Luma Ray 2 Image to Video

POST/v1/run

Ray 2 by Luma - 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 luma/ray-2/image-to-video.

Default: luma/ray-2/image-to-video

stringpromptrequired

Text prompt that describes the image or asset to generate.

stringimagerequired

Initial image to start the video from. Can be used together with end_image_url.

Optional<string>end_image

Final image to end the video with. Can be used together with image_url.

Optional<string>resolution

The resolution of the generated video (720p costs 2x more, 1080p costs 4x more)

Allowed values: 540p, 720p, 1080p

Default: 540p

Optional<string>duration

The duration of the generated video

Allowed values: 5s, 9s

Default: 5s

Optional<string>aspect_ratio

The aspect ratio of the generated image.

Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16

Response Schema

The submit endpoint returns a run response. If its status is pending or running, poll GET /v1/run/{id} with the returned opaque ID until it reaches a terminal state.

stringidrequired

Opaque SandBase run identifier. Use it exactly as returned; no prefix is guaranteed.

stringstatusrequired

Current public run status.

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

Optional<string>model

Public SandBase model name used for this run.

Optional<array<object>>outputs

Present only for completed runs. Each object is capability-specific; inspect the selected model schema for its fields.

Optional<object>error

Present only for failed or timeout runs. Contains a public error type and sanitized message.

Optional<string>error.type

Stable public error category.

Optional<string>error.message

Sanitized error message safe to show to clients.

Optional<object>usage

Usage details when available.

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": "luma/ray-2/image-to-video",
  "prompt": "A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage.",
  "image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/luma/ray-2/image-to-video/input_image_0.jpeg",
  "duration": "5s",
  "aspect_ratio": "21:9"
}'

# 2. If the response is still running, poll the returned id
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/f3d2e8a1-7c4b-4a12-9d2e-123456789abc \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY"

Response202 Accepted

{
  "id": "f3d2e8a1-7c4b-4a12-9d2e-123456789abc",
  "model": "luma/ray-2/image-to-video",
  "status": "running"
}