---
title: "Generate a video from a text prompt with MiniMax H3"
method: POST
path: "/v2/video/generate/minimax-h3-text-to-video"
tags: ["video-generate"]
---

# Generate a video from a text prompt with MiniMax H3

`POST /v2/video/generate/minimax-h3-text-to-video`

Generate a video from a text prompt with MiniMax H3.

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

- GenerateVideoMinimaxH3TextToVideoRequest — Request body for MiniMax H3 text-to-video generation.
  - `prompt` string, required — A natural-language prompt describing the video to generate.
  - `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.
  - `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 video is 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.
- `422` — The prompt did not pass safety checks.
- `429` — Too many requests.
- `500` — Internal server error.
- `503` — The endpoint is temporarily unavailable.

## Changes

- **2026-09-16** `a235a15c0235` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `dry_run`
- **2026-09-02** `1429d75daa36` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `402`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `429`
- **2026-08-31** `583d86789548` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ideogram/apis/ideogram-openapi-3-0/changes/v2/video/generate/minimax-h3-text-to-video/post.md)

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