--- title: "Produce a video from reference media with MiniMax H3" method: POST path: "/v2/video/edit/minimax-h3-reference-to-video" tags: ["video-edit"] --- # Produce a video from reference media with MiniMax H3 `POST /v2/video/edit/minimax-h3-reference-to-video` Produce a video from a text prompt and reference media with MiniMax H3. The prompt addresses the references by position: the first reference image is `Image 1`, the second `Image 2`, the first reference video is `Video 1`, and the first reference audio is `Audio 1`. Supply reference images either as `reference_image_asset_identifiers` (images already stored with Ideogram) or as raw `reference_images` bytes (multipart requests only); supplying both is rejected, and uploaded bytes are used for this request only and are not stored as an asset. Supply reference videos as `reference_video_asset_identifiers`, which must reference videos generated or uploaded with Ideogram. At most 9 reference images and 3 reference videos are accepted, and reference videos are capped again on clip length. Optional `reference_audios` accepts MP3/WAV uploads alongside an image or video. Audio and video references must total at most 15 seconds; at most 12 references are accepted across all media. References are optional. With none, the video is produced from the prompt alone. Video generation always runs asynchronously: the response returns as soon as the request is accepted and carries only a `generation_id`. Poll for completion and results with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using that id, or supply a `webhook_url` to have the finished result POSTed to your server instead. Video links are available for a limited period of time; download the video if you want to keep it. ## Query parameters - `dry_run` boolean ## Request body - EditVideoMinimaxH3ReferenceToVideoRequest — Request body for MiniMax H3 reference-to-video. The prompt addresses references by position — `Image 1`, `Video 1`, `Audio 1`, and so on. Reference images arrive either as `reference_image_asset_identifiers` or (multipart requests only) as raw `reference_images` bytes, never both. Reference videos arrive only as `reference_video_asset_identifiers`, which must reference videos generated or uploaded with Ideogram. References are optional; audio requires an image or video alongside it. - `prompt` string, required — A natural-language prompt describing the video to produce. Reference media is addressed by position, as in "Image 1 walks toward the camera with the motion of Video 1". - `reference_image_asset_identifiers` AssetIdentifier[] — Images already stored with Ideogram to use as references, by reference, in prompt order. Cannot be combined with `reference_images`. Only image assets are accepted. - `asset_type` 'ASSET' | 'CANVAS_ASSET' | 'LAYERED_ASSET' | 'RESPONSE' | 'UPLOAD', required - `asset_id` string, required - `reference_images` string[] — Images to use as references (max size 50MB each), as raw bytes, in prompt order; only common image formats such as JPEG, PNG, and WEBP are supported. Multipart requests only. Cannot be combined with `reference_image_asset_identifiers`. The bytes are used for this request only and are not stored as an asset. - `reference_video_asset_identifiers` AssetIdentifier[] — Videos generated or uploaded with Ideogram to use as motion references, by reference, in prompt order. Each clip must be between 2 and 15 seconds long, and the clips must total no more than 15 seconds. Raw video uploads are not accepted. - `asset_type` 'ASSET' | 'CANVAS_ASSET' | 'LAYERED_ASSET' | 'RESPONSE' | 'UPLOAD', required - `asset_id` string, required - `reference_audios` string[] — MP3 or WAV audio references, in prompt order as Audio 1, Audio 2, and Audio 3. Multipart uploads only; up to 15 MB per file and 2–15 seconds each. Audio and video references must total no more than 15 seconds. Requires a reference image or video. At most 12 references across images, videos, and audio. Used only for this request and not saved as assets. - `aspect_ratio` '21x9' | '16x9' | '4x3' | '1x1' | '3x4' | '9x16' — The aspect ratio of the generated video. - `resolution` '480p' | '768p' | '2k' | '4k' — The resolution tier of the generated video. `480p` and `768p` are generated natively; `2k` and `4k` are upscaled from a `768p` result. Higher tiers cost more. - `duration` integer — The length of the generated video in seconds. - `prompt_expansion_mode` 'disabled' | 'fast' | 'balanced' | 'quality' — How much the model may rewrite the prompt before generating. `disabled` uses the prompt as written; the other modes trade latency for a richer rewrite. - `webhook_url` string, uri — HTTPS URL that Ideogram delivers the generated result to. Ideogram sends a JSON POST to this URL once all images for the request have finished generating. The body mirrors the synchronous generate response: `request_id`, `created`, and a `data` array containing every generated image (`url`, `prompt`, `resolution`, `seed`, `is_image_safe`). Each delivery is signed with Ed25519 and verifiable against the public keys at `https://api.ideogram.ai/v1/.well-known/jwks.json`. Must be HTTPS; private and loopback hosts and the cloud metadata service are rejected. - `private` boolean, nullable — When true or omitted, the output is kept private to your account. Set to false to publish the output to the public feed. Enterprise accounts always generate privately. - `target_collection_id` string — A collection you can write to, by its URL-safe base64 collection id. The output videos are added to it when the request completes. ## Response `200` An acknowledgement to poll with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}`. - GenerateVideoMinimaxH3Response — Acknowledgement returned by the MiniMax H3 video generation endpoints. Video generation always runs asynchronously, so the generated video is never part of this response: poll for it with `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` using the returned `generation_id`, or receive it at the `webhook_url` you supplied. - `generation_id` string, required — URL-safe base64 ID of the accepted generation. Accepted by the `GET /v1/generations/{generation_id}` polling endpoint. - `created` string, date-time, required — The time the request was accepted. ## Other responses - `400` — Invalid input provided. - `401` — Unauthorized. - `402` — Insufficient credits or quota. - `403` — This account does not have access to this model. - `404` — A referenced asset was not found. - `422` — The prompt did not pass safety checks. - `429` — Too many requests. - `500` — Internal server error. - `503` — The endpoint is temporarily unavailable. ## Changes - **2026-09-17** `9d3ff2d98e27` — 2 info - added the new optional request property `reference_audios` (media type: multipart/form-data) - added the new optional request property `reference_audios` (media type: application/json) - **2026-09-16** `a235a15c0235` — 1 info - added the new optional `query` request parameter `dry_run` - **2026-09-05** `c0e3105ea651` — 1 info - endpoint added [Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/changes/v2/video/edit/minimax-h3-reference-to-video/post.md) --- [API](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/revisions/9d3ff2d98e27?raw)