An innovative AI model designed for generating high-quality videos from text prompts or image. This model can produce visually striking content with cinematic qualities, allowing users to create engaging videos quickly and efficiently.
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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
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
post
Body
modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:
promptstring · max: 2000Required
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 first frame for the video.
Image specifications:
format must be JPG, JPEG, or PNG;
aspect ratio should be greater than 2:5 and less than 5:2;
the shorter side must exceed 300 pixels;
file size must not exceed 20MB.
enhance_promptbooleanOptional
If True, the incoming prompt will be automatically optimized to improve generation quality when needed. For more precise control, set it to False — the model will then follow the instructions more strictly.
Default: true
Responses
200Success
application/json
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.
get
Query parameters
generation_idstringRequired
Responses
200
Successfully generated video
application/json
get
/v2/video/generations
200
Successfully generated video
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. Generation may take around 3 minutes for a 6-second video.
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/minimax/generation"
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
}
data = {
"model": "video-01-live2d",
"prompt": "Mona Lisa puts on glasses with her hands.",
"first_frame_image": "https://s2-111386.kwimgs.com/bs2/mmu-aiplatform-temp/kling/20240620/1.jpeg",
}
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/minimax/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("generation_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")
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()
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: "video-01-live2d",
prompt: "Mona Lisa puts on glasses with her hands.",
first_frame_image: "https://s2-111386.kwimgs.com/bs2/mmu-aiplatform-temp/kling/20240620/1.jpeg",
});
const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}/generate/video/minimax/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/minimax/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.generation_id) {
console.error("Failed to start generation");
return;
}
const genId = genResponse.generation_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();
Generation ID: 288439434137694
Status: queued
Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.
Status: queued
Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.
Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: generating
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Status: completed
Processing complete:\n {'id': '288439434137694', 'status': 'completed', 'video': {'url': 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/whale/inference_output%2Fvideo%2F2025-07-08%2Fd1626f4f-be9c-4aca-87da-5b749efcdef7%2Foutput.mp4?Expires=1752005613&OSSAccessKeyId=LTAI5tAmwsjSaaZVA6cEFAUu&Signature=5guXof04YOOgZPBhkeklSFY5gqM%3D'}}
