---
title: "Cinematic Motion"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/cinematic_motion"
tags: ["Tools"]
---

# Cinematic Motion

`POST /api/v1/tools/cinematic_motion`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://pixly.app`
- URL: `https://pixly.app/api/v1/tools/cinematic_motion`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://pixly.app/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://pixly.app/api/oauth/token`, scopes: `tools`)

Photo to video: turn a single listing photo into a short cinematic real estate video with a professional camera move (zoom, orbit, fly-through, crane up…). No second frame needed.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `imageUrl` string: Public https URL of the source photo, or a data: URI. Either imageUrl or r2Path is required.
  - `r2Path` string: Storage path of a photo already in the user's Pixly library (from list_library, or returned by an upload ticket) — the alternative to imageUrl.
  - `cameraMove` 'zoom' | 'fly-through' | 'orbit' | 'pan' | 'aerial' | 'pull-back' | 'crane-up' | 'tilt-up' | 'boom-down' | 'drone-orbit' | 'flyover' | 'pull-away' | 'handheld': Camera-move preset
  - `direction` 'left-to-right' | 'right-to-left': The direction the camera travels, for the moves that have one (orbit, pan, drone-orbit). 'left-to-right' sends the camera rightward, 'right-to-left' leftward. Ignored by every other move; omit to use the move's own default.
  - `durationSeconds` union: Clip length in seconds. Leave out for the default 5 s; 10 s costs about twice as much — use it only when the user asks for a longer video.
    - 5
    - 10
  - `format` 'original' | '9:16' | '16:9': Video shape. original (default) keeps the photo's own shape; 9:16 or 16:9 crop the photo, centred, to that shape before it is animated.

## Response `200`

Finished inline — resultUrls present (photo tools)

- Job
  - `jobId` string, required: Job id — pass to get_job to poll
  - `type` 'image_staging' | 'video_pair' | 'video_tour', required: Job family
  - `status` 'pending' | 'processing' | 'completed' | 'failed', required: Anything not completed/failed is still running
  - `creditsCharged` number, nullable, required: Credits debited for this job
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required: Submission time
  - `completedAt` string, date-time: Present once finished
  - `resultUrls` string[]: Presigned download URLs (present when completed; valid 7 days)
  - `resultPaths` string[]: Storage path of each result, in resultUrls order — pass one as r2Path (or beforeR2Path, a photos[] item…) to run another tool on this result
  - `error` string: Failure reason; the message says whether the credit came back immediately or is in 24h refund review
  - `note` string: Hint for agents, e.g. poll again in a few seconds

## Other responses

- `202`: Accepted and running — poll GET /api/v1/jobs/{id} (video tools)
- `401`: Missing/invalid credential
- `402`: Out of credits, or no active subscription (error.required = credits needed) — POST /api/v1/checkout returns a payment link
- `409`: A request with the same Idempotency-Key is still running — retry in a few seconds for its result
- `410`: Source photo no longer available — re-upload
- `422`: Invalid input — error.issues lists the offending fields
- `429`: Rate limited — see Retry-After (120 req/min, 30/min for generations)

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