MiniMax (Hailuo AI) Video 01 Live

POST/v1/run

Video 01 Live is MiniMax's text-to-video AI model. Turn written scripts and prompts into professional-quality video clips with realistic motion, lighting, and scene composition.

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 minimax/video-01-live/text-to-video.

Default: minimax/video-01-live/text-to-video

stringpromptrequired

Text prompt that describes the image or asset to generate.

Optional<boolean>prompt_optimizer

Whether to use the model's prompt optimizer

Default: true

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: text-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": "minimax/video-01-live/text-to-video",
  "prompt": "A rugged middle-aged man with wheat-colored skin and a full beard streaked with gray stands in the harsh sunlight of a desert outpost. His curly hair is windswept, and sweat drips down the bridge of his slightly crooked nose. His faded utility jacket and weathered boots are caked in dust, while his sharp, watchful eyes scan the horizon."
}'

# 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": "minimax/video-01-live/text-to-video",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}