Hailuo T2V-01-Director API: Text-to-video generation with precise camera control for cinematic storytelling
The client provides a convenient way to interact with the model API.
npm install --save @fal-ai/clientThe @fal-ai/serverless-client package has been deprecated in favor of @fal-ai/client. Install the new package and update your imports — see client setup.
Set FAL_KEY as an environment variable in your runtime.
export FAL_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"The client API handles the API submit protocol. It will handle the request status updates and return the result when the request is completed.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";
const result = await fal.subscribe("fal-ai/minimax/video-01-director", {
input: {
prompt: "[Push in]Close up of a tense woman looks to the left, startled by a sound, in a darkened kitchen, Pots and pans hang ominously, the window in the kitchen is open and the wind softly blows the pans and creates an ominous mood. [Shake]the woman's shock turns to fear. Black-and-white film noir shot dimly lit, 1950s-style, with dramatic, high-contrast shadows. The overall atmosphere is reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful storytelling, evoking a looming sense of dread with stark chiaroscuro lighting and a slight film-grain texture."
},
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);The API uses an API Key for authentication. It is recommended you set the FAL_KEY environment variable in your runtime when possible.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";
fal.config({
credentials: "YOUR_FAL_KEY"
});When running code on the client-side (e.g. in a browser, mobile app or GUI applications), make sure to not expose your FAL_KEY. Instead, use a server-side proxy to make requests to the API. For more information, check out our server-side integration guide.
The client API provides a convenient way to submit requests to the model.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";
const { request_id } = await fal.queue.submit("fal-ai/minimax/video-01-director", {
input: {
prompt: "[Push in]Close up of a tense woman looks to the left, startled by a sound, in a darkened kitchen, Pots and pans hang ominously, the window in the kitchen is open and the wind softly blows the pans and creates an ominous mood. [Shake]the woman's shock turns to fear. Black-and-white film noir shot dimly lit, 1950s-style, with dramatic, high-contrast shadows. The overall atmosphere is reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful storytelling, evoking a looming sense of dread with stark chiaroscuro lighting and a slight film-grain texture."
},
webhookUrl: "https://optional.webhook.url/for/results",
});You can fetch the status of a request to check if it is completed or still in progress.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";
const status = await fal.queue.status("fal-ai/minimax/video-01-director", {
requestId: "764cabcf-b745-4b3e-ae38-1200304cf45b",
logs: true,
});Once the request is completed, you can fetch the result. See the Output Schema for the expected result format.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";
const result = await fal.queue.result("fal-ai/minimax/video-01-director", {
requestId: "764cabcf-b745-4b3e-ae38-1200304cf45b"
});
console.log(result.data);
console.log(result.requestId);Some attributes in the API accept file URLs as input. Whenever that's the case you can pass your own URL or a Base64 data URI.
You can pass a Base64 data URI as a file input. The API will handle the file decoding for you. Keep in mind that for large files, this alternative although convenient can impact the request performance.
You can also pass your own URLs as long as they are publicly accessible. Be aware that some hosts might block cross-site requests, rate-limit, or consider the request as a bot.
We provide a convenient file storage that allows you to upload files and use them in your requests. You can upload files using the client API and use the returned URL in your requests.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";
const file = new File(["Hello, World!"], "hello.txt", { type: "text/plain" });
const url = await fal.storage.upload(file);The client will auto-upload the file for you if you pass a binary object (e.g. File, Data).
Read more about file handling in our file upload guide.
prompt string* requiredText prompt for video generation. Camera movement instructions can be added using square brackets (e.g. [Pan left] or [Zoom in]). You can use up to 3 combined movements per prompt. Supported movements: Truck left/right, Pan left/right, Push in/Pull out, Pedestal up/down, Tilt up/down, Zoom in/out, Shake, Tracking shot, Static shot. For example: [Truck left, Pan right, Zoom in]. For a more detailed guide, refer https://sixth-switch-2ac.notion.site/T2V-01-Director-Model-Tutorial-with-camera-movement-1886c20a98eb80f395b8e05291ad8645
prompt_optimizer booleanWhether to use the model's prompt optimizer Default value: true
{
"prompt": "[Push in]Close up of a tense woman looks to the left, startled by a sound, in a darkened kitchen, Pots and pans hang ominously, the window in the kitchen is open and the wind softly blows the pans and creates an ominous mood. [Shake]the woman's shock turns to fear. Black-and-white film noir shot dimly lit, 1950s-style, with dramatic, high-contrast shadows. The overall atmosphere is reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful storytelling, evoking a looming sense of dread with stark chiaroscuro lighting and a slight film-grain texture.",
"prompt_optimizer": true
}The generated video
{
"video": {
"url": "https://fal.media/files/panda/4Et1qL4cbedh-OACEw7OF_output.mp4"
}
}url string* requiredThe URL where the file can be downloaded from.
content_type stringThe mime type of the file.
file_name stringThe name of the file. It will be auto-generated if not provided.
file_size integerThe size of the file in bytes.