HeyGen Avatar V — Create Avatar Serverless API

Train a Digital Twin avatar from reference video.

~4.43s

 1import requests
 2import json
 3
 4url = "https://api.segmind.com/v1/heygen-avatar-v-create"
 5headers = {
 6    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
 7    "Content-Type": "application/json"
 8}
 9
10data = {
11    "video_url": "",
12    "name": "My Digital Twin"
13}
14
15response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
16
17if response.status_code == 200:
18    result = response.json()
19    print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
20else:
21    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
22    print(response.text)

 1import requests
 2import json
 3
 4url = "https://api.segmind.com/v1/heygen-avatar-v-create"
 5headers = {
 6    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
 7    "Content-Type": "application/json"
 8}
 9
10data = {
11    "video_url": "",
12    "name": "My Digital Twin"
13}
14
15response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
16
17if response.status_code == 200:
18    result = response.json()
19    print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
20else:
21    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
22    print(response.text)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/heygen-avatar-v-create

Parameters

namerequired

string

Display name for the new Digital Twin. Any string — used for organization in your HeyGen account.

video_urlrequired

string (uri)

Public mp4 URL of reference footage, ≥15 seconds, Content-Type video/mp4. Use a clean, well-lit single-take recording.

avatar_group_idoptional

string

Optional existing identity to attach this look to. Omit to create a new identity for the person.

Response Type

Returns: Video

Common Error Codes

The API returns standard HTTP status codes. Detailed error messages are provided in the response body.

400

Bad Request

Invalid parameters or request format

401

Unauthorized

Missing or invalid API key

403

Forbidden

Insufficient permissions

404

Not Found

Model or endpoint not found

406

Insufficient Credits

Not enough credits to process request

429

Rate Limited

Too many requests

500

Server Error

Internal server error

502

Bad Gateway

Service temporarily unavailable

504

Timeout

Request timed out