Resynthesize a character

Resynthesize all ref poses (synchronous)

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "force_all": true
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize"

payload = { "force_all": True }
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({force_all: true})
};

fetch('https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'force_all' => true
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-Api-Key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"force_all\": true\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize")
  .header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"force_all\": true\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"force_all\": true\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "char_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2NABCDEFGHJKMR",
  "object": "character",
  "name": "Aurora the Adventurer",
  "status": "ready",
  "refs": [
    {
      "pose": "front",
      "url": "https://api.aurous-labs.com/storage/.../front.bin?token=…"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-05-08T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-08T10:00:00Z",
  "client_reference_id": "bot_8472",
  "attributes": {
    "gender": "female",
    "age": 28,
    "ethnicity": "east-asian",
    "hair_color": "black",
    "hair_style": "shoulder-length straight",
    "eye_color": "brown",
    "body_type": "athletic",
    "additional_details": "small scar above right eyebrow; warm smile"
  },
  "error_message": null,
  "aurous_version": "2026-08-26"
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

POST

characters

{id}

resynthesize

Resynthesize all ref poses (synchronous)

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "force_all": true
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize"

payload = { "force_all": True }
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({force_all: true})
};

fetch('https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'force_all' => true
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-Api-Key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"force_all\": true\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize")
  .header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"force_all\": true\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"force_all\": true\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "char_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2NABCDEFGHJKMR",
  "object": "character",
  "name": "Aurora the Adventurer",
  "status": "ready",
  "refs": [
    {
      "pose": "front",
      "url": "https://api.aurous-labs.com/storage/.../front.bin?token=…"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-05-08T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-08T10:00:00Z",
  "client_reference_id": "bot_8472",
  "attributes": {
    "gender": "female",
    "age": 28,
    "ethnicity": "east-asian",
    "hair_color": "black",
    "hair_style": "shoulder-length straight",
    "eye_color": "brown",
    "body_type": "athletic",
    "additional_details": "small scar above right eyebrow; warm smile"
  },
  "error_message": null,
  "aurous_version": "2026-08-26"
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "balance_too_low",
    "message": "Team available balance is 1.5 credits, generation requires 2.0.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.aurous-labs.com/errors#balance_too_low",
    "request_id": "req_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM",
    "param": "prompt"
  }
}

POST /v1/characters/{id}/resynthesize re-runs the synthesize pipeline against the character’s existing attributes to produce a fresh set of ref poses. The endpoint accepts characters in reviewing or failed state. The call is synchronous: the response returns the updated character with status: reviewing and its fresh refs. Review the refs, then call POST /v1/characters/{id}/save to move the character to ready. The endpoint returns 200 with the updated character resource (Stripe pattern — the resource exists and this is a state transition). This endpoint costs credits — same cost as the original synthesize-flow create (4 generations). Estimate via POST /v1/images/estimate on the equivalent prompt if you need a budget guardrail.

Body

Field	Required	Description
`force_all`	no	When `true`, regenerate every pose even if some are already populated. Default `false` — the behaviour is to replace the full ref set anyway, so this flag is mainly forward-compat for partial-resync semantics.

Examples

curl -X POST https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/char_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2VNABCDEFGHJKM/resynthesize \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $AUROUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{}'

const character = await fetch(
  `https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/${id}/resynthesize`,
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "X-Api-Key": process.env.AUROUS_API_KEY!,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID(),
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({}),
  },
).then((r) => r.json());

console.log(character.status); // "synthesizing"

import os, uuid, requests

r = requests.post(
    f"https://api.aurous-labs.com/v1/characters/{character_id}/resynthesize",
    headers={
        "X-Api-Key": os.environ["AUROUS_API_KEY"],
        "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
    },
    json={},
).json()

print(r["status"])  # "synthesizing"

Limits

Rate limit: bucket characters_synthesize — 15 requests/min sustained, 30 burst per team. Shared with synthesize-flow create and regenerate-ref.
Idempotency: pass Idempotency-Key (any opaque value, 1–256 chars). Same key + same body within 24h replays the cached response. Same key + different body returns 409 idempotency_key_in_use. See Idempotency.

Always pass Idempotency-Key — this endpoint dispatches 4 paid generations, so a network retry without a key can multiply your bill.

Errors

Code	HTTP	When
`invalid_request`	400	Character is not in `reviewing` or `failed` state.
`balance_too_low`	402	Team credits < the resynthesize cost.
`resource_not_found`	404	Unknown ID, soft-deleted character, or cross-team.
`idempotency_key_in_use`	409	Same `Idempotency-Key` used with a different body, or previously used on a different route.
`uploads_expired`	422	Character was created from uploaded photos and the originals have since expired. No credits charged.
`too_many_requests`	429	Burst > 30 or sustained > 15/min.

Common pitfalls

resynthesize is the most expensive character endpoint — always pass Idempotency-Key to avoid double-charges on retry.
Resynthesize works on both reviewing and failed characters — it’s the primary way to retry a failed synthesis, reusing the character’s stored attributes. If the character’s original uploaded photos have since expired, the call returns 422 uploads_expired instead (this endpoint doesn’t accept new photos on resynthesize); in that case, delete via DELETE /v1/characters/{id} and recreate via POST /v1/characters with fresh upload_ids.
Resynthesize uses the stored attributes. If you want to change identity (e.g. different hair_color), call PATCH /v1/characters/{id} with the new attributes first, then resynthesize.

Authorizations

X-Api-Key

string

header

required

Your team API key (starts with al_live_).

Headers

Idempotency-Key

string

Stripe-style idempotency key (1-256 chars). Same key + same canonical-JSON body returns the cached response with Aurous-Idempotent-Replayed: true. Same key against a different route (e.g. previously used on /v1/images) returns 409 invalid_request / idempotency_key_in_use. Replay window is 24 hours. Absent header is treated as non-idempotent (each call processes anew).

Aurous-Version

string

Optional API version pin (YYYY-MM-DD). Omit the header to receive the platform default, currently 2026-08-26.

Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$

Example:

"2026-08-26"

Path Parameters

string

required

Opaque character ID

Example:

"char_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2NABCDEFGHJKMR"

Body

application/json

force_all

boolean

Reserved (no-op today). Resynthesize always regenerates all 4 ref poses in the current API version, so this flag has no effect regardless of its value. It is accepted for forward-compatibility with a future partial-resynthesis mode (regenerate only missing/failed poses).

Example:

true

Response

Ref poses resynthesized; updated character returned at status: reviewing

string

required

Opaque character ID.

Example:

"char_01HXMQ7Z3K8Y2NABCDEFGHJKMR"

object

enum<string>

required

Discriminator

Available options:

character

Example:

"character"

name

string

required

Display name.

Example:

"Aurora the Adventurer"

status

enum<string>

required

Lifecycle state. synthesizing: synthesize flow running. reviewing: synthesize completed, awaiting POST /:id/save. ready: usable on POST /v1/images. failed: synthesize failed; use POST /:id/resynthesize to retry. deleted: soft-deleted (filtered out of list endpoint).

Available options:

synthesizing,

reviewing,

ready,

failed,

deleted

Example:

"ready"

refs

object[]

required

Reference images (typically 4 poses).

Show child attributes

created_at

string

required

Creation timestamp (ISO 8601).

Example:

"2026-05-08T10:00:00Z"

updated_at

string

required

Last-update timestamp (ISO 8601).

Example:

"2026-05-08T10:00:00Z"

client_reference_id

object | null

Caller-supplied reference echoed back (the value sent on create). Null if unset.

Example:

"bot_8472"

attributes

object | null

Character attributes. Null when unset.

Show child attributes

error_message

object | null

Machine-readable failure code from the most recent synthesize/resynthesize attempt. One of synthesis_failed, synthesis_timeout, provider_unavailable — a closed set to switch on, not customer-facing prose. Null when the most recent attempt succeeded (or none has run yet). Set on failed, but NOT failed-exclusive: a failed resynthesize restores the character to its prior working status (reviewing) rather than overwriting a good generation, so a reviewing row can carry a non-null code here — check this field for failure, not status. Cleared on the next resynthesize attempt and on success.

Example:

null

aurous_version

string

API contract version applied at the time this row was minted (D25 — frozen for replay across future version bumps).

Example:

"2026-08-26"

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