Image-to-video generation with cinematic visuals, smooth motion, built-in audio generation, and support for multi-shot scenes.
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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
Create a video generation task and send it to the server
post
Body
modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:
promptstringOptional
Text prompt for video generation. Either prompt or multi_prompt must be provided, but not both.
multi_promptstring[]Optional
List of prompts for multi-shot video generation. If provided, overrides the single prompt and divides the video into multiple shots with specified prompts and durations.
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.
tail_image_urlstring · uriOptional
A direct link to an online image or a Base64-encoded local image to be used as the last frame of the video.
durationinteger · enumOptional
The length of the output video in seconds.
Default: 5Possible values:
shot_typestring · enumOptional
The type of multi-shot video generation
Default: customizePossible values:
generate_audiobooleanOptional
Whether to generate audio for the video.
Default: true
negative_promptstringOptional
The description of elements to avoid in the generated video.
cfg_scalenumber · max: 1Optional
The CFG (Classifier Free Guidance) scale is a measure of how close you want the model to stick to your prompt.
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
200Success
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.
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": "klingai/video-v3-standard-image-to-video",
"prompt": "The camera glides smoothly over a calm lake surface, then moves down and gradually dives underwater and moves through a dark, moody world of greenish light and drifting plants. Giant white koi fish emerge from the shadows and turn curiously toward the camera as it passes, their scales shimmering faintly in the murky depths.",
"image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/landscape.jpg",
"last_image_url": "https://cdn.aimlapi.com/flamingo/files/b/monkey/8QpmaTniTlydTzWQcnugy_3ad2bc325cb04e11a11d27034afb554f.png",
"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)
# Trying to retrieve the video from the server every 15 sec
if gen_id:
start_time = time.time()
timeout = 1000 # 1000 sec = 16 min 40 sec
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()
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: "klingai/video-v3-standard-image-to-video",
prompt: 'The camera glides smoothly over a calm lake surface, then moves down and gradually dives underwater and moves through a dark, moody world of greenish light and drifting plants. Giant white koi fish emerge from the shadows and turn curiously toward the camera as it passes, their scales shimmering faintly in the murky depths.',
image_url: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/landscape.jpg',
last_image_url: 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/flamingo/files/b/monkey/8QpmaTniTlydTzWQcnugy_3ad2bc325cb04e11a11d27034afb554f.png',
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();
Generation ID: m3As3o3MJGCpmNloroMt-
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': 'm3As3o3MJGCpmNloroMt-', 'status': 'completed', 'video': {'url': 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/flamingo/files/b/0a8d7126/IpswkHlcAlePBVRJqUsJ9_output.mp4'}}
