Widget Documentation

Everything you need to embed and customize the <image-layer> widget for image, video, voice, and text workflows in your application.

Quick Start

Add the widget to any HTML page after your backend creates an end-user session token:

HTML

<script type="module" src="https://cdn.imagelayer.app/widget/latest/image-layer.js"></script>

<image-layer id="imagelayer" api-url="https://api.imagelayer.app"></image-layer>
<script>
  const widget = document.getElementById('imagelayer');
  widget.apiKey = 'il_pub_your_publishable_key_here';
  widget.sessionToken = 'SESSION_TOKEN_FROM_YOUR_SERVER';
</script>

The widget renders as a self-contained UI. Users choose a supported workflow, generate on-brand output, and stay inside your product the whole time. Keep live API keys on trusted servers where possible; use the session token to scope each end user.

Step-by-step integration guide Framework-specific setup Product use cases

Installation

CDN rolling path

Use latest for demos, previews, and quick starts. The bytes can change as new widget releases roll out.

HTML

<script type="module" src="https://cdn.imagelayer.app/widget/latest/image-layer.js"></script>

Pinned CDN path (recommended for production)

Pin a versioned or sha-* path and include Subresource Integrity when you need reproducible rollbacks or stricter supply-chain controls.

HTML

<script
  type="module"
  src="https://cdn.imagelayer.app/widget/<version>/image-layer.js"
  integrity="sha384-<hash>"
  crossorigin="anonymous"
></script>

Self-hosted

Copy the built widget files to your static assets and reference the local path:

HTML

<script type="module" src="/assets/image-layer.js"></script>

Attributes

All configuration is done via HTML attributes on the <image-layer> element.

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
apiKey	property string	""	Publishable widget key assigned as a JavaScript property. Do not place secret keys in HTML attributes.
api-url	string	""	Required. Base URL of the ImageLayer API.
sessionToken	property string	""	JWT from `POST /v1/auth/session`. Assign it as a JavaScript property for live generation flows.
authToken	property string	""	Organization auth token used by dashboard and playground flows. Use together with `sessionToken`.
theme	"light" \| "dark" \| "auto"	"auto"	Color scheme. `"auto"` follows the system light/dark preference; `"dark"` forces dark palette.
show-model-selector	boolean	true	Show the model dropdown for the image, video, audio, or text options available in the current widget configuration.
demo-mode	boolean	false	Enable the limited hosted demo experience for previews and local testing.
demo-config	string (JSON)	undefined	JSON configuration for demo mode presets, visible modes, locked-mode tooltips, and interactive preview behavior.
brand-guidelines	boolean	false	Enables the brand guidelines toggle in the widget UI.
brand-guidelines-data	string (JSON)	undefined	JSON object with brand guidelines configuration (colors, tone, style rules).
animation-style	"spring" \| "smooth" \| "none"	"spring"	Controls the animation style for UI transitions.

demo-config also supports preview-specific keys such as visible_output_modes, disabled_output_modes_reason, preview_behavior, preview_gate_message, preview_cta_href, preview_cta_label, and history_preview_items.

Events

The widget emits custom events that bubble up through the DOM. Listen with addEventListener.

Event	Fires when	`event.detail`
il:generate	User submits a prompt or selects a history item.	{ prompt: string, output_mode: string, content_type?: string, seed?: number }
il:submit	User finalizes the branded image in the image flow.	{ url: string, blob: Blob, generation_id?: string, seed?: number, prompt_metadata?: object }
il:video-generated	Video generation completes.	{ url: string, duration?: number }
il:audio-generated	Audio generation completes.	{ url: string, voice?: string, duration?: number, format?: string }
il:voiceover-generated	A video voiceover finishes.	{ id: string, video_url: string, audio_url?: string, voice?: string, duration?: number }
il:verification-required	The hosted demo needs an external verification step.	{ prompt: string, output_mode: string }
il:error	An error occurs during generation.	{ error: string, error_code?: string }
il:text-generated	AI text generation completes.	{ text: string }
il:quota-exceeded	The user exceeds their credit quota.	{ current: number, limit: number, plan: string, canPurchaseCredits: boolean }

JavaScript

const widget = document.querySelector('image-layer');

widget.addEventListener('il:generate', (e) => {
  console.log('Generating:', e.detail.prompt);
});

widget.addEventListener('il:submit', (e) => {
  console.log('Final image URL:', e.detail.url);
  // e.detail.blob contains the raw Blob for upload
});

widget.addEventListener('il:video-generated', (e) => {
  console.log('Video ready:', e.detail.url);
});

widget.addEventListener('il:audio-generated', (e) => {
  console.log('Audio ready:', e.detail.url);
});

widget.addEventListener('il:error', (e) => {
  console.error('Widget error:', e.detail.error);
});

Theming

The widget uses CSS custom properties for full visual customization. Override them on the <image-layer> element to match your brand.

CSS

image-layer {
  /* Brand colors */
  --il-primary: #6366F1;
  --il-primary-hover: #4F46E5;
  --il-accent: #10B981;
  --il-accent-hover: #059669;

  /* Backgrounds */
  --il-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --il-bg-secondary: #F8FAFC;
  --il-bg-tertiary: #F1F5F9;

  /* Text */
  --il-text: #0F172A;
  --il-text-secondary: #475569;
  --il-text-muted: #94A3B8;

  /* Borders */
  --il-border: #E2E8F0;
  --il-border-hover: #CBD5E1;

  /* Error / Success */
  --il-error: #EF4444;
  --il-success: var(--il-accent);

  /* Border radius */
  --il-radius: 10px;
  --il-radius-sm: 6px;
  --il-radius-lg: 14px;
  --il-radius-full: 9999px;

  /* Typography */
  --il-font: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;

  /* Shadows */
  --il-shadow-xs: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
  --il-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 1px 2px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  --il-shadow-md: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 2px 4px -2px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  --il-shadow-lg: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 4px 6px -4px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
}

Dark Theme

Set theme="dark" on the element. Override dark-specific variables:

CSS

image-layer[theme="dark"] {
  --il-bg: #0F172A;
  --il-text: #F1F5F9;
  --il-border: #334155;
  --il-primary: #818CF8;
}

Server-Side Setup

For live embeds, the widget requires a session token to authenticate end users. Your server obtains this token by calling the ImageLayer API. Dashboard and playground flows also pass an auth-token.

1. Get your API key

Go to Dashboard → API Keys and create a secret key for your backend. Use a publishable key in the browser and add every site origin that will embed the widget.

2. Create a session (server-side)

Call POST /v1/auth/session from your backend:

cURL

// Run on your backend, not in the browser.
const body = JSON.stringify({
  external_user_id: 'user-123',
  display_name: 'Jane Doe',
});

await fetch('https://api.imagelayer.app/v1/auth/session', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.IMAGELAYER_SECRET_KEY,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body,
});

Response:

JSON

{
  "session_token": "eyJhbG...",
  "expires_at": "2026-03-29T22:00:00.000Z",
  "user": {
    "id": "uuid",
    "external_id": "user-123",
    "display_name": "Jane Doe"
  }
}

3. Pass the token to the widget

Assign session_token and the publishable key to the widget as JavaScript properties after fetching them from your API.

Full Integration Example

A complete HTML page with session creation and widget embedding.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8" />
  <title>My App — AI Media Generator</title>
  <script type="module" src="https://cdn.imagelayer.app/widget/latest/image-layer.js"></script>
  <style>
    image-layer {
      max-width: 480px;
      margin: 40px auto;
      --il-primary: #2563EB;
      --il-radius-lg: 16px;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <image-layer
    id="widget"
    api-url="https://api.imagelayer.app"
    theme="light"
  ></image-layer>

  <script>
    // Fetch session token from YOUR backend
    async function initWidget() {
      const res = await fetch('/api/imagelayer-session');
      const { session_token, publishable_key } = await res.json();
      const widget = document.getElementById('widget');
      widget.apiKey = publishable_key;
      widget.sessionToken = session_token;
    }

    const widget = document.getElementById('widget');
    widget.addEventListener('il:submit', (e) => {
      // Upload the final branded image to your storage
      const formData = new FormData();
      formData.append('image', e.detail.blob, 'branded-image.png');
      fetch('/api/upload', { method: 'POST', body: formData });
    });

    initWidget();
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Demo Mode

For previews and local development, use demo mode to render the hosted limited demo experience:

HTML

<image-layer
  api-url="https://api.imagelayer.app"
  demo-mode
  show-model-selector
  theme="dark"
></image-layer>

Note: Demo mode is intentionally limited and should only be used for previews. Production integrations should always use your ImageLayer API key plus end-user session tokens.