PROMPT LIBRARY

AI Prompts for RunAPI models

Browse 1632+ curated prompts for image, video, music, and audio generation. Copy a prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, or use the API code directly.

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Illustration and 2D Art

A friendly rainbow-scaled dragon teaching a diverse group of

A friendly rainbow-scaled dragon teaching a diverse group of children to read in a cozy library with floating books, sunlight streaming through stained glass windows casting colorful patterns, soft watercolor illustration style, gentle warm colors, whimsical children's book art

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "A friendly rainbow-scaled dragon teaching a diverse group of children to read in a cozy library with floating books, sunlight streaming through stained glass windows casting colorful patterns, soft watercolor illustration style, gentle warm colors, whimsical children's book art"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

masterpiece, best quality, 1girl, long flowing silver hair,

masterpiece, best quality, 1girl, long flowing silver hair, bright amber eyes, futuristic armor with glowing blue energy accents, confident smile, detailed face, sakura petals floating in wind, soft ethereal lighting, anime style, highly detailed, sharp focus, trending on pixiv

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "masterpiece, best quality, 1girl, long flowing silver hair, bright amber eyes, futuristic armor with glowing blue energy accents, confident smile, detailed face, sakura petals floating in wind, soft ethereal lighting, anime style, highly detailed, sharp focus, trending on pixiv"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

isometric view, low poly 3d render, cozy coffee shop interio

isometric view, low poly 3d render, cozy coffee shop interior, cute miniature furniture, warm ambient lighting, pastel color palette, small potted plants on windowsill, wooden tables with tiny coffee cups, detailed espresso machine, game asset style, clean and organized, blender render, octane render quality, trending on polycount

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "isometric view, low poly 3d render, cozy coffee shop interior, cute miniature furniture, warm ambient lighting, pastel color palette, small potted plants on windowsill, wooden tables with tiny coffee cups, detailed espresso machine, game asset style, clean and organized, blender render, octane render quality, trending on polycount"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

19th-century period drama film still: two figures in formal

19th-century period drama film still: two figures in formal evening dress standing in a candlelit Georgian drawing room, elaborate floral wallpaper, fireplace providing warm fill light, candelabra on a side table illuminating faces, jewel-tone furnishings in deep burgundy and emerald, shallow depth of field on the nearest figure's expression, Barry Lyndon natural candlelight look, 40mm lens

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "19th-century period drama film still: two figures in formal evening dress standing in a candlelit Georgian drawing room, elaborate floral wallpaper, fireplace providing warm fill light, candelabra on a side table illuminating faces, jewel-tone furnishings in deep burgundy and emerald, shallow depth of field on the nearest figure's expression, Barry Lyndon natural candlelight look, 40mm lens"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Loose watercolor painting of a morning Mediterranean port ci

Loose watercolor painting of a morning Mediterranean port city street market, ochre and terracotta buildings lining the narrow street, striped canvas awning vendors, impressionistic figures rendered with quick brushstrokes, wet-on-wet sky washes bleeding into the harbor in the background, visible cold-pressed paper grain texture, warm yellows, corals, and washed blues palette, plein air sketchbook quality

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Loose watercolor painting of a morning Mediterranean port city street market, ochre and terracotta buildings lining the narrow street, striped canvas awning vendors, impressionistic figures rendered with quick brushstrokes, wet-on-wet sky washes bleeding into the harbor in the background, visible cold-pressed paper grain texture, warm yellows, corals, and washed blues palette, plein air sketchbook quality"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Character turnaround sheet of a fantasy warrior woman, three

Character turnaround sheet of a fantasy warrior woman, three-quarter front view and back view, practical leather and plate armor design, warm dark skin, close-cropped natural hair, two-handed sword strapped to back, detailed belt pouches and leather bracers, neutral grey background, game and animation concept art style

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Character turnaround sheet of a fantasy warrior woman, three-quarter front view and back view, practical leather and plate armor design, warm dark skin, close-cropped natural hair, two-handed sword strapped to back, detailed belt pouches and leather bracers, neutral grey background, game and animation concept art style"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art gpt-image-2

Professional character reference sheet for an original fanta

Professional character reference sheet for an original fantasy RPG character — a young female mage with silver hair and violet eyes wearing an ornate dark cloak with glowing rune patterns. Clean white background. Three-view turnaround showing front, side, and back. Row of facial expression variations: neutral, smiling, angry, surprised. Detailed costume and equipment breakdowns with callout lines. Color palette swatch row at the bottom. Brief world-building notes in clean typography. Organized grid layout, concept art style, high resolution. 16:9.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/gpt_image_2/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "Professional character reference sheet for an original fantasy RPG character — a young female mage with silver hair and violet eyes wearing an ornate dark cloak with glowing rune patterns. Clean white background. Three-view turnaround showing front, side, and back. Row of facial expression variations: neutral, smiling, angry, surprised. Detailed costume and equipment breakdowns with callout lines. Color palette swatch row at the bottom. Brief world-building notes in clean typography. Organized grid layout, concept art style, high resolution. 16:9."
}
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Illustration and 2D Art gpt-image-2

Inside a museum exhibit titled 'Ancient Technology: The Desk

Inside a museum exhibit titled 'Ancient Technology: The Desktop Era', a programmer in a glass display case live-demonstrates coding on a CRT monitor while amazed schoolchildren press their faces against the glass. Exhibit placard reads: 'Homo Developerus (c. 2005) - Primitive human using keyboard-based input devices.' A second display case nearby shows a physical book labeled 'Stack Overflow - Print Edition, Vol. 1 of 4,827.' 2D cartoon illustration style, warm museum lighting, humorous and nostalgic tone. 16:9.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/gpt_image_2/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "Inside a museum exhibit titled 'Ancient Technology: The Desktop Era', a programmer in a glass display case live-demonstrates coding on a CRT monitor while amazed schoolchildren press their faces against the glass. Exhibit placard reads: 'Homo Developerus (c. 2005) - Primitive human using keyboard-based input devices.' A second display case nearby shows a physical book labeled 'Stack Overflow - Print Edition, Vol. 1 of 4,827.' 2D cartoon illustration style, warm museum lighting, humorous and nostalgic tone. 16:9."
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Solitary lighthouse on a rocky headland in a violent storm,

Solitary lighthouse on a rocky headland in a violent storm, dramatic thick black ink brushstrokes for crashing waves and spray, grey and pale blue diluted washes for the turbulent sky, lighthouse beam rendered as a pale yellow streak cutting through the rain, sumi-e Japanese ink painting influence applied to a Western maritime subject, minimal color with maximum contrast

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Solitary lighthouse on a rocky headland in a violent storm, dramatic thick black ink brushstrokes for crashing waves and spray, grey and pale blue diluted washes for the turbulent sky, lighthouse beam rendered as a pale yellow streak cutting through the rain, sumi-e Japanese ink painting influence applied to a Western maritime subject, minimal color with maximum contrast"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Single splash panel comic book illustration, superhero emerg

Single splash panel comic book illustration, superhero emerging from a collapsing building explosion, dramatic low angle view, rubble and debris frozen mid-air, bold speed lines radiating outward, strong primary colors — red, blue, yellow — with bold black ink outlines, flat color with defined shadow shapes, contemporary American superhero comic art style

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Single splash panel comic book illustration, superhero emerging from a collapsing building explosion, dramatic low angle view, rubble and debris frozen mid-air, bold speed lines radiating outward, strong primary colors — red, blue, yellow — with bold black ink outlines, flat color with defined shadow shapes, contemporary American superhero comic art style"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art gpt-image-2

Hand-drawn city food map of Chengdu with a bird's-eye-view i

Hand-drawn city food map of Chengdu with a bird's-eye-view illustrated base map, 12 hand-drawn food spot illustrations showing local dishes — mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, hot pot, rabbit heads — with handwritten labels in both Chinese and English, vine and chili pepper decorative border, title 'Chengdu Foodie Walking Map' in rounded hand-lettered typography, watercolor and colored pencil mixed media texture

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/gpt_image_2/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "Hand-drawn city food map of Chengdu with a bird's-eye-view illustrated base map, 12 hand-drawn food spot illustrations showing local dishes — mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, hot pot, rabbit heads — with handwritten labels in both Chinese and English, vine and chili pepper decorative border, title 'Chengdu Foodie Walking Map' in rounded hand-lettered typography, watercolor and colored pencil mixed media texture"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Full-page magazine editorial illustration on the theme of ur

Full-page magazine editorial illustration on the theme of urban loneliness: a single figure sitting at a restaurant table set for two, the second place setting untouched, plate-glass window beside the table showing a busy rainy sidewalk with blurred figures rushing past, slate blue and warm amber color palette, flat graphic contemporary editorial illustration style

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Full-page magazine editorial illustration on the theme of urban loneliness: a single figure sitting at a restaurant table set for two, the second place setting untouched, plate-glass window beside the table showing a busy rainy sidewalk with blurred figures rushing past, slate blue and warm amber color palette, flat graphic contemporary editorial illustration style"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Small fox wearing a bright yellow raincoat and oversized red

Small fox wearing a bright yellow raincoat and oversized red rubber boots standing at the edge of a large puddle on a cobblestone lane, looking at its own reflection in the water, overcast soft diffused light, autumn orange and yellow round trees lining the path, visible brushwork and warm paper texture, painted storybook illustration look

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Small fox wearing a bright yellow raincoat and oversized red rubber boots standing at the edge of a large puddle on a cobblestone lane, looking at its own reflection in the water, overcast soft diffused light, autumn orange and yellow round trees lining the path, visible brushwork and warm paper texture, painted storybook illustration look"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Contemporary editorial gouache illustration of a woman at a

Contemporary editorial gouache illustration of a woman at a cluttered vintage dressing table preparing to go out, mirror reflecting her face from multiple fragmented angles, opaque matte finish with visible brush texture, dusty pinks, deep navy, and warm cream palette, mid-century magazine illustration aesthetic updated with modern flat sensibility

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Contemporary editorial gouache illustration of a woman at a cluttered vintage dressing table preparing to go out, mirror reflecting her face from multiple fragmented angles, opaque matte finish with visible brush texture, dusty pinks, deep navy, and warm cream palette, mid-century magazine illustration aesthetic updated with modern flat sensibility"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art

Animated feature film character design of a quick-witted twe

Animated feature film character design of a quick-witted twelve-year-old female inventor in a steampunk-adjacent setting, thick brass goggles pushed up on forehead, modified long coat with dozens of pockets and dangling tools, self-built mechanical right hand with exposed gears, expressive curious face, turnaround reference poses, warm below-lighting from workshop lamps, studio animation production quality

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/runapi/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "Animated feature film character design of a quick-witted twelve-year-old female inventor in a steampunk-adjacent setting, thick brass goggles pushed up on forehead, modified long coat with dozens of pockets and dangling tools, self-built mechanical right hand with exposed gears, expressive curious face, turnaround reference poses, warm below-lighting from workshop lamps, studio animation production quality"
}
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Illustration and 2D Art flux-kontext-pro

Using this image as a style reference, create a new scene: a

Using this image as a style reference, create a new scene: a bunny, a dog, and a cat are having a tea party seated around a small white table in a sunlit garden. Maintain the exact same artistic style, color palette, brush texture, and lighting quality from the reference image.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/flux_kontext/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "flux-kontext-pro",
  "prompt": "Using this image as a style reference, create a new scene: a bunny, a dog, and a cat are having a tea party seated around a small white table in a sunlit garden. Maintain the exact same artistic style, color palette, brush texture, and lighting quality from the reference image."
}
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Illustration and 2D Art gpt-image-2

A four-panel comic strip titled 'MORNING ROUTINE' — Panel 1:

A four-panel comic strip titled 'MORNING ROUTINE' — Panel 1: alarm clock ringing, character groaning under covers. Panel 2: character makes coffee with bleary eyes. Panel 3: character sits down at desk looking determined. Panel 4: character already fast asleep at the desk, coffee untouched. Warm minimal illustration style with expressive character design, readable title text, consistent character across all panels. 16:9.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/gpt_image_2/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "A four-panel comic strip titled 'MORNING ROUTINE' — Panel 1: alarm clock ringing, character groaning under covers. Panel 2: character makes coffee with bleary eyes. Panel 3: character sits down at desk looking determined. Panel 4: character already fast asleep at the desk, coffee untouched. Warm minimal illustration style with expressive character design, readable title text, consistent character across all panels. 16:9."
}
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Illustration and 2D Art gpt-image-2

A two-panel comic about a small robot learning to paint — Pa

A two-panel comic about a small robot learning to paint — Panel 1: robot carefully studying a blank canvas with analytical scanning eyes, paint palette in mechanical hand. Panel 2: robot proudly displaying a messy but charming abstract painting with paint splattered on its chassis. Warm studio lighting, expressive robot body language, simple title 'FIRST ATTEMPT' below. 16:9.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/gpt_image_2/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "A two-panel comic about a small robot learning to paint — Panel 1: robot carefully studying a blank canvas with analytical scanning eyes, paint palette in mechanical hand. Panel 2: robot proudly displaying a messy but charming abstract painting with paint splattered on its chassis. Warm studio lighting, expressive robot body language, simple title 'FIRST ATTEMPT' below. 16:9."
}
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Illustration and 2D Art gpt-image-2

Wuxia style swordswoman portrait, cold and sharp phoenix eye

Wuxia style swordswoman portrait, cold and sharp phoenix eyes, porcelain-white skin, long straight black hair wet and windswept across her face, soaked dark martial arts outfit clinging to her form, ancient sword held at her side with blue qi energy glow emanating from the blade, moonlit bamboo forest background with fog, 8K masterpiece quality, dramatic rim lighting from the moon. 9:16 vertical.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/gpt_image_2/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "gpt-image-2",
  "prompt": "Wuxia style swordswoman portrait, cold and sharp phoenix eyes, porcelain-white skin, long straight black hair wet and windswept across her face, soaked dark martial arts outfit clinging to her form, ancient sword held at her side with blue qi energy glow emanating from the blade, moonlit bamboo forest background with fog, 8K masterpiece quality, dramatic rim lighting from the moon. 9:16 vertical."
}
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Illustration and 2D Art imagen-4

Historically informed oil-painting-style scene of an ancient

Historically informed oil-painting-style scene of an ancient Roman marketplace at midday. Wide angle showing a colonnade with merchants, shoppers in period-accurate togas and tunics, baskets of goods, terracotta pottery. Warm Mediterranean sunlight creating defined shadows under the columns. Clear focal areas drawing the eye from foreground commerce to background architecture. 3:2 aspect ratio, no text.

View API Code
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/imagen_4/text_to_image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "imagen-4",
  "prompt": "Historically informed oil-painting-style scene of an ancient Roman marketplace at midday. Wide angle showing a colonnade with merchants, shoppers in period-accurate togas and tunics, baskets of goods, terracotta pottery. Warm Mediterranean sunlight creating defined shadows under the columns. Clear focal areas drawing the eye from foreground commerce to background architecture. 3:2 aspect ratio, no text."
}
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How should agents use these prompts?

Install the RunAPI MCP Server in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Windsurf, then paste the prompt instruction shown on the page. The agent can choose the matching RunAPI tool and send the prompt with the listed model.