MiniMax (Hailuo AI) Video 01 Subject Reference

POST/v1/run

Video 01 Subject Reference by MiniMax - 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 minimax/video-01/subject-reference.

Default: minimax/video-01/subject-reference

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

Optional<string>subject_reference_image_url

URL of the subject reference image to use for consistent subject appearance

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": "minimax/video-01/subject-reference",
  "prompt": "A stylish woman walks down a Tokyo street filled with warm glowing neon and animated city signage."
}'

# 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/subject-reference",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}