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minimax/h3/image-to-video

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POSThttps://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run

Model IDminimax/h3/image-to-video

Input Schema

5 parameters · 3 required · 2 optional

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`image`	string	Required	The first frame of the generated video.
`prompt`	string	Required	Min length: 1 · Max length: 7000 · Default: "The camera slowly pulls back, revealing the full landscape as clouds drift overhead and light shifts across the terrain."
`duration`	integer	Required	Options: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 · Default: 5 456789101112131415
`end_image`	string	Optional	Optional last frame for first-to-last keyframe control.
`resolution`	string	Optional	Output resolution. 768P is generated natively; 2K is upscaled via an in-context regeneration pass. · Options: 768P, 2K · Default: "2K" 768P2K

Output Schema

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier for the generation task
`status`	string	Task status: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout
`model`	string	Model used for the generation
`outputs`	array	Array of output items
`outputs[].url`	string	URL of the generated artifact
`outputs[].content_type`	string	MIME type (e.g. image/png, video/mp4)
`error`	object \| null	Error details if failed, null on success
`error.type`	string	Machine-readable error type code
`error.message`	string	Human-readable error description

Async Workflow

This model uses asynchronous execution. Submit a request and poll for the result.

Submit — POST to /v1/run, receive an id
Poll — GET /v1/run/{id} until status is completed, failed, or timeout
Retrieve — Read outputs from the completed response

Code Examples

Ready-to-run snippets

# Step 1: Submit
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/h3/image-to-video",
  "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back, revealing the full landscape as clouds drift overhead and light shifts across the terrain.",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "2K"
}'

# Step 2: Poll result (replace <id>)
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/<id> \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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