When you submit a cover generation task to the Suno API, you can use the callBackUrl parameter to set the callback URL. When the task is complete, the system will automatically push results to your specified address.
Callback Mechanism Overview
The callback mechanism eliminates the need to poll the API for task status. The system will actively push task completion results to your server.
Callback Timing
The system will send callback notifications in the following situations:
Cover generation task completed successfully
Cover generation task failed
Error occurred during task processing
Callback Method
HTTP Method : POST
Content Type : application/json
Timeout Setting : 15 seconds
When the task is complete, the system will send a POST request to your callBackUrl:
Success Callback
Failure Callback
{
"code" : 200 ,
"data" : {
"images" : [
"https://tempfile.aiquickdraw.com/s/1753958521_6c1b3015141849d1a9bf17b738ce9347.png" ,
"https://tempfile.aiquickdraw.com/s/1753958524_c153143acc6340908431cf0e90cbce9e.png"
],
"taskId" : "21aee3c3c2a01fa5e030b3799fa4dd56"
},
"msg" : "success"
}
Status Code Description
Callback status code indicating task processing result: Status Code Description 200 Success - Request processed successfully 400 Validation error - Request parameters invalid 408 Rate limited - Timeout 500 Server error - Unexpected error occurred while processing request 501 Cover generation failed 531 Server error - Sorry, generation failed due to an issue. Your credits have been refunded. Please try again
Status message providing more detailed status description
Task ID, consistent with the taskId returned when you submitted the task
Array of generated cover image URLs, returned on success. Usually contains 2 different style cover images
Callback Reception Examples
Here are example codes for receiving callbacks in common programming languages:
const express = require ( 'express' );
const app = express ();
app . use ( express . json ());
app . post ( '/suno-cover-callback' , ( req , res ) => {
const { code , msg , data } = req . body ;
console . log ( 'Received cover generation callback:' , {
taskId: data . taskId ,
status: code ,
message: msg
});
if ( code === 200 ) {
// Task completed successfully
console . log ( 'Cover generation completed' );
const images = data . images ;
if ( images && images . length > 0 ) {
console . log ( 'Generated cover images:' );
images . forEach (( imageUrl , index ) => {
console . log ( `Cover ${ index + 1 } : ${ imageUrl } ` );
});
// Process cover images
// Can download images, save locally, update database, etc.
downloadImages ( images , data . taskId );
}
} else {
// Task failed
console . log ( 'Cover generation failed:' , msg );
// Handle failure cases...
}
// Return 200 status code to confirm callback received
res . status ( 200 ). json ({ status: 'received' });
});
// Download images function
async function downloadImages ( imageUrls , taskId ) {
const fs = require ( 'fs' );
const path = require ( 'path' );
const https = require ( 'https' );
// Create directory
const dir = `covers/ ${ taskId } ` ;
if ( ! fs . existsSync ( dir )) {
fs . mkdirSync ( dir , { recursive: true });
}
for ( let i = 0 ; i < imageUrls . length ; i ++ ) {
const url = imageUrls [ i ];
const filename = path . join ( dir , `cover_ ${ i + 1 } .png` );
try {
await downloadFile ( url , filename );
console . log ( `Cover saved: ${ filename } ` );
} catch ( error ) {
console . error ( `Download failed: ${ error . message } ` );
}
}
}
function downloadFile ( url , filename ) {
return new Promise (( resolve , reject ) => {
const file = fs . createWriteStream ( filename );
https . get ( url , ( response ) => {
response . pipe ( file );
file . on ( 'finish' , () => {
file . close ();
resolve ();
});
}). on ( 'error' , ( err ) => {
fs . unlink ( filename , () => {}); // Delete failed file
reject ( err );
});
});
}
app . listen ( 3000 , () => {
console . log ( 'Callback server running on port 3000' );
});
from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
import requests
import os
from urllib.parse import urlparse
app = Flask( __name__ )
@app.route ( '/suno-cover-callback' , methods = [ 'POST' ])
def handle_callback ():
data = request.json
code = data.get( 'code' )
msg = data.get( 'msg' )
callback_data = data.get( 'data' , {})
task_id = callback_data.get( 'taskId' )
images = callback_data.get( 'images' )
print ( f "Received cover generation callback: { task_id } , status: { code } , message: { msg } " )
if code == 200 :
# Task completed successfully
print ( "Cover generation completed" )
if images:
print ( "Generated cover images:" )
for i, image_url in enumerate (images, 1 ):
print ( f "Cover { i } : { image_url } " )
# Download cover images
download_images(images, task_id)
else :
# Task failed
print ( f "Cover generation failed: { msg } " )
# Handle failure cases...
# Return 200 status code to confirm callback received
return jsonify({ 'status' : 'received' }), 200
def download_images ( image_urls , task_id ):
"""Download cover images"""
# Create directory
dir_path = f "covers/ { task_id } "
os.makedirs(dir_path, exist_ok = True )
for i, url in enumerate (image_urls, 1 ):
try :
# Get file extension
parsed_url = urlparse(url)
file_ext = os.path.splitext(parsed_url.path)[ 1 ] or '.png'
filename = os.path.join(dir_path, f "cover_ { i }{ file_ext } " )
# Download file
response = requests.get(url, stream = True )
if response.status_code == 200 :
with open (filename, 'wb' ) as f:
for chunk in response.iter_content( chunk_size = 8192 ):
f.write(chunk)
print ( f "Cover saved: { filename } " )
else :
print ( f "Download failed { url } : HTTP { response.status_code } " )
except Exception as e:
print ( f "Download failed { url } : { e } " )
if __name__ == '__main__' :
app.run( host = '0.0.0.0' , port = 3000 )
/**
* @param request Callback request
* @return ResponseEntity
* @author zj
* @description Handle Suno Cover generation callback
* @date 2025/1/15
**/
@ PostMapping ( "/suno-cover-callback" )
@ Operation ( summary = "Suno Cover generation callback" , description = "Receive Cover generation completion notification" )
public ResponseEntity < Map < String, String >> handleCoverCallback (
@ RequestBody CoverCallbackRequest request) {
log . info ( "Received cover generation callback: taskId={}, status={}, message={}" ,
request . getData (). getTaskId (), request . getCode (), request . getMsg ());
try {
if ( request . getCode () == 200 ) {
// Task completed successfully
log . info ( "Cover generation completed" );
List < String > images = request . getData (). getImages ();
if (images != null && ! images . isEmpty ()) {
log . info ( "Generated cover images: {}" , images);
// Process cover images
processCoverImages ( request . getData (). getTaskId (), images);
}
} else {
// Task failed
log . error ( "Cover generation failed: {}" , request . getMsg ());
// Handle failure cases
handleCoverGenerationFailure ( request . getData (). getTaskId (),
request . getCode (), request . getMsg ());
}
// Update task status
coverTaskService . updateTaskStatus ( request . getData (). getTaskId (),
request . getCode (), request . getMsg (), request . getData (). getImages ());
} catch ( Exception e ) {
log . error ( "Failed to process cover generation callback" , e);
return ResponseEntity . status ( 500 )
. body ( Map . of ( "status" , "error" , "message" , e . getMessage ()));
}
// Return 200 status code to confirm callback received
return ResponseEntity . ok ( Map . of ( "status" , "received" ));
}
/**
* @param taskId Task ID
* @param imageUrls Image URL list
* @author zj
* @description Process cover images
* @date 2025/1/15
**/
private void processCoverImages ( String taskId, List < String > imageUrls) {
// Asynchronously download images
CompletableFuture . runAsync (() -> {
try {
downloadCoverImages (taskId, imageUrls);
} catch ( Exception e ) {
log . error ( "Failed to download cover images: taskId={}" , taskId, e);
}
});
}
/**
* @param taskId Task ID
* @param imageUrls Image URL list
* @author zj
* @description Download cover images
* @date 2025/1/15
**/
private void downloadCoverImages ( String taskId, List < String > imageUrls) {
String dirPath = "covers/" + taskId;
File dir = new File (dirPath);
if ( ! dir . exists ()) {
dir . mkdirs ();
}
for ( int i = 0 ; i < imageUrls . size (); i ++ ) {
String url = imageUrls . get (i);
String filename = dirPath + "/cover_" + (i + 1 ) + ".png" ;
try {
downloadFile (url, filename);
log . info ( "Cover saved: {}" , filename);
} catch ( Exception e ) {
log . error ( "Download failed: {}" , url, e);
}
}
}
@ Data
public class CoverCallbackRequest {
private Integer code ;
private String msg ;
private CoverCallbackData data ;
}
@ Data
public class CoverCallbackData {
private String taskId ;
private List < String > images ;
}
<? php
header ( 'Content-Type: application/json' );
// Get POST data
$input = file_get_contents ( 'php://input' );
$data = json_decode ( $input , true );
$code = $data [ 'code' ] ?? null ;
$msg = $data [ 'msg' ] ?? '' ;
$callbackData = $data [ 'data' ] ?? [];
$taskId = $callbackData [ 'taskId' ] ?? '' ;
$images = $callbackData [ 'images' ] ?? null ;
error_log ( "Received cover generation callback: $taskId , status: $code , message: $msg " );
if ( $code === 200 ) {
// Task completed successfully
error_log ( "Cover generation completed" );
if ( $images && is_array ( $images ) && count ( $images ) > 0 ) {
error_log ( "Generated cover images: " . implode ( ', ' , $images ));
// Download cover images
downloadCoverImages ( $taskId , $images );
}
} else {
// Task failed
error_log ( "Cover generation failed: $msg " );
// Handle failure cases...
}
/**
* Download cover images
* @param string $taskId Task ID
* @param array $imageUrls Image URL array
*/
function downloadCoverImages ( $taskId , $imageUrls ) {
// Create directory
$dir = "covers/ $taskId " ;
if ( ! is_dir ( $dir )) {
mkdir ( $dir , 0777 , true );
}
foreach ( $imageUrls as $index => $url ) {
$filename = $dir . "/cover_" . ( $index + 1 ) . ".png" ;
try {
$imageContent = file_get_contents ( $url );
if ( $imageContent !== false ) {
file_put_contents ( $filename , $imageContent );
error_log ( "Cover saved: $filename " );
} else {
error_log ( "Download failed: $url " );
}
} catch ( Exception $e ) {
error_log ( "Download failed $url : " . $e -> getMessage ());
}
}
}
// Return 200 status code to confirm callback received
http_response_code ( 200 );
echo json_encode ([ 'status' => 'received' ]);
?>
Best Practices
Callback URL Configuration Recommendations
Use HTTPS : Ensure callback URL uses HTTPS protocol for data transmission security
Verify Source : Verify the legitimacy of request sources in callback processing
Idempotent Processing : The same taskId may receive multiple callbacks, ensure processing logic is idempotent
Quick Response : Callback processing should return 200 status code quickly to avoid timeout
Asynchronous Processing : Complex business logic should be processed asynchronously to avoid blocking callback response
Image Management : Download and save images promptly, noting URL validity period
Error Retry : Implement retry mechanism for failed image downloads
Important Reminders
Callback URL must be a publicly accessible address
Server must respond within 15 seconds, otherwise it will be considered timeout
If 3 consecutive retries fail, the system will stop sending callbacks
Please ensure stability of callback processing logic to avoid callback failures due to exceptions
Cover image URLs may have validity periods, recommend downloading and saving promptly
Usually generates 2 different style cover images for selection
Note handling exceptions for failed image downloads
Troubleshooting
If you don’t receive callback notifications, please check the following:
Network Connection Issues
Confirm callback URL is accessible from the public internet
Check firewall settings to ensure inbound requests are not blocked
Verify domain name resolution is correct
Ensure server returns HTTP 200 status code within 15 seconds
Check server logs for error messages
Verify interface path and HTTP method are correct
Confirm received POST request body is in JSON format
Check if Content-Type is application/json
Verify JSON parsing is correct
Confirm image URLs are accessible
Check image download permissions and network connection
Verify file save path and permissions
Note image URL validity period limitations
Alternative Solutions
If you cannot use the callback mechanism, you can also use polling:
Poll Query Results Use the Get Cover Details endpoint to periodically query task status. We recommend querying every 30 seconds.