xai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-video
Grok Imagine Video by xAI - generate cinematic videos from text descriptions with AI. Create high-quality video content with natural motion, camera control, and optional audio generation.
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runxai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-videoInput Schema
4 parameters · 1 required · 3 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | Required | Text description of the desired video. · Max length: 4096 |
duration | integer | Optional | Video duration in seconds. · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Default: 6 |
resolution | string | Optional | Resolution of the output video. · Options: 480p, 720p · Default: "720p" 480p720p |
aspect_ratio | string | Optional | The aspect ratio of the generated image. · Options: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16 · Default: "16:9" 21:916:93:24:35:41:14:53:42:39:16 |
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, ortimeout - Retrieve — Read
outputsfrom 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": "xai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-video",
"prompt": "Anime schoolgirl bursting out of house door, cherry blossoms blowing, morning light, speed lines indicating rush, chibi-ready expressions, classic shojo aesthetic, vibrant colors",
"duration": 6,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}'
# Step 2: Poll result (replace <id>)
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/<id> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"API README
Grok Imagine Video Text To Video
Grok Imagine Video Text To Video is a specialized SandBase endpoint built to generate a moving scene directly from written direction. It is most useful when teams need prompt-led shot creation with controllable duration, framing, and resolution, with the route’s inputs defining a repeatable production contract instead of leaving critical delivery choices to an ad-hoc manual workflow.
Use this exact route when its input mode matches the creative asset already in hand: describe the visual or spoken result clearly, set only the controls that support the intended delivery, and keep the subject, action, environment, camera or performance direction internally consistent. The result is returned asynchronously as a downloadable media URL suitable for review, automation, or downstream finishing.
Highlights
- Text-only scene invention. Move from a written idea to a complete moving shot without preparing any source frame or reference set.
- Fifteen-second timing range. Durations from 1 to 15 seconds accommodate quick motion studies as well as actions with a visible beginning and resolution.
- Default widescreen framing. The route starts at 16:9 while retaining nine additional ratios for cinematic, square, portrait, and vertical composition.
- Two resolution tiers. Generate 480p previews or 720p delivery candidates while keeping the creative direction and framing consistent.
Pricing
No public price is configured in this model card. Check the live pricing endpoint before submitting production workloads.
| Billing status | Price |
|---|---|
| Not configured | — |
When to Use
| Scenario | Why this route fits |
|---|---|
| Concept development | Choose Grok Imagine Video Text To Video when its text to video workflow matches the starting material and you need several clearly directed variations. |
| Production iteration | Use explicit duration, resolution, ratio, seed, or quality controls to compare versions without changing the core creative brief. |
| Channel adaptation | Generate directly in the landscape, square, portrait, or vertical format required by the destination whenever that control is available. |
| Automated pipelines | Integrate the asynchronous media URL into review queues, asset libraries, publishing tools, or a later finishing stage. |
| Alternative route | Pick a related text-, image-, reference-, edit-, or turbo route when the available source media or required degree of control is different. |
Prompt Guide
Lead with the main subject or source asset, then describe the intended action or transformation, environment, composition, camera or vocal delivery, lighting and mood. Keep instructions concrete and compatible; use the route’s explicit fields for duration, resolution, ratio, quality, voice, or reproducibility instead of burying those settings in prose.
{
"prompt": "A cinematic product reveal with deliberate subject motion, coherent lighting, and a slow camera push.",
"duration": 6,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
Technical Specs
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Model ID | xai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-video |
| Required inputs | prompt |
| Execution | Asynchronous; poll the returned generation ID |
| Output | Downloadable media URL |
prompt | string; required |
duration | integer; optional; range: 1–15; default: 6 |
resolution | string; optional; choices: 480p, 720p; default: 720p |
aspect_ratio | string; optional; choices: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16; default: 16:9 |
Related Models
| Model | Best for |
|---|---|
xai/grok-tts | Alternative grok tts workflow |
xai/grok-imagine-video/extend | Alternative extend workflow |
xai/grok-imagine-video/image-to-video | Alternative image to video workflow |
xai/grok-imagine-video/reference-to-video | Alternative reference to video workflow |