Create asset character

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.fal.ai/v1/assets/characters \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Alice",
  "description": "A character with red hair and a blue jacket",
  "reference_images": [
    "https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/0a9b4900/PDbTGyzqRh1aijW2WQiY9_opengraph-1%20%281%29.png",
    "019e6d0a-e5be-7b82-b329-35ae64296902"
  ]
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.fal.ai/v1/assets/characters"

payload = {
    "name": "Alice",
    "description": "A character with red hair and a blue jacket",
    "reference_images": ["https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/0a9b4900/PDbTGyzqRh1aijW2WQiY9_opengraph-1%20%281%29.png", "019e6d0a-e5be-7b82-b329-35ae64296902"]
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'Alice',
    description: 'A character with red hair and a blue jacket',
    reference_images: [
      'https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/0a9b4900/PDbTGyzqRh1aijW2WQiY9_opengraph-1%20%281%29.png',
      '019e6d0a-e5be-7b82-b329-35ae64296902'
    ]
  })
};

fetch('https://api.fal.ai/v1/assets/characters', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

{
  "character": {
    "id": "d7tatpsregjaga2cf3d0",
    "type": "character",
    "name": "Alice",
    "description": "A character with red hair and a blue jacket",
    "icon": "folder",
    "color": "blue",
    "cover_image_url": "https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/0a9b4900/PDbTGyzqRh1aijW2WQiY9_opengraph-1%20%281%29.png",
    "character_identifier": "alice",
    "parent_collection_id": null,
    "is_favorited": false,
    "created_at": "2026-05-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-05-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "asset_count": null,
    "reference_images": [
      "https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/0a9b4900/PDbTGyzqRh1aijW2WQiY9_opengraph-1%20%281%29.png"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "validation_error",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "message": "Access denied"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "not_found",
    "message": "Resource not found"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "validation_error",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "validation_error",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "server_error",
    "message": "An unexpected error occurred"
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "type": "server_error",
    "message": "Upstream asset service failed"
  }
}