Authentication boundary
Read the endpoint documentation, identify which service issues the required key, store it in a protected server environment, and avoid logging authorization headers.
SEEDREAM API DOCUMENTATION
Build a safer Seedream API integration
Start from the currently documented endpoint and model availability, keep credentials on the server, validate every request, store provider task IDs, handle asynchronous status changes, and copy expiring outputs into durable storage when your workflow requires retention.
A Seedream platform key and an upstream provider credential are different secrets. Never place either key in frontend code, public repositories, screenshots, or prompts.
CAPABILITIES
Core parts of a Seedream API integration
Use the sections below to make a practical decision, follow a repeatable process, and avoid common production mistakes.
Validated generation request
Allowlist models and settings, validate prompt and file limits, apply content moderation, verify the user and balance, and create an internal task before calling a provider.
Asynchronous task lifecycle
Persist the internal task ID, provider task ID, model, cost, timestamps, and status so users can leave the page and return to pending or completed work.
Durable result storage
Treat provider URLs as potentially temporary. Copy approved outputs to configured durable storage and save the resulting URL against the user task.
WORKFLOWS
Recommended API request flow
Follow the steps in order, record the important settings and task IDs, and review the result before using it in production.
Authorize and validate
Authenticate the caller, rate-limit the key, moderate the prompt and references, validate settings, and calculate the displayed credit cost.
Create and track the task
Create the internal task first, submit the provider request once, save the upstream ID, and update status idempotently during polling or callbacks.
Store and return the result
Verify the output, copy it to durable storage, record final cost and metadata, and return a stable task response that matches the client contract.
FAQ
Seedream API Documentation questions
Answers about Seedream API keys, authentication, asynchronous tasks, retries, rate limits, and expiring result URLs.
Where is the Seedream API documentation?
Open the Docs section for currently documented platform endpoints. Confirm the model, authentication method, parameters, response shape, and billing behavior before implementation.
Can I call the Seedream API from browser JavaScript?
Do not expose a secret API key in the browser. Send the user request to an authenticated backend that validates input and calls the documented service using a protected server-side credential.
How should I track a Seedream generation task?
Create an internal task record and store the provider task ID, status, timestamps, model, owner, cost, and final durable output URL. Make polling and callbacks idempotent.
What should I do with an expiring image URL?
If retention is permitted and required, copy the completed output into your own durable storage before the provider URL expires, then update the task with the stored URL.
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