sora-2-t2v

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Sora 2 is new powerful media generation model, generating videos with synced audio.

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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

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

modelundefined · enumRequiredPossible values:

promptstringRequired

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

durationinteger · enumOptional

The length of the output video in seconds.

Possible values:

aspect_ratiostring · enumOptional

The aspect ratio of the generated video.

Default: 16:9Possible values:

resolutionstring · enumOptional

Specifies the size of the output video in pixels

Default: 720pPossible values:

Responses

201Success

No content

post

/v2/video/generations

POST /v2/video/generations HTTP/1.1
Host: api.aimlapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 100

{
  "model": "openai/sora-2-t2v",
  "prompt": "text",
  "duration": 4,
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "resolution": "720p"
}

201Success

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 generation_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

Query parameters

generation_idstringRequired

Responses

200Success

No content

get

/v2/video/generations

GET /v2/video/generations?generation_id=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.aimlapi.com
Accept: */*

200Success

No content

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 takes about 50–60 seconds for a 4-second 720p 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/video/generations"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
    }

    data = {
        "model": "openai/sora-2-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.",
        "resolution": "720p",
        "duration": 4
    }
 
    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/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():
    # 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>";

// Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
async function generateVideo() {
  const url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations";

  const data = {
    model: "openai/sora-2-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.",
    resolution: "720p",
    duration: 4,
  };

  try {
    const response = await fetch(url, {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify(data),
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      const errorText = await response.text();
      console.error(`Error: ${response.status} - ${errorText}`);
      return null;
    }

    const responseData = await response.json();
    console.log(responseData);
    return responseData;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Request failed:", error);
    return null;
  }
}

// Requesting the result of the task from the server using the generation_id
async function getVideo(genId) {
  const url = new URL("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations");
  url.searchParams.append("generation_id", genId);

  try {
    const response = await fetch(url, {
      method: "GET",
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
    });

    return await response.json();
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error fetching video:", error);
    return null;
  }
}

// Initiates video generation and checks the status every 10 seconds until completion or timeout
async function main() {
  const genResponse = await generateVideo();
  if (!genResponse) return;

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

  if (genId) {
    const timeout = 600 * 1000; // 10 minutes
    const startTime = Date.now();

    while (Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
      const responseData = await getVideo(genId);

      if (!responseData) {
        console.error("Error: No response from API");
        break;
      }

      const status = responseData.status;
      console.log("Status:", status);

      if (["waiting", "active", "queued", "generating"].includes(status)) {
        console.log("Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.");
        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10000));
      } else {
        console.log("Processing complete:\n", responseData);
        return responseData;
      }
    }

    console.log("Timeout reached. Stopping.");
  }
}

main();

Response

Generation ID: video_68e56d5e6ca88191b0aa3d18416ebdd3088ac20c82665bd8:openai/sora-2-t2v
Status: generating
Still waiting... Checking again in 10 seconds.
Status: queued
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:
 {
  id: 'video_68e56d5e6ca88191b0aa3d18416ebdd3088ac20c82665bd8:openai/sora-2-t2v',
  status: 'completed',
  video: {
    url: 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/generations/hedgehog/1759866285599-0cdfb138-c03a-49d4-a601-4f6413e27b15.mp4'
  }
}

Processing time: ~1 min 14 sec.

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