Model API

MiniMax Video-01 Director

Generate video clips more accurately with respect to initial image, natural language descriptions, and using camera movement instructions for shot control.

Model id

Use this in every request

minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video

This model has other modes with their own ids: minimax/video-01-director.

Run it

Quote the input, start the generation with the quote, then poll the job. Set RAYWAKE_API_KEY first; see Authentication.

# 1. Price the exact input (quotes are valid for up to 10 minutes)
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/quotes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red ceramic cup on a wooden table, soft morning light",
    "image_url": "https://example.com/input.png"
  }
}'

# 2. Start the generation with the quote_id from step 1
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"model": "minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video", "quote_id": "QUOTE_ID", "input": {"prompt":"A red ceramic cup on a wooden table, soft morning light","image_url":"https://example.com/input.png"}}'

# 3. Poll until the status is terminal
curl -s https://api.raywake.com/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAYWAKE_API_KEY"

Input

Input fields for minimax/video-01-director/image-to-video
Name	Type	Description
`prompt`required	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]. For a more detailed guide, refer https://sixth-switch-2ac.notion.site/T2V-01-Director-Model-Tutorial-with-camera-movement-1886c20a98eb80f395b8e05291ad8645
`image_url`required	string (image URL)	URL of the image to use as the first frame
`prompt_optimizer`	boolean	Whether to use the model's prompt optimizer Default: `true`

Output

A succeeded job lists its results under outputs, stored on our side. See Jobs for every field.

Job excerpt

"outputs": [
  { "type": "video", "url": "https://…", "mime_type": "video/mp4", "thumbnail_url": "https://…" }
]

Pricing

up to, default options$0.80/ run

The exact charge for your input comes from a quote. How charges settle