Kandinsky 5 Distill (Text-to-Video)

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

• sber-ai/kandinsky5-distill-t2v

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A diffusion model designed for fast text-to-video generation (no sound), offered as a compact variant of the Kandinsky 5 (Text-to-Video) model. A resolution is slightly above standard definition (SD).

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 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

modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

promptstringRequired

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

aspect_ratiostring · enumOptional

The aspect ratio of the generated video.

Default: 3:2Possible values:

durationinteger · enumOptional

The length of the output video in seconds.

Default: 5Possible values:

num_inference_stepsintegerOptional

Number of inference steps for sampling. Higher values give better quality but take longer.

Default: 30

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": "sber-ai/kandinsky5-distill-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."
    }'

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
    }
  }
}

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

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:

durationnumber · nullableOptional

The duration of the video.

Example: 8

errorany · nullableOptional

Description of the error, if any.

get/v2/video/generations

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

200

Successfully generated video

{
  "id": "60ac7c34-3224-4b14-8e7d-0aa0db708325",
  "status": "completed",
  "video": {
    "url": "https://cdn.aimlapi.com/generations/hedgehog/1759866285599-0cdfb138-c03a-49d4-a601-4f6413e27b15.mp4",
    "duration": 8
  },
  "duration": 8,
  "error": null,
  "meta": {
    "usage": {
      "tokens_used": 120000
    }
  }
}

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.

Python

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": "sber-ai/kandinsky5-distill-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.",
        "duration": 5
    }
 
    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 15 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

// 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: "sber-ai/kandinsky5-distill-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.
`,
    });

    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 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}/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 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 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();

Response

Generation ID: 0a3ca8ba-9af6-41d3-a938-41f762fcedc1:sber-ai/kandinsky5-distill-t2v
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: completed
Processing complete:
 {
  id: '0a3ca8ba-9af6-41d3-a938-41f762fcedc1:sber-ai/kandinsky5-distill-t2v',
  status: 'completed',
  video: {
    url: 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/flamingo/files/b/koala/yHNhY22wNAnpCbSqIaV8D_output.mp4'
  }
}

Processing time: 53.6 sec.

Generated Video (768x512, without sound):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DmpYZzoFsnrqgP8FvNITaZ6IYrlejkBG/view?usp=sharingdrive.google.com