# Nano Banana 2 Lite API

> Nano Banana 2 Lite — fast, high-fidelity AI image generation & editing.

- **Provider**: Google
- **Model id**: `nano-banana-2-lite`
- **Modality**: image
- **Price**: 2.75 credits

## Overview

Nano Banana 2 Lite is called in two steps: create a generation task, then poll the task until the result is ready.

## Authentication

All requests require a Bearer Token in the request header:

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Create Task

`POST https://you.bot/api/v1/generate`

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| modelId | string | Yes | Model id: `nano-banana-2-lite` |
| input | object | Yes | Input parameters object (see below) |
| callbackUrl | string | No | https URL to receive a signed webhook on completion |

### input object parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| prompt | string | Yes | A text description of the image you want to generate (default: Transform this plain storefront into a retro late-night diner, glowing neon signage, a checkerboard floor visible through the window and warm light spilling out onto the empty sidewalk.) |
| image_urls | string[] | No | Input images to transform or use as reference (supports up to 10 images) (image URL) |
| aspect_ratio | string | Yes | Aspect ratio of the generated image (options: 1:1 | 1:4 | 1:8 | 2:3 | 3:2 | 3:4 | 4:1 | 4:3 | 4:5 | 5:4 | 8:1 | 9:16 | 16:9 | 21:9 | auto) (default: auto) |

### Request example

```json
{
  "modelId": "nano-banana-2-lite",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A photorealistic portrait of a red fox in a snowy forest, soft morning light, shallow depth of field, 85mm.",
    "image_urls": [
      "https://example.com/input.jpg"
    ],
    "aspect_ratio": "auto"
  }
}
```

### Response example

```json
{
  "taskId": "281e5b0…f39b9",
  "creditsCharged": 24
}
```

## Query Task

`GET https://you.bot/api/v1/task/{taskId}?model=nano-banana-2-lite`

When `state` is `success`, the output is in `resultUrls`: `{ "state": "success", "resultUrls": [ ... ] }`. (Text models return inline in the create response.)

## Error Codes

| Code | Description |
|------|-------------|
| 200 | Request successful |
| 400 | Invalid request parameters |
| 401 | Authentication failed, check API Key |
| 402 | Insufficient account balance |
| 422 | Parameter validation failed |
| 429 | Request rate limit exceeded |
| 500 | Internal server error |