MiniMax H3 Optimised Image to Video Serverless API
Animate a first frame into video with lip-synced sound.
POST /v2/minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video · 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 "image": "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video-first-frame.jpg",
11 "prompt": "The soot-streaked driver leaning from the cab window turns his head back toward the camera and calls out clearly, \"Right, she's holding pressure - take her up the bank!\" The firebox flames flicker orange across his face, white steam billows thicker past the boiler, and the locomotive pounds forward along the rails. A long steam-whistle shriek rings out and the wheels hammer the track. Camera holds alongside the moving cab.",
12 "resolution": "768p",
13 "duration": 5,
14 "quality": "high",
15 "enhance_prompt": True,
16}
17job = client.submit_async("minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video", **payload)
18print(job.request_id) # available immediately
19try:
20 result = job.wait(timeout=900, interval=2.0)
21 print(result["status"]) # COMPLETED
22 print(result.get("output")) # model output (e.g. video URL)
23except InferenceTimeout as e:
24 print("still running:", e.request_id) # re-poll later with this id
25except InferenceFailed as e:
26 print("failed:", e.detail)
27
28# Fast models (<=600s) can use the one-liner instead:
29# result = segmind.run("minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video", **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 "image": "https://segmind-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/input/minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video-first-frame.jpg",
11 "prompt": "The soot-streaked driver leaning from the cab window turns his head back toward the camera and calls out clearly, \"Right, she's holding pressure - take her up the bank!\" The firebox flames flicker orange across his face, white steam billows thicker past the boiler, and the locomotive pounds forward along the rails. A long steam-whistle shriek rings out and the wheels hammer the track. Camera holds alongside the moving cab.",
12 "resolution": "768p",
13 "duration": 5,
14 "quality": "high",
15 "enhance_prompt": True,
16}
17job = client.submit_async("minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video", **payload)
18print(job.request_id) # available immediately
19try:
20 result = job.wait(timeout=900, interval=2.0)
21 print(result["status"]) # COMPLETED
22 print(result.get("output")) # model output (e.g. video URL)
23except InferenceTimeout as e:
24 print("still running:", e.request_id) # re-poll later with this id
25except InferenceFailed as e:
26 print("failed:", e.detail)
27
28# Fast models (<=600s) can use the one-liner instead:
29# result = segmind.run("minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-video", **payload)API Endpoint
https://api.segmind.com/v1/minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-videoParameters
imagerequiredstring (uri)The opening frame. The output keeps this image's aspect ratio.
promptrequiredstringDescribe the subject, action, camera and any dialogue or sound. Up to 7000 characters. Describe what should move in the image.
"The woman in the red dress keeps walking toward the camera down the cobbled street, dress swaying in the evening breeze"durationoptionalintegerVideo length in whole seconds, 5-15. Billed per second.
5Range: 5 - 15enhance_promptoptionalbooleanLet the model expand the prompt before rendering. Turn off to send it as written.
truelast_frame_imageoptionalstring (uri)Optional closing frame; the video moves from the first frame to this one.
qualityoptionalstringhigh renders at full fidelity; low renders faster. Both cost the same.
"high""high""low"resolutionoptionalstringOutput resolution. 768p is generated natively; 1080p is upscaled from 540p and 2k from 768p. 480p to 2k cost the same per second.
"768p""480p""768p""1080p""2k"seedoptionalintegerOptional seed for repeatable results.
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
POST /v2/minimax-h3-optimised-image-to-videoSubmit — 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