Veo 3 Fast (Text-to-Video)
The model generates realistic 8-second 720p and 1080p videos with detailed visuals and audio. Optimized for speed and cost compared to the Veo 3 (Text-to-Video) model.
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
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.
This model produces highly detailed and natural-looking videos, so generation may take around 2 minutes for a 8-second video with audio.
import requests
import time
# Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
aimlapi_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}/generate/video/google/generation"
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {aimlapi_key}",
}
data = {
"model": "google/veo-3.0-fast",
"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()
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}/generate/video/google/generation"
params = {
"generation_id": gen_id,
}
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {aimlapi_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)
# Trying to retrieve the video from the server every 10 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")
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: "google/veo-3.0-fast",
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/google/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/google/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();Original (with the audio): 1280x720
Low-res GIF preview:
"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."API Schemas
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.
To quickly test video models from different developers without changing endpoints, use our new universal short one — https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations.
The text description of the scene, subject, or action to generate in the video.
The aspect ratio of the generated video.
720PPossible values: The length of the output video in seconds.
The description of elements to avoid in the generated video.
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.
Whether to enhance the video generation.
trueWhether to generate audio for the video.
trueNo content
POST /v2/generate/video/google/generation HTTP/1.1
Host: api.aimlapi.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 180
{
"model": "google/veo-3.0-fast",
"prompt": "text",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"resolution": "720P",
"duration": 4,
"negative_prompt": "text",
"seed": 1,
"enhance_prompt": true,
"generate_audio": true
}No content
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.
No content
GET /v2/generate/video/google/generation?generation_id=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.aimlapi.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*
No content
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