Ideogram Data Handling

Overview

Manage generated image assets from Ideogram's API. Critical concern: Ideogram image URLs expire (approximately 1 hour). Every generation must be downloaded and persisted immediately. This skill covers metadata tracking, download pipelines, local and cloud storage, lifecycle management, and generation history for reproducibility.

Prerequisites

• IDEOGRAM_API_KEY configured
• Storage solution (local filesystem, S3, or GCS)
• Database for generation metadata (SQLite, Postgres, or JSON files)

Instructions

Step 1: Generation Record Schema

typescript
interface GenerationRecord {
  id: string;                // Unique identifier
  prompt: string;            // Original prompt
  expandedPrompt?: string;   // Magic Prompt expansion (from response)
  negativePrompt?: string;   // Negative prompt used
  model: string;             // V_2, V_2_TURBO, etc.
  styleType: string;         // DESIGN, REALISTIC, etc.
  aspectRatio: string;       // ASPECT_16_9, etc.
  seed: number;              // For reproducibility
  resolution: string;        // e.g., "1024x1024"
  isSafe: boolean;           // is_image_safe from response
  originalUrl: string;       // Temporary Ideogram URL
  storedPath: string;        // Local or S3 path
  createdAt: string;         // ISO timestamp
  sizeBytes?: number;        // Downloaded file size
  tags?: string[];           // User-defined tags
}

Step 2: Generate, Download, and Track

typescript
import { writeFileSync, mkdirSync, statSync } from "fs";
import { join } from "path";
import { randomUUID } from "crypto";

const STORAGE_DIR = "./generated-images";
const records: GenerationRecord[] = [];

async function generateAndPersist(
  prompt: string,
  options: {
    model?: string;
    style_type?: string;
    aspect_ratio?: string;
    negative_prompt?: string;
    seed?: number;
    tags?: string[];
  } = {}
): Promise<GenerationRecord> {
  // Generate
  const response = await fetch("https://api.ideogram.ai/generate", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Api-Key": process.env.IDEOGRAM_API_KEY!,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      image_request: {
        prompt,
        model: options.model ?? "V_2",
        style_type: options.style_type ?? "AUTO",
        aspect_ratio: options.aspect_ratio ?? "ASPECT_1_1",
        magic_prompt_option: "AUTO",
        negative_prompt: options.negative_prompt,
        seed: options.seed,
      },
    }),
  });

  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Generation failed: ${response.status}`);
  const result = await response.json();
  const image = result.data[0];

  // Download IMMEDIATELY (URLs expire ~1 hour)
  const imgResp = await fetch(image.url);
  if (!imgResp.ok) throw new Error(`Download failed: ${imgResp.status}`);
  const buffer = Buffer.from(await imgResp.arrayBuffer());

  mkdirSync(STORAGE_DIR, { recursive: true });
  const filename = `${image.seed}-${Date.now()}.png`;
  const storedPath = join(STORAGE_DIR, filename);
  writeFileSync(storedPath, buffer);

  // Track metadata
  const record: GenerationRecord = {
    id: randomUUID(),
    prompt,
    expandedPrompt: image.prompt !== prompt ? image.prompt : undefined,
    negativePrompt: options.negative_prompt,
    model: options.model ?? "V_2",
    styleType: image.style_type ?? options.style_type ?? "AUTO",
    aspectRatio: options.aspect_ratio ?? "ASPECT_1_1",
    seed: image.seed,
    resolution: image.resolution,
    isSafe: image.is_image_safe,
    originalUrl: image.url,
    storedPath,
    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
    sizeBytes: buffer.length,
    tags: options.tags,
  };

  records.push(record);
  saveRecords();
  return record;
}

function saveRecords() {
  writeFileSync(
    join(STORAGE_DIR, "generations.json"),
    JSON.stringify(records, null, 2)
  );
}

Step 3: Cloud Storage (S3)

typescript
import { S3Client, PutObjectCommand, DeleteObjectCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";

const s3 = new S3Client({ region: process.env.AWS_REGION });

async function persistToS3(imageUrl: string, seed: number): Promise<string> {
  const response = await fetch(imageUrl);
  const buffer = Buffer.from(await response.arrayBuffer());
  const key = `ideogram/${seed}-${Date.now()}.png`;

  await s3.send(new PutObjectCommand({
    Bucket: process.env.S3_BUCKET!,
    Key: key,
    Body: buffer,
    ContentType: "image/png",
    CacheControl: "public, max-age=31536000, immutable",
    Metadata: { seed: String(seed), source: "ideogram" },
  }));

  return `https://${process.env.CDN_DOMAIN}/${key}`;
}

Step 4: Reproduction from Seed

typescript
// Reproduce an image using the stored seed and prompt
async function reproduceImage(record: GenerationRecord) {
  return generateAndPersist(record.prompt, {
    model: record.model,
    style_type: record.styleType,
    aspect_ratio: record.aspectRatio,
    negative_prompt: record.negativePrompt,
    seed: record.seed, // Same seed = same image
    tags: [...(record.tags ?? []), "reproduced"],
  });
}

Step 5: Lifecycle Management

typescript
import { unlinkSync, existsSync, readdirSync, statSync } from "fs";

function cleanupOldAssets(retentionDays: number = 30) {
  const cutoffMs = Date.now() - retentionDays * 86400000;
  let deleted = 0;
  let kept = 0;

  for (const record of records) {
    const createdMs = new Date(record.createdAt).getTime();
    if (createdMs < cutoffMs) {
      if (existsSync(record.storedPath)) {
        unlinkSync(record.storedPath);
        deleted++;
      }
    } else {
      kept++;
    }
  }

  // Remove expired records
  const activeRecords = records.filter(
    r => new Date(r.createdAt).getTime() >= cutoffMs
  );
  records.length = 0;
  records.push(...activeRecords);
  saveRecords();

  console.log(`Cleanup: deleted ${deleted}, kept ${kept}`);
}

function storageReport() {
  const totalBytes = records.reduce((sum, r) => sum + (r.sizeBytes ?? 0), 0);
  const byModel = Object.groupBy(records, r => r.model);

  console.log("=== Image Storage Report ===");
  console.log(`Total images: ${records.length}`);
  console.log(`Total size: ${(totalBytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)} MB`);
  for (const [model, recs] of Object.entries(byModel)) {
    console.log(`  ${model}: ${recs?.length ?? 0} images`);
  }
}

Step 6: Search and Query

typescript
function findByPrompt(searchTerm: string): GenerationRecord[] {
  return records.filter(r =>
    r.prompt.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
  );
}

function findBySeed(seed: number): GenerationRecord | undefined {
  return records.find(r => r.seed === seed);
}

function findByTags(tags: string[]): GenerationRecord[] {
  return records.filter(r =>
    tags.every(t => r.tags?.includes(t))
  );
}

Error Handling

| Issue | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | Expired URL | Downloaded too late | Always download in same function | | Disk full | Too many stored images | Run cleanupOldAssets() regularly | | Missing metadata | Not tracked at generation | Use generateAndPersist wrapper | | Duplicate prompts | Same prompt run twice | Check by prompt hash before generating | | Lost seed | Not recorded | Always store seed from response |

Output

• Generation records with full metadata tracking
• Immediate download preventing URL expiration
• S3 cloud storage with CDN delivery
• Seed-based reproduction for exact image regeneration
• Lifecycle management with configurable retention

Resources

• Ideogram API Reference
• Ideogram Image Expiration

Next Steps

For access control, see ideogram-enterprise-rbac.