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Image Grid Slicer

Split a single image into a grid of multiple tiles. Perfect for creating Instagram 3x3 posts, banner designs, or printable photo grids.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL
# 1) Request a presigned URL → returns { uploadUrl, storageKey }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/api/upload/presign/image-grid-layout' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"filename":"imageFile.ext","contentType":"application/octet-stream","size":12345}'

# 2) PUT the file bytes directly to the presigned uploadUrl
curl -X PUT '<presigned uploadUrl>' \
  --data-binary @/path/to/file.ext

# 3) Call the tool, passing the returned storageKey for each file field
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/image-grid-layout' \
  -F 'imageFile=uploads/2026/01/01/your-tool-1700000000000-abc123.ext' \
  -F 'gridType=3x3' \
  -F 'customColumns=0' \
  -F 'customRows=0' \
  -F 'numbering=false' \
  -F 'outputFormat=png' \
  -F 'quality=90' \
  -F 'zipOutput=true'

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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/image-grid-layout

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
imageFilefileupload requiredYesThe image that will be sliced into grid tiles
gridTypeselectYesChoose how to divide the image
customColumnsnumberNoNumber of columns for custom grid
customRowsnumberNoNumber of rows for custom grid
numberingcheckboxNoAdd sequential numbers to each tile
outputFormatselectYes—
qualitynumberNo—
zipOutputcheckboxNoCreate a ZIP file containing all tiles
File-type parameters must be uploaded first via POST /upload/image-grid-layout, then the returned filePath is passed to the corresponding file field.

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)"
}

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-image-grid-layout": {
      "name": "image-grid-layout",
      "description": "Split a single image into a grid of multiple tiles. Perfect for creating Instagram 3x3 posts, banner designs, or printable photo grids.",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=image-grid-layout",
      "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": "image-grid-layout",
    "arguments": {
  "imageFile": "https://example.com/file.ext",
  "gridType": "3x3",
  "customColumns": 0,
  "customRows": 0,
  "numbering": false,
  "outputFormat": "png",
  "quality": 90,
  "zipOutput": 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).
File parameters accept a public file URL only (https://…). Local paths, data: URIs, and Base64 strings are not supported.

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