Magic Hour

API

Image API that colorizes black-and-white photos and upscales old prints

Price: Free starter credits, then paid
Access: API key (Bearer)

About

Magic Hour is a hosted media API. Its Photo Colorizer adds color to black-and-white photos for 10 credits each, and its AI Image Upscaler enlarges old or degraded images 2x or 4x. It does not repair scratches or tears. Free starter credits; paid plans add commercial use.

What you can do with it

Colorize black-and-white family photos with one API call
Upscale old or degraded scans 2x or 4x before printing or sharing
Call the colorizer from Python, Node, Go or Rust SDKs or the hosted MCP

Get started

Create an API key in the Magic Hour Developer Hub
POST the image path to /v1/photo-colorizer
Poll GET /v1/image-projects/{id} for the downloads

Example

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.magichour.ai/v1/photo-colorizer \
  --header "authorization: Bearer $MAGIC_HOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "content-type: application/json" \
  --data '{"name": "Colorized photo", "assets": {"image_file_path": "https://example.com/old-photo.jpg"}}'

Details

Hosting: Hosted service
Available in: Worldwide
Official SDKs: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust
MCP server: Remote