Seedance 1.0 lite (Text-to-Video)

This documentation is valid for the following list of our models:

bytedance/seedance-1-0-lite-t2v

Generate professional video content from text prompts in minutes — with the option to keep the camera fixed throughout the entire clip.

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.

How to Make a Call

Step-by-Step Instructions

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.

API Schemas

Now, all of our API schemas for video models use our new universal short URL — https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations. However, you can still call this model using the legacy URL that includes the vendor name.

Create a video generation task and send it to the server

You can generate a video using this API. In the basic setup, you only need a prompt. This endpoint creates and sends a video generation task to the server — and returns a generation ID.

post

Body

modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

promptstringRequired

The text description of the scene, subject, or action to generate in the video.

resolutionstring · enumOptional

An enumeration where the short side of the video frame determines the resolution.

Default: 1080pPossible values:

durationinteger · enumOptional

The length of the output video in seconds.

Possible values:

watermarkbooleanOptional

Whether the video contains a watermark.

Default: false

seedintegerOptional

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.

camerafixedbooleanOptional

Whether to fix the camera position.

true: Fix the camera position. The platform will append instructions to fix the camera position in the user's prompt, but the actual effect is not guaranteed.
false: Do not fix the camera position.

Default: false

aspect_ratiostring · enumOptional

The aspect ratio of the generated video.

Default: 16:9Possible values:

Responses

200Success

application/json

post

/v2/video/generations

async function main() {
  const response = await fetch('https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "model": "bytedance/seedance-1-0-lite-t2v",
      "prompt": "A menacing evil dragon appears in a distance above the tallest mountain, then rushes toward the camera with its jaws open, revealing massive fangs. We see it’s coming."
    }),
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
}

main();

200Success

{
  "id": "60ac7c34-3224-4b14-8e7d-0aa0db708325",
  "status": "completed",
  "video": {
    "url": "https://cdn.aimlapi.com/generations/hedgehog/1759866285599-0cdfb138-c03a-49d4-a601-4f6413e27b15.mp4"
  },
  "error": {
    "name": "text",
    "message": "text"
  },
  "meta": {
    "usage": {
      "credits_used": 120000
    }
  }
}

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 complete, the response will include the final result — with the generated video URL and additional metadata.

get

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer key

Query parameters

generation_idstringRequiredExample: <REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GENERATION_ID>

Responses

200Success

application/json

get

/v2/video/generations

async function main() {
  const response = await fetch('https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GENERATION_ID>', {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>',
    },
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
}

main();

200Success

{
  "id": "60ac7c34-3224-4b14-8e7d-0aa0db708325",
  "status": "completed",
  "video": {
    "url": "https://cdn.aimlapi.com/generations/hedgehog/1759866285599-0cdfb138-c03a-49d4-a601-4f6413e27b15.mp4"
  },
  "error": {
    "name": "text",
    "message": "text"
  },
  "meta": {
    "usage": {
      "credits_used": 120000
    }
  }
}

Full Example: Generating and Retrieving the Video From the Server

The code below creates a video generation task, then automatically polls the server every 10 seconds until it finally receives the video URL.

Generation may take around 40-50 seconds for a 5-second video.

import requests
import time

# Insert your AI/ML API key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
api_key = "<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>"

# Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
def generate_video():
    url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/video/bytedance/generation"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
    }

    data = {
        "model": "bytedance/seedance-1-0-lite-t2v",
        "prompt": "A menacing evil dragon appears in a distance above the tallest mountain, then rushes toward the camera with its jaws open, revealing massive fangs. We see it's coming",     
    }
 
    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()
        print(response_data)
        return response_data
    

# Requesting the result of the task from the server using the generation_id
def get_video(gen_id):
    url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/generate/video/bytedance/generation"
    params = {
        "generation_id": gen_id,
    }
    
    # Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
        }

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


def main():
    
    # Generate video
    gen_response = generate_video()
    gen_id = gen_response.get("id")
    print("Generation ID:  ", gen_id)

    # Try to retrieve the video from the server every 10 sec
    if gen_id:
        start_time = time.time()

        timeout = 600
        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")
            print("Status:", status)

            if status == "waiting" or status == "active" or  status == "queued" or status == "generating":
                print("Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.")
                time.sleep(10)
            else:
                print("Processing complete:/n", response_data)
                return response_data
   
        print("Timeout reached. Stopping.")
        return None     


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

// Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>
const apiKey = "<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>";
const baseUrl = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2";
const https = require("https");
const { URL } = require("url");

// Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
function generateVideo(callback) {
    const data = JSON.stringify({
        model: "bytedance/seedance-1-0-lite-t2v",
        prompt: `
A menacing evil dragon appears in a distance above the tallest mountain, then rushes toward the camera with its jaws open, revealing massive fangs. We see it's coming.
`
    });

    const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}/generate/video/bytedance/generation`);
    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 result = JSON.parse(body);
                callback(result);
            }
        });
    });

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

    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}/generate/video/bytedance/generation`);
    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 result = JSON.parse(body);
            callback(result);
        });
    });

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

    req.end();
}

// Initiates video generation and checks the status every 10 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 = 10 * 1000; // 10 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;
                console.log("Status:", status);

                if (["waiting", "active", "queued", "generating"].includes(status)) {
                    console.log("Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.");
                    setTimeout(checkStatus, interval);
                } else {
                    console.log("Processing complete:\n", responseData);
                }
            });
        };
        checkStatus();
    });
}

main();

Response

{'id': 'cgt-20250704191750-n4qjp', 'status': 'queued'}
Gen_ID:   cgt-20250704191750-n4qjp
Status: generating
Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.
Status: generating
Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.
Status: generating
Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.
Status: completed
Processing complete:/n {'id': 'cgt-20250704191750-n4qjp', 'status': 'completed', 'video': {'url': 'https://ark-content-generation-ap-southeast-1.tos-ap-southeast-1.volces.com/seedance-1-0-lite-t2v/02175162787056300000000000000000000ffffc0a870115c506e.mp4?X-Tos-Algorithm=TOS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Tos-Credential=AKLTYjg3ZjNlOGM0YzQyNGE1MmI2MDFiOTM3Y2IwMTY3OTE%2F20250704%2Fap-southeast-1%2Ftos%2Frequest&X-Tos-Date=20250704T111816Z&X-Tos-Expires=86400&X-Tos-Signature=9fa7ce9b1230bdd6c9ed5e2f08bfeda232e48e81877ef1647d45b55b641e9f15&X-Tos-SignedHeaders=host'}}

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