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Kling V4 Image to Video

kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video

Kling V4 Image to Video by Kuaishou animates a start image, optionally toward an end image, into a 3-30 second video.

Base price
$1.18USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
video
Input fields
5
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Input
Describe subject, action, camera and light.

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum

First frame. Min 300x300 px, aspect ratio 0.4-2.5, up to 30 MB.

PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum

Optional last frame.
Output resolution. Allowed values: 720p, 1080p.
330
Output length in seconds (3-30). Range: 3 to 30.
OutputExample

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$1.18 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
video

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
KwaiVGI
Model ID
kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

API README

Kling V4 Image to Video

Kling V4 image-to-video animates a start image, optionally toward an end image, into a 3–30 second clip.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Up to 2,500 characters.
imageimage URL, required—First frame. Min 300×300 px, aspect ratio 0.4–2.5, up to 30 MB.
end_imageimage URL—Optional last frame.
resolution720p / 1080p1080pOutput resolution.
duration3–305Output length in seconds.

Billing

Billed per output second: $0.157 at 720p, $0.235 at 1080p.

OutputPrice
5s, 1080p (default)$1.175
5s, 720p$0.785
10s, 1080p$2.35
30s, 1080p$7.05
Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Describe what moves and how the camera moves; the image sets the look.

Limits

  • Clips are 3–30 seconds.

Also on SandBase

Other Kling V4 endpoints: kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/text-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/reference-to-video, kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/video-edit.

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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video",
  "image": "https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/rabbit/NaslJIC7F2WodS6DFZRRJ.png",
  "prompt": "A detective in a black trench coat stands on a rooftop in the rain, looking through a telescope at the street below.",
  "duration": 5,
  "end_image": "https://v3b.fal.media/files/b/tiger/BwHi22qoQnqaTNMMhe533.png",
  "resolution": "1080p"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call KwaiVGI Kling V4 Image to Video through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "kwaivgi/kling-video/v4/image-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate KwaiVGI account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to KwaiVGI Kling V4 Image to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with KwaiVGI separately.