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Abstract Spirulina platensis biopigments have been documented as a potential source of nutritional, physiological, and pharmacological purposes due to the presence of bioactive pigments, total phenolic content (TPC) and the consequent antioxidant activity that these compounds present. Bioextracts market has increased in the last decades and is a key option for replacing fossil-derived products and promote the transition for a bio-based economy. To take advantage of these compounds more effectively, optimized extraction processes must be researched and used in biomass sources. The present study focused on optimizing the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) using response surface methodology. Three factor and three level Box–Behnken design was used to optimize the extraction of bioactive pigments, and to investigate the effects of three independent variables, $$x$$ x 1: extraction temperature (40–60 °C), $$x$$ x 2: extraction cycle time (20–40 min), and $$x$$ x 3: solvent-to-biomass ratio (50–70 mL/mg) on total pigment yield, antioxidant assay, and TPC (dependent variables). A second-order polynomial model was used for predicting the responses. Statistically, the model was validated using an analysis of variance. Results revealed that ultrasound-assisted temperature, time, and solvent-to-biomass ratio had a significant (p