Minimax AI Director Serverless API
Minimax video-01-director: Create high-quality videos with control camera movements precisely using text prompts.
POST /v2/minimax-ai-director · submit + poll 1# pip install "segmind>=1.1.0"
2# export SEGMIND_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
3from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
4
5# Async (v2) — recommended for long-running / video models.
6# run() blocks up to 600s; submit_async + job.wait(timeout=...) sets a longer
7# deadline and keeps the request_id so you can re-poll later.
8client = SegmindClient() # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
9payload = {
10 "prompt": "A bear playfully poses for a selfie with a man, who smiles and says, ‘Hi!’ as he looks into the camera, [Pedestal up] sharing a lighthearted moment with his friend.[Zoom out]",
11 "first_frame_image": "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/7aaa699e-d5d1-417d-93e3-42e8b0ff0adf-minimax-v2-input.png",
12 "prompt_optimizer": True,
13}
14job = client.submit_async("minimax-ai-director", **payload)
15print(job.request_id) # available immediately
16try:
17 result = job.wait(timeout=900, interval=2.0)
18 print(result["status"]) # COMPLETED
19 print(result.get("output")) # model output (e.g. video URL)
20except InferenceTimeout as e:
21 print("still running:", e.request_id) # re-poll later with this id
22except InferenceFailed as e:
23 print("failed:", e.detail)
24
25# Fast models (<=600s) can use the one-liner instead:
26# result = segmind.run("minimax-ai-director", **payload) 1# pip install "segmind>=1.1.0"
2# export SEGMIND_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
3from segmind import SegmindClient, InferenceFailed, InferenceTimeout
4
5# Async (v2) — recommended for long-running / video models.
6# run() blocks up to 600s; submit_async + job.wait(timeout=...) sets a longer
7# deadline and keeps the request_id so you can re-poll later.
8client = SegmindClient() # reads SEGMIND_API_KEY
9payload = {
10 "prompt": "A bear playfully poses for a selfie with a man, who smiles and says, ‘Hi!’ as he looks into the camera, [Pedestal up] sharing a lighthearted moment with his friend.[Zoom out]",
11 "first_frame_image": "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/7aaa699e-d5d1-417d-93e3-42e8b0ff0adf-minimax-v2-input.png",
12 "prompt_optimizer": True,
13}
14job = client.submit_async("minimax-ai-director", **payload)
15print(job.request_id) # available immediately
16try:
17 result = job.wait(timeout=900, interval=2.0)
18 print(result["status"]) # COMPLETED
19 print(result.get("output")) # model output (e.g. video URL)
20except InferenceTimeout as e:
21 print("still running:", e.request_id) # re-poll later with this id
22except InferenceFailed as e:
23 print("failed:", e.detail)
24
25# Fast models (<=600s) can use the one-liner instead:
26# result = segmind.run("minimax-ai-director", **payload)API Endpoint
https://api.segmind.com/v1/minimax-ai-directorParameters
first_frame_imagerequiredstring (uri)First frame image for video generation
"https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/7aaa699e-d5d1-417d-93e3-42e8b0ff0adf-minimax-v2-input.png"promptrequiredstringText 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]
prompt_optimizeroptionalbooleanUse prompt optimizer
trueResponse Type
Returns: Video
Asynchronous requests (v2)
Use Async for video, long-running (>~60s), or high-concurrency workloads; Sync is simplest for fast image & LLM calls. Async submits a request and you poll it to completion.
- 1
POST /v2/minimax-ai-directorSubmit — returns request_id, status_url, response_url
- 2
GET /v2/requests/{id}/statusPoll — until COMPLETED or FAILED
- 3
GET /v2/requests/{id}Result — final response body
Status states
- A FAILED request is served as HTTP 422 — the body still carries the error detail.
- An unknown or expired request_id returns HTTP 404.
- Results are retained for 1 hour, then expire.
- Content / RAI blocks surface as FAILED, not a separate state.
- Track completion by polling the status endpoint.
Common Error Codes
The API returns standard HTTP status codes. Detailed error messages are provided in the response body.
Bad Request
Invalid parameters or request format
Unauthorized
Missing or invalid API key
Forbidden
Insufficient permissions
Not Found
Model or endpoint not found
Insufficient Credits
Not enough credits to process request
Rate Limited
Too many requests
Server Error
Internal server error
Bad Gateway
Service temporarily unavailable
Timeout
Request timed out