An xAI video generation model supporting text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation. Designed for transforming images into dynamic video content while preserving subject appearance and scene composition.
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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
This endpoint creates and sends a video generation task to the server — and returns its ID.
post
Body
modelstring · enumRequiredPossible values:
promptstringOptional
The text description of the scene, subject, or action to generate in the video.
image_urlstring · uriOptional
URL of the source image to animate (image-to-video mode). Omit for text-to-video. Cannot be combined with reference_images.
Array of reference image URLs (reference-to-video mode). Up to 7 images. Cannot be combined with image_url.
durationinteger · min: 1 · max: 15Optional
The length of the output video in seconds.
Default: 10
aspect_ratiostring · enumOptional
The aspect ratio of the generated video.
Default: 16:9Possible values:
resolutionstring · enumOptional
Output video resolution.
For image-to-video and reference-to-video modes, the value is selected automatically based on the resolution of the input images.
For text-to-video mode, the default output resolution is 720p.
Possible values:
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": "x-ai/grok-imagine-video",
"prompt": "Mona Lisa puts on glasses with her hands.",
"image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
"duration": "8",
}
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)
# Try to retrieve the video from the server every 15 sec
if gen_id:
start_time = time.time()
timeout = 1000
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: "x-ai/grok-imagine-video",
prompt: "Mona Lisa puts on glasses with her hands.",
image_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
duration: "8",
});
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: 0m25kAkw71oR0OCotP9XE
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.
Processing complete:
{'id': '0m25kAkw71oR0OCotP9XE', 'status': 'completed', 'video': {'url': 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/xenops/xai-vidgen-bucket/xai-video-3e3a3eaf-b822-4243-84d9-83fcc7b446f2.mp4'}}
