# Happy Horse

> Alibaba's #1-ranked Happy Horse 1.0 — generate 1080p video with synchronized native audio and multilingual lip-sync from text prompts or images.


## Overview

- **Endpoint**: `https://fal.run/alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video`
- **Model ID**: `alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video`
- **Category**: image-to-video
- **Kind**: inference
**Tags**: video, happy-horse



## Pricing

For every second of 720p video you generated, you will be charged **$0.14/second**.  For 1080p video you will be charged **$0.28/second**.

For more details, see [fal.ai pricing](https://fal.ai/pricing).

## API Information

This model can be used via our HTTP API or more conveniently via our client libraries.
See the input and output schema below, as well as the usage examples.


### Input Schema

The API accepts the following input parameters:


- **`image_url`** (`string`, _required_):
  URL of the first frame image. Formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, WEBP. Dimensions must be at least 300px. Aspect ratio must be between 1:2.5 and 2.5:1. Max 10 MB.
  - Examples: "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png"

- **`prompt`** (`string`, _optional_):
  Optional text prompt guiding the animation. Max 2500 characters.
  - Examples: "Bring the scene in the image to life."

- **`resolution`** (`ResolutionEnum`, _optional_):
  Output video resolution tier. Default value: `"1080p"`
  - Default: `"1080p"`
  - Options: `"720p"`, `"1080p"`

- **`duration`** (`DurationEnum`, _optional_):
  Output video duration in seconds (3-15). Default value: `"5"`
  - Default: `5`
  - Options: `3`, `4`, `5`, `6`, `7`, `8`, `9`, `10`, `11`, `12`, `13`, `14`, `15`
  - Examples: 5, 10, 15

- **`seed`** (`integer`, _optional_):
  Random seed for reproducibility (0-2147483647).

- **`enable_safety_checker`** (`boolean`, _optional_):
  Enable content moderation for input and output. Default value: `true`
  - Default: `true`



**Required Parameters Example**:

```json
{
  "image_url": "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png"
}
```

**Full Example**:

```json
{
  "image_url": "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png",
  "prompt": "Bring the scene in the image to life.",
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "duration": 5,
  "enable_safety_checker": true
}
```


### Output Schema

The API returns the following output format:

- **`video`** (`VideoFile`, _required_):
  The generated video file.

- **`seed`** (`integer`, _required_):
  The seed used for generation.



**Example Response**:

```json
{
  "video": {
    "url": "",
    "content_type": "image/png",
    "file_name": "z9RV14K95DvU.png",
    "file_size": 4404019
  }
}
```


## Usage Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://fal.run/alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video \
  --header "Authorization: Key $FAL_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
     "image_url": "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png"
   }'
```

### Python

Ensure you have the Python client installed:

```bash
pip install fal-client
```

Then use the API client to make requests:

```python
import fal_client

def on_queue_update(update):
    if isinstance(update, fal_client.InProgress):
        for log in update.logs:
           print(log["message"])

result = fal_client.subscribe(
    "alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video",
    arguments={
        "image_url": "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png"
    },
    with_logs=True,
    on_queue_update=on_queue_update,
)
print(result)
```

### JavaScript

Ensure you have the JavaScript client installed:

```bash
npm install --save @fal-ai/client
```

Then use the API client to make requests:

```javascript
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";

const result = await fal.subscribe("alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video", {
  input: {
    image_url: "https://help-static-aliyun-doc.aliyuncs.com/file-manage-files/zh-CN/20250925/wpimhv/rap.png"
  },
  logs: true,
  onQueueUpdate: (update) => {
    if (update.status === "IN_PROGRESS") {
      update.logs.map((log) => log.message).forEach(console.log);
    }
  },
});
console.log(result.data);
console.log(result.requestId);
```


## Additional Resources

### Documentation

- [Model Playground](https://fal.ai/models/alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video)
- [API Documentation](https://fal.ai/models/alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video/api)
- [OpenAPI Schema](https://fal.ai/api/openapi/queue/openapi.json?endpoint_id=alibaba/happy-horse/image-to-video)

### fal.ai Platform

- [Platform Documentation](https://docs.fal.ai)
- [Python Client](https://docs.fal.ai/clients/python)
- [JavaScript Client](https://docs.fal.ai/clients/javascript)