Claymation Explainer Video from a Topic Serverless API

Turn any topic into a 12-second stop-motion claymation explainer video with clay scenes, short labels and narration. Made with Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash.

~1m 15s
~$0.7478
 1import requests
 2import time
 3import json
 4
 5api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
 6url = "https://api.segmind.com/workflows/v2/6aecd5502f75a5a513e8da4f-v1"
 7
 8data = {
 9    "topic": "How the monsoon works: the land heats up in summer, moist winds blow in from the sea, clouds form over the hills and it rains"
10}
11
12def poll_for_result(poll_url):
13    """Poll the API until the generation is complete"""
14    while True:
15        response = requests.get(
16            poll_url,
17            headers={'x-api-key': api_key}
18        )
19        result = response.json()
20
21        if result['status'] == 'COMPLETED':
22            # Parse the output (it's a JSON string)
23            outputs = json.loads(result['output'])
24            return outputs
25        elif result['status'] == 'FAILED':
26            raise Exception(result.get('error', 'Generation failed'))
27
28        # Wait 7 seconds before polling again
29        time.sleep(7)
30
31# Make the initial request
32response = requests.post(
33    url,
34    json=data,
35    headers={
36        'x-api-key': api_key,
37        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
38    }
39)
40
41if response.status_code == 200:
42    result = response.json()
43    print('Request queued:', result)
44
45    # Start polling for results
46    outputs = poll_for_result(result['poll_url'])
47    print('Generation complete:', outputs)
48else:
49    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
50    print(response.text)

API Endpoint

POSThttps://api.segmind.com/workflows/v2/6aecd5502f75a5a513e8da4f-v1

Parameters

topicoptional
string

Topic

Default: "How the monsoon works: the land heats up in summer, moist winds blow in from the sea, clouds form over the hills and it rains"

Response Format

Returns: Polling-based asynchronous response

Initial request returns a poll_url. Poll every 7 seconds until status is COMPLETED.

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

Workflow 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