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minimax/h3/image-to-video

MiniMax H3 is a frontier video model. This endpoint animates a supplied image into 2K video, using it as the opening frame or pairs a first and last frame to control a transition between two images with the aspect ratio following the input.
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MiniMax Hailuo-03 Image To Video API: 2K video generation from a first frame, with optional first-to-last keyframe control

1. Calling the API#

Install the client#

The client provides a convenient way to interact with the model API.

npm install --save @fal-ai/client

Setup your API Key#

Set FAL_KEY as an environment variable in your runtime.

export FAL_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Submit a request#

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("minimax/h3/image-to-video", {
  input: {
    prompt: "The camera slowly pulls back from the scene, revealing the full landscape as clouds drift overhead and light shifts across the terrain.",
    image_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg"
  },
  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);

2. Authentication#

The API uses an API Key for authentication. It is recommended you set the FAL_KEY environment variable in your runtime when possible.

API Key#

In case your app is running in an environment where you cannot set environment variables, you can set the API Key manually as a client configuration.
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";

fal.config({
  credentials: "YOUR_FAL_KEY"
});

3. Queue#

Submit a request#

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("minimax/h3/image-to-video", {
  input: {
    prompt: "The camera slowly pulls back from the scene, revealing the full landscape as clouds drift overhead and light shifts across the terrain.",
    image_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg"
  },
  webhookUrl: "https://optional.webhook.url/for/results",
});

Fetch request status#

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("minimax/h3/image-to-video", {
  requestId: "764cabcf-b745-4b3e-ae38-1200304cf45b",
  logs: true,
});

Get the result#

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("minimax/h3/image-to-video", {
  requestId: "764cabcf-b745-4b3e-ae38-1200304cf45b"
});
console.log(result.data);
console.log(result.requestId);

4. Files#

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.

Data URI (base64)#

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.

Hosted files (URL)#

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.

Uploading files#

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);

Read more about file handling in our file upload guide.

5. Schema#

Input#

prompt string* required

Text prompt for video generation

duration integer

The duration of the video in seconds. Default value: 5

resolution string

The resolution of the generated video. Only 2K is currently supported. Default value: "2K"

image_url string* required

URL of the image to use as the first frame. The output aspect ratio follows this image.

end_image_url string

Optional URL of the image to use as the last frame, for first-to-last keyframe generation.

{
  "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back from the scene, revealing the full landscape as clouds drift overhead and light shifts across the terrain.",
  "duration": 5,
  "resolution": "2K",
  "image_url": "https://storage.googleapis.com/falserverless/example_inputs/hailuo23/pro_i2v_in.jpg"
}

Output#

video File* required

The generated video

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

Other types#

File#

url string* required

The URL where the file can be downloaded from.

content_type string

The mime type of the file.

file_name string

The name of the file. It will be auto-generated if not provided.

file_size integer

The size of the file in bytes.

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