	`SCAN_TEXT_ERROR`	Text prompt failed content review	Modify the prompt to remove any sensitive or prohibited content
`9038`	`PROHIBITED_CONTENT`	Generated output image contains prohibited content	Adjust prompt/style/inputs and retry
`9051`	`COINS_NOT_ENOUGH`	Insufficient coins / credits	Top up your account credits and retry. See Credits Deduction Reference

📄 For the complete list of common API error codes, refer to the Error Code Reference.