text-to-video

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Pro

An image-to-video model for ultra-clear 1080P output and physics-aware scenes with responsive rendering. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.

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MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Pro

An image-to-video model for ultra-clear 1080P output and physics-aware scenes with responsive rendering. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no cold starts, affordable pricing.. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Video output~5 secondsfrom $0.54/run

1. Calling the API

Submit a request

Send a POST request to start generation. The API returns immediately with a prediction ID for polling.

curl -X POST "https://api.vibedream.ai/api/v1/models/i2v-pro/generate" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIBEDREAM_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains with golden light",
    "image": "https://example.com/your-image.jpg",
    "enable_prompt_expansion": false
}'

2. Authentication

The API uses an API Key for authentication.

Get your API Key

Get your API key from vibedream.ai/models/api-keys.

Environment variable

export VIBEDREAM_API_KEY="your-api-key"

3. Queue & Results

Generation requests are queued and processed asynchronously. Poll the prediction endpoint until status is completed or failed.

Submit request

curl -X POST "https://api.vibedream.ai/api/v1/models/i2v-pro/generate" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIBEDREAM_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains with golden light",
    "image": "https://example.com/your-image.jpg",
    "enable_prompt_expansion": false
}'

Response

Returns immediately with a prediction ID. Use id to poll for results.

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "status": "processing",
  "statusUrl": "https://api.vibedream.ai/api/v1/predictions/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "estimatedTime": "5 seconds",
  "costCents": 54,
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Get the result

Polling

# Replace YOUR_PREDICTION_ID with the id from the submit response
curl "https://api.vibedream.ai/api/v1/predictions/YOUR_PREDICTION_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIBEDREAM_API_KEY"

# Poll every 1-2s until status is "completed" or "failed"

Completed response

outputs is string[] — an array of direct download URLs hosted on assets.vibedream.ai.

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "modelId": "i2v-pro",
  "modelName": "MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Pro",
  "status": "completed",
  "outputs": [
    "https://assets.vibedream.ai/outputs/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/1736942400000-0.mp4"
  ],
  "error": null,
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "completedAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:30.000Z"
}

Failed response

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "modelId": "i2v-pro",
  "modelName": "MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Pro",
  "status": "failed",
  "outputs": null,
  "error": "Your request was flagged by content moderation. Please modify your prompt.",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "completedAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:05.000Z"
}
FieldTypeDescription
idstringUnique prediction ID (UUID).
modelIdstringID of the model used for generation.
modelNamestringHuman-readable model name.
statusstringCurrent status. One of: processing, completed, failed.
outputsstring[] | nullArray of output URLs. Each URL is a direct download link to the generated file on assets.vibedream.ai. null when still processing or failed.
errorstring | nullError message if the generation failed. null on success.
createdAtstringISO 8601 timestamp when the request was submitted.
completedAtstring | nullISO 8601 timestamp when generation finished. null while processing.

4. Schema

Input

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultRangeDescription
promptstringNo----A text prompt to guide motion, camera style, or lighting.
imagestringYes----Upload a reference image to define your scene or subject. Accepts JPEG or PNG files.Pass a public image URL. Accepted: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP.
enable_prompt_expansionbooleanNo----Automatically optimizes incoming prompts to enhance output quality, also activates the safety checker.

Example request

{
    "prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains with golden light",
    "image": "https://example.com/your-image.jpg",
    "enable_prompt_expansion": false
}

Output

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "modelId": "i2v-pro",
  "modelName": "MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 Pro",
  "status": "completed",
  "outputs": [
    "https://assets.vibedream.ai/outputs/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/1736942400000-0.mp4"
  ],
  "error": null,
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "completedAt": "2025-01-15T12:00:30.000Z"
}