Batch Image Trim

Trim multiple images simultaneously using various trimming methods with batch processing and ZIP output

file· File result

Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

# 1) Upload each file first → returns { filePath }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/upload/batch-image-trim' \
  -F 'file=@/path/to/imageFiles.ext'

# 2) Call the tool with the returned filePath values
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/batch-image-trim' \
  -F 'imageFiles=/path/to/file.ext' \
  -F 'trimMethod=auto' \
  -F 'backgroundColor=Color to trim (for color method)' \
  -F 'autoDetectBackground=true' \
  -F 'tolerance=40' \
  -F 'sensitivity=240' \
  -F 'format=original' \
  -F 'quality=90' \
  -F 'preserveMetadata=false' \
  -F 'outputAsZip=true' \
  -F 'keepOriginalNames=true'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/batch-image-trim

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
imageFiles	fileupload required	Yes	—
trimMethod	select	Yes	—
backgroundColor	color	No	Background color to trim for color-based method
autoDetectBackground	checkbox	No	Auto-detect background color for color/tolerance methods
tolerance	range

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-batch-image-trim": {
      "name": "batch-image-trim",
      "description": "Trim multiple images simultaneously using various trimming methods with batch processing and ZIP output",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=batch-image-trim",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "batch-image-trim",
    "arguments": {
  "imageFiles": "https://example.com/file.ext",
  "trimMethod": "auto",
  "backgroundColor": "Color to trim (for color method)",
  "autoDetectBackground": true,
  "tolerance": 40,
  "sensitivity": 240,
  "format": "original",
  "quality": 90,
  "preserveMetadata": false,
  "outputAsZip": true,
  "keepOriginalNames": true
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

Response format

File result

JSON

{
  "filePath": "/public/processing/randomid.ext",
  "fileName": "output.ext",
  "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
  "size": 1024,
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}

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