Veo 3 (Image-to-Video)

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

• google/veo-3.0-i2v

Try in Playground

The model generates realistic 8-second 720p and 1080p videos with detailed visuals and audio, offering multiple styles and even dialogue support.

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 two corresponding API schemas and examples for both endpoint calls.

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.

post

Body

modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

promptstringRequired

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

image_urlstring · uriRequired

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.

durationinteger · enumOptional

The length of the output video in seconds.

Default: 8Possible values:

aspect_ratiostring · enumOptional

The aspect ratio of the generated video.

Possible values:

resolutionstring · enumOptionalDefault: 720PPossible values:

negative_promptstringOptional

The description of elements to avoid in the generated video.

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.

enhance_promptbooleanOptional

Whether to enhance the video generation.

Default: true

generate_audiobooleanOptional

Whether to generate audio for the video.

Default: true

Responses

200Success

application/json

idstringRequired

The ID of the generated video.

Example: 60ac7c34-3224-4b14-8e7d-0aa0db708325

statusstring · enumRequired

The current status of the generation task.

Example: completedPossible values:

post/v2/video/generations

curl -L \
  --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
      "model": "google/veo-3.0-i2v",
      "prompt": "A woman looks into the camera, breathes in, then exclaims energetically, ’Hello world!’",
      "image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg"
    }'

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
    }
  }
}

Fetch the video

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

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer key

Query parameters

generation_idstringRequiredExample: <REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GENERATION_ID>

Responses

200Success

application/json

idstringRequired

The ID of the generated video.

Example: 60ac7c34-3224-4b14-8e7d-0aa0db708325

statusstring · enumRequired

The current status of the generation task.

Example: completedPossible values:

get/v2/video/generations

curl -L \
  --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_GENERATION_ID>' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>'

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

We have a classic reproduction of the famous da Vinci painting. Let's ask the model to generate a video where the Mona Lisa puts on glasses.

Python

import requests
import time

# replace <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY> with your actual AI/ML API 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}/generate/video/google/generation"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
    }

    data = {
        "model": "google/veo-3.0-i2v",
        "prompt": "First, The woman silently puts on glasses with her hands. Then she sighs. After that she says once slowly: 'Well...'.",
        "image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",      
    }
 
    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 = f"{base_url}/generate/video/google/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)
    # print("Generation:", response.json())
    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 = 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")
            
            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()

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: "google/veo-3.0-i2v",
    prompt: "First, The woman silently puts on glasses with her hands. Then she sighs. After that she says once slowly: 'Well...'.",
    image_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
    duration: "5",
  });

  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 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}/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 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 10 s until completion or timeout
function main() {
  generateVideo((genResponse) => {
    if (!genResponse || !genResponse.id) {
      console.error("Failed to start generation");
      return;
    }

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

    const startTime = Date.now();
    const timeout = 600000;

    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, 10000);
        } else {
          console.log("Processing complete:\n", responseData);
        }
      });
    };

    checkStatus();
  });
}

main();

Response

Generation ID:   cb21d13b-0a63-4713-81d3-90783e7f83dc:veo-3.0-generate-001
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: 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 {'status': 'completed', 'id': 'cb21d13b-0a63-4713-81d3-90783e7f83dc:veo-3.0-generate-001', 'video': {'url': 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/generations/guepard/1754992616167-0c4f83fc-6b2c-47ea-a3b6-e9f002990b16.mp4'}}

Original (with the audio): 1280x720

Low-res GIF preview:

"First, The woman silently puts on glasses with her hands. Then she sighs. After that she says once slowly: 'Well...'."