LassoCut for Make: remove image backgrounds
Make's own "Remove.bg" app, owned by Canva Austria GmbH, calls the remove.bg API, which closes on 1 December 2026. LassoCut has a Make app with an OAuth connection and one Remove Background module that does the same job.
Status: coming to the Make app directory. Meanwhile, call the LassoCut API from Make's HTTP module — see below and the API documentation.
What happens to remove.bg in Make on 1 December
Make lists a verified "Remove.bg" app owned by Canva Austria GmbH. Scenarios using its module stop returning results on 1 December 2026, when remove.bg's self-service API stops accepting requests (announced in early September 2026). remove.bg's FAQ points third-party integration users to Canva's App Marketplace instead. See the shutdown guide for every date and source.
Switch to LassoCut in 3 steps
- Today: call the LassoCut API from Make's HTTP module (see below), or wait for the LassoCut app in the Make directory.
- Connect: Sign in with LassoCut once, with GitHub or Google — no key to copy.
- In each scenario, replace the Remove.bg module (or your HTTP module's URL and key) with LassoCut, and map the same image field.
The LassoCut app for Make
One action module, Remove Background:
- Image: a file from a previous module (Google Drive, Dropbox, email, HTTP…), or an image URL.
- Quality: Full resolution (1 credit) or Preview (free with your 50 monthly previews, then 0.25 credit).
- Background: Transparent (PNG), White, Black, or another colour.
- Crop: none, tight around the subject, or with a 5%, 10% or 20% margin.
- File format (advanced): Automatic, PNG, JPG or WebP.
- What's in the photo? (advanced): detected automatically, or set to person, product, animal, car or graphic.
Output: the cut-out file named after the original, credits used, width, height and the detected subject.
Use it today with the HTTP module
While the app is in review, add an HTTP → Make a request module in place of the Remove.bg module:
URL: https://api.lassocut.com/v1.0/removebg Method: POST Headers: X-Api-Key: your LassoCut key Body type: Form-data Fields: image_file (map a file) or image_url (map a URL), size, format, bg_color, crop
Get a key from your account. Set Parse response to off and the module returns the image bytes directly; the response also carries X-Credits-Charged, X-Width, X-Height and X-Type as headers. The full parameter list is in the API reference, and the compatibility table compares every remove.bg parameter with LassoCut's.
Error messages
A failed module shows one of these, translated from the API's own message:
| What you see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
DataError: "Insufficient credits. Buy credits at https://www.lassocut.com/account/" (402) | You asked for full resolution with no credits, or your 50 free previews this month are used up. | Buy a pack in your account, or switch to Preview. |
InvalidAccessTokenError: "Access refused: reconnect LassoCut in this connection." (403) | The OAuth connection was revoked or expired. | Open the LassoCut connection in Make and reconnect it. |
RateLimitError: "Too many requests" (429) | Too many requests sent in a short time. | Add a delay between executions, then run the scenario again. |
ConnectionError: "LassoCut is waking up its servers, please run it again in a minute." (502, 503, 504) | The processing servers were idle and are waking up. | Run the scenario again in a minute; Make can also be set to auto-retry on error. |
| Module fails immediately / "not working" | Usually a missing or expired connection. | Check the LassoCut connection is active, and that the key or account still exists. |
Questions
Will my remove.bg scenarios just stop on 1 December?
Yes, if they use Make's "Remove.bg" app: it calls the remove.bg API, which stops accepting requests on 1 December 2026 (announced in early September 2026). See the shutdown guide for sources.
Is the LassoCut app available in the Make directory yet?
Not yet: it is coming to the Make app directory. Use the HTTP module above in the meantime; switching to the app later only means replacing that one module.
Is it the remove.bg app?
No. It is written by LassoCut and calls the LassoCut API. LassoCut is not affiliated with remove.bg or Canva.
What does it cost?
50 free previews per month, then credit packs that never expire. See pricing.
Zapier or n8n?
See the Zapier guide or the n8n guide.