Minimax AI Director Serverless API

Minimax video-01-director: Create high-quality videos with control camera movements precisely using text prompts.

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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)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/v1/minimax-ai-director

Parameters

first_frame_imagerequired
string (uri)

First frame image for video generation

Default: "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/7aaa699e-d5d1-417d-93e3-42e8b0ff0adf-minimax-v2-input.png"
promptrequired
string

Text 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_optimizeroptional
boolean

Use prompt optimizer

Default: true

Response 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. 1
    POST /v2/minimax-ai-director

    Submitreturns request_id, status_url, response_url

  2. 2
    GET /v2/requests/{id}/status

    Polluntil COMPLETED or FAILED

  3. 3
    GET /v2/requests/{id}

    Resultfinal response body

Status states

QUEUEDAccepted, waiting for a worker
PROCESSINGRunning on a worker
COMPLETEDDone — result body is ready
FAILEDErrored (incl. content/RAI blocks)
  • 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.

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