# Wan 2.6 Flash (Image-to-Video)

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* `alibaba/wan-2-6-image-to-video-flash`
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The model generates 5–15-second videos from a single image with synchronized motion and sound. It supports multi-shot HD clips with natural motion and cinematic camera control.

## Setup your API Key

If you don’t have an API key for the AI/ML API yet, feel free to use our [Quickstart guide](https://docs.aimlapi.com/quickstart/setting-up).

## How to Make a Call

<details>

<summary>Step-by-Step Instructions</summary>

Generating a video using this model involves sequentially calling two endpoints:

* The first one is for creating and sending a video generation task to the server (returns a generation ID).
* The second one is for requesting the generated video from the server using the generation ID received from the first endpoint. Below, you can find both corresponding API schemas.

</details>

## API Schemas

### Create a video generation task and send it to the server

This endpoint creates and sends a video generation task to the server — and returns its ID.

## POST /v2/video/generations

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```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"AIML API","version":"1.0.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://api.aimlapi.com"}],"paths":{"/v2/video/generations":{"post":{"operationId":"_v2_video_generations","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"model":{"type":"string","enum":["alibaba/wan-2-6-image-to-video-flash"]},"prompt":{"type":"string","description":"The text description of the scene, subject, or action to generate in the video."},"image_url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"A direct link to an online image or a Base64-encoded local image that will serve as the visual base or the first frame for the video."},"audio_url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL of the audio file. The model will use this audio to generate the video."},"resolution":{"type":"string","enum":["720p","1080p"],"default":"720p","description":"An enumeration where the short side of the video frame determines the resolution."},"duration":{"type":"integer","description":"Duration of the generated video in seconds (up to 15 seconds for Flash model).","enum":[5,10,15],"default":"10"},"negative_prompt":{"type":"string","description":"The description of elements to avoid in the generated video."},"shot_type":{"type":"string","enum":["single","multi"],"default":"single","description":"Specifies the shot type of the generated video, that is, whether the video consists of a single continuous shot or multiple switched shots.\nThis parameter takes effect only when \"enhance_prompt\" is set to 'true':\n- single: (default) Outputs a single-shot video.\n- multi: Outputs a multi-shot video."},"generate_audio":{"type":"boolean","default":true,"description":"Specifies whether to automatically add audio to the generated video.\nThis parameter takes effect only when 'audio_url' is not provided."},"seed":{"type":"integer","description":"Varying the seed integer is a way to get different results for the same other request parameters. Using the same value for an identical request will produce similar results. If unspecified, a random number is chosen."},"enhance_prompt":{"type":"boolean","default":true,"description":"Whether to enable prompt expansion."}},"required":["model","prompt","image_url"],"title":"alibaba/wan-2-6-image-to-video-flash"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"The ID of the generated video."},"status":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","generating","completed","error"],"description":"The current status of the generation task."},"video":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL where the file can be downloaded from."}},"required":["url"]},"error":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"required":["name","message"],"description":"Description of the error, if any."},"meta":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"usage":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"credits_used":{"type":"number","description":"The number of tokens consumed during generation."}},"required":["credits_used"]}},"description":"Additional details about the generation."}},"required":["id","status"]}}}}}}}}}
```

### Retrieve the generated video from the server

After sending a request for video generation, this task is added to the queue. This endpoint lets you check the status of a video generation task using its `id`, obtained from the endpoint described above.\
If the video generation task status is `completed`, the response will include the final result — with the generated video URL and additional metadata.

## GET /v2/video/generations

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```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"AIML API","version":"1.0.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://api.aimlapi.com"}],"security":[{"access-token":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"access-token":{"scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>","type":"http","description":"Bearer key","in":"header"}}},"paths":{"/v2/video/generations":{"get":{"operationId":"_v2_video_generations","parameters":[{"name":"generation_id","required":true,"in":"query","schema":{"type":"string"}}],"responses":{"200":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"The ID of the generated video."},"status":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","generating","completed","error"],"description":"The current status of the generation task."},"video":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL where the file can be downloaded from."}},"required":["url"]},"error":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"required":["name","message"],"description":"Description of the error, if any."},"meta":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"usage":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"credits_used":{"type":"number","description":"The number of tokens consumed during generation."}},"required":["credits_used"]}},"description":"Additional details about the generation."}},"required":["id","status"]}}}}}}}}}
```

## Code Example

The code below creates a video generation task, then automatically polls the server every **15** seconds until it finally receives the video URL.

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```python
import requests
import time

# Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
api_key = "<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>"
base_url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2"

# Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
def generate_video():
    url = f"{base_url}/video/generations"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
    }

    data = {
        "model": "alibaba/wan-2-6-image-to-video-flash",
        "prompt": "Mona Lisa sits holding glasses in her hands, then puts them on, but changes her mind, takes them off, and hides them in a handbag on her lap. Then she smiles.",
        "image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
        "tail_image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
        "duration": "10",
    }
 
    response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)
    
    if response.status_code >= 400:
        print(f"Error: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
    else:
        response_data = response.json()
        return response_data
    

# Requesting the result of the task from the server using the generation_id
def get_video(gen_id):
    url = f"{base_url}/video/generations"
    params = {
        "generation_id": gen_id,
    }
    
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
        }

    response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
    return response.json()


def main():
    # Running video generation and getting a task id
    gen_response = generate_video()
    gen_id = gen_response.get("id")
    print("Generation ID:  ", gen_id)

    # Try to retrieve the video from the server every 15 sec
    if gen_id:
        start_time = time.time()

        timeout = 1000
        while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
            response_data = get_video(gen_id)

            if response_data is None:
                print("Error: No response from API")
                break

            status = response_data.get("status")
            
            if status in ["queued", "generating"]:
                print(f"Status: {status}. Checking again in 15 seconds.")
                time.sleep(15)
            else:
                print("Processing complete:\n", response_data)
                return response_data

        print("Timeout reached. Stopping.")
        return None 


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
```

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```javascript
const https = require("https");
const { URL } = require("url");

// Replace <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY> with your actual AI/ML API key
const apiKey = "<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>";
const baseUrl = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2";

// Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
function generateVideo(callback) {
  const data = JSON.stringify({
    model: "alibaba/wan-2-6-image-to-video-flash",
    prompt: "Mona Lisa sits holding glasses in her hands, then puts them on, but changes her mind, takes them off, and hides them in a handbag on her lap. Then she smiles.",
    image_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
    tail_image_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
    duration: "10", 
  });

  const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}/video/generations`);
  const options = {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(data),
    },
  };

  const req = https.request(url, options, (res) => {
    let body = "";
    res.on("data", (chunk) => body += chunk);
    res.on("end", () => {
      if (res.statusCode >= 400) {
        console.error(`Error: ${res.statusCode} - ${body}`);
        callback(null);
      } else {
        const parsed = JSON.parse(body);
        callback(parsed);
      }
    });
  });

  req.on("error", (err) => console.error("Request error:", err));
  req.write(data);
  req.end();
}

// Requesting the result of the task from the server using the generation_id
function getVideo(genId, callback) {
  const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}/video/generations`);
  url.searchParams.append("generation_id", genId);

  const options = {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
  };

  const req = https.request(url, options, (res) => {
    let body = "";
    res.on("data", (chunk) => body += chunk);
    res.on("end", () => {
      const parsed = JSON.parse(body);
      callback(parsed);
    });
  });

  req.on("error", (err) => console.error("Request error:", err));
  req.end();
}

// Initiates video generation and checks the status every 15 seconds until completion or timeout
function main() {
    generateVideo((genResponse) => {
        if (!genResponse || !genResponse.id) {
            console.error("No generation ID received.");
            return;
        }

        const genId = genResponse.id;
        console.log("Generation ID:", genId);

        const timeout = 1000 * 1000; // 1000 sec
        const interval = 15 * 1000; // 15 sec
        const startTime = Date.now();

        const checkStatus = () => {
            if (Date.now() - startTime >= timeout) {
                console.log("Timeout reached. Stopping.");
                return;
            }

            getVideo(genId, (responseData) => {
                if (!responseData) {
                    console.error("Error: No response from API");
                    return;
                }

                const status = responseData.status;
        
                if (["queued", "generating"].includes(status)) {
                    console.log(`Status: ${status}. Checking again in 15 seconds.`);
                    setTimeout(checkStatus, interval);
                } else {
                    console.log("Processing complete:\n", responseData);
                }
            });
        };
        checkStatus();
    })
}

main();
```

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<details>

<summary>Response</summary>

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```json5
Generation ID:   ZHit78epXWA0ElX4Cz3nX
Status: queued. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Processing complete:
 {'id': 'ZHit78epXWA0ElX4Cz3nX', 'status': 'completed', 'video': {'url': 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/alpaca/1d/5b/20260206/c13c8fea/4630931-266f57d4-1593-44b7-91c2-fe988ae2194e.mp4?Expires=1770478775&OSSAccessKeyId=LTAI5t7xkDxYoFdeAc4nqUeU&Signature=3zDietzVmSPFUfced9w76bDo0Nc%3D'}}
```

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</details>

**Processing time**: \~ 4 min 24 sec.

**Generated video** (1280x720, with sound):

{% embed url="<https://drive.google.com/file/d/17wtnHwaikKEkkn15Q-MXxELZEEyW-IuO/view?usp=sharing>" %}