Wan 2.5 Image to Video

POST/v1/run

Wan 2.5 by Alibaba - animate still images into dynamic videos with AI. Transform photos into cinematic clips with natural motion, camera movement, and optional audio generation.

Request body

Submit an async generation request. The model field selects the model; other fields are model-specific input parameters.

stringmodelrequired

Model identifier. Set to alibaba/wan/2.5/image-to-video.

Default: alibaba/wan/2.5/image-to-video

stringpromptrequired

The text prompt describing the desired video motion. Max 800 characters.

stringimagerequired

URL of the image to use as the first frame. Must be publicly accessible or base64 data URI.

Optional<string>audio

URL of the audio to use as the background music. Must be publicly accessible. Limit handling: If the audio duration exceeds the duration value (5 or 10 seconds), the audio is truncated to the first 5 or 10 seconds, and the rest is discarded. If the audio is shorter than the video, the remaining part of the video will be silent. For example, if the audio is 3 seconds long and the video duration is 5 seconds, the first 3 seconds of the output video will have sound, and the last 2 seconds will be silent. - Format: WAV, MP3. - Duration: 3 to 30 s. - File size: Up to 15 MB.

Optional<string>resolution

Video resolution. Valid values: 480p, 720p, 1080p

Allowed values: 480p, 720p, 1080p

Default: 1080p

Optional<integer>duration

Duration of the generated video in seconds. Choose between 5 or 10 seconds.

Allowed values: 5, 10

Default: 5

Optional<integer>seed

Random seed for reproducibility. If None, a random seed is chosen.

Response Schema

The submit endpoint returns an accepted generation task. Poll the result endpoint with the returned id for terminal outputs or errors.

Optional<string>error

Error message if the task failed. Empty on success.

stringidrequired

Unique identifier for the generation task.

Optional<string>model

Model ID used for the prediction.

Optional<array>outputs

Array of generated content. Empty when status is not completed.

stringstatusrequired

Status of the task: pending, running, completed, failed, or timeout.

Allowed values: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout

Model capabilities

array<string>capability_tagsrequired

Capabilities declared by the model registry.

Default: image-to-video

stringexecution_moderequired

Execution mode declared by the model registry.

Default: async

# 1. Submit a generation request
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "alibaba/wan/2.5/image-to-video",
  "prompt": "The white dragon warrior stands still, eyes full of determination and strength. The camera slowly moves closer or circles around the warrior, highlighting the powerful presence and heroic spirit of the character.",
  "image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/alibaba/wan/2.5/image-to-video/input_image_0.jpg",
  "audio": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/input.mp3",
  "duration": 5
}'

# 2. If the response is still running, poll the returned id
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/run_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY"

Response202 Accepted

{
  "id": "run_abc123",
  "model": "alibaba/wan/2.5/image-to-video",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}