Videos

Generate a short video clip from a source image and a motion text prompt (image-to-video); a source `image` is required - to make a video from text alone, first createImage and animate that, or use createVideoFromReferences with reference images. Griffin (default, 480p) and Griffin HD (720p) both generate a soundtrack; no separate audio step is needed. The job result is the video URL and its actual duration in seconds. Optionally pass `final_image` to interpolate between a start and end frame. The chosen `model` and `duration` must be compatible (incompatible combinations return HTTP 400); see the `model` and `duration` fields for the values each model accepts. Credits are held when the job is accepted; the final charge is max(rate × produced seconds, the model's minimum charge), never more than for the duration you requested, and the difference (or everything, if the job fails or is cancelled) is refunded. Pass an optional `request_id` to tag the result so you can locate it later via listGenerations (type video). Related tools: use `createImage` for static images, `animateSprite` for sprite-sheet animation, and listGenerations (type video) to list videos you generated earlier. Requires an API key (user scope). The call returns 202 with a job id - poll getApiJob (pass wait 30 to long-poll) honouring poll_after_ms, until status is succeeded; its result field is exactly the response documented for this operation. Synchronous responses are deprecated but still supported: pass `async: false` to block until the result is ready and receive it as the response body. Synchronous calls run on the same queue: the response carries an X-Ludo-Job-Id header, and a job still running after 15 minutes comes back as 202 with the job instead of an error. Each account may have up to 50 generations queued or running at once via the API; a request beyond that returns 429 (code PENDING_JOBS_LIMIT).

post/assets/video

Request body

imagestring required

URL or base64-encoded source image (the starting frame for the video)

promptstring required

Text description of the motion or action for the video (e.g., "walking forward", "waving hand", "camera zoom in")

augment_promptboolean

Augment the prompt behind the scenes. Disable to have more control.

final_imagestring

URL or base64-encoded end frame image. When provided, the video will interpolate between the initial and final frames.

durationnumber float

Video duration in seconds. Available values depend on the model - the source of truth is MODEL_PRICING (credits.js), surfaced via /credits/costs; the public API docs list them per model (auto-generated).

model'griffin' | 'griffin-hd' | 'blitz' | 'eagle' | 'eagle-audio' | 'standard'

Video generation model to use. Griffin (480p) and Griffin HD (720p) are the current models and generate audio; Blitz and Eagle are legacy.

request_idstring

Optional client-provided identifier, unique per request. Re-sending the same request_id returns the existing job instead of generating again. Also usable as the request_id filter of listGenerations.

asyncboolean

Defaults to true: the call returns 202 immediately with a job id to poll with getApiJob. Set false for a synchronous response (deprecated but supported): the call then blocks until the result is ready.

Example request

{
  "image": "<url> OR data:image/png;base64,...",
  "final_image": "<url> OR data:image/png;base64,...",
  "duration": 5
}

Response

Success

urlstring

URL to the generated video file

durationnumber float

Duration of the video in seconds

has_audioboolean
request_idstring
created_atinteger

Changes

Changed in 1 of the 17 revisions of this API.1