# MiniMax H3 Image to Video API

> Animeert een eerste frame, laatste frame of beide tot een MiniMax H3-clip van 5 tot 15 seconden, tot 4K.

MiniMax H3 image-to-video neemt een eerste frame, laatste frame of beide en vult levendige, expressieve beweging in; het canvas volgt de meegeleverde afbeelding. Native 480P of 768P, met 2K- en 4K-upscaling van het 768P-resultaat, 5 tot 15 seconden, optioneel herschrijven van de prompt en een optionele audiotrack die als soundtrack wordt vastgezet.

- Model id: `minimax/h3/image-to-video`
- Made by: MiniMax
- Category: Image to Video
- Output: video
- Price: from $0.05 / second (5 s ≈ $0.25) (cheapest run $0.25 (250 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/minimax/h3/image-to-video`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/minimax/h3/image-to-video`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/nl/developers/models/minimax/h3/image-to-video

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.05 / second (5 s ≈ $0.25)** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Billed per second of output (`duration`, default 5).

The full example input below costs $0.36 = 360 API credits (6 s × 60 API credits).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/minimax/h3/image-to-video` with the same JSON body returns the exact price for that input; the quote is exactly what a run charges. Invalid input is never charged and failed or canceled requests are refunded automatically.

## Input parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native field name (not both). Canonical names are the same across models.

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `prompt` |  | string | yes |  | 1 – 50000 characters | Tekstinstructies voor het genereren van de video. |
| `duration` |  | integer | no | `5` | 5 – 15 | Videolengte, gemeten in seconden. |
| `resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `2K` | `480P`, `768P`, `2K`, `4K` | Kies de resolutie van de gegenereerde video; 2K en 4K worden verkregen door een 768P-basis op te schalen. Bij 480P of 768P wordt native generatie gebruikt. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed voor willekeurige generatie; als deze wordt weggelaten, wordt er willekeurig een gekozen. |
| `prompt_expansion_mode` |  | string \| null | no | `balanced` |  | Inspanning voor het herschrijven van de prompt vóór generatie: kies 'quality' voor een rijkere prompt die maximaal ongeveer 30 seconden duurt, of 'fast' voor resultaat in ongeveer een seconde. Met 'balanced' wordt de keuze per request gemaakt; 'disabled' schakelt uitbreiding uit. |
| `target_audio_url` |  | string (audio URL) \| null | no |  | ≥ 1 characters | Optionele vervangende soundtrack via een HTTP(S)-URL of base64-data-URI; de clip moet minimaal 2 seconden duren en maximaal 15 MB groot zijn. De aangeleverde audio vervangt de gegenereerde soundtrack met ongewijzigde afspeelsnelheid: overtollige duur wordt aan het einde verwijderd en kortere clips krijgen stilte-opvulling zodat ze even lang zijn als de video. Bij ongebruikelijk hoge samplefrequenties kan resampling naar 96 kHz plaatsvinden. |
| `image_url` | `image` | string (image URL) \| null | no |  |  | Optionele afbeeldings-URL die het openingsframe en canvas van de uitvoer bepaalt. Als alleen end_image_url wordt aangeleverd, bepaalt het slotframe daarvan het canvas. Zonder een van beide afbeeldingen gebruikt de generatie tekst-naar-video met een standaardbeeldverhouding van 16:9. |
| `end_image_url` | `end_image` | string (image URL) \| null | no |  |  | Optionele URL van de afbeelding voor het laatste frame, ook bruikbaar zonder startafbeelding. In deze keyframe-modus met alleen een eindframe bepaalt deze afbeelding het canvas van de uitvoer. |

File parameters (`target_audio_url`, `image`, `end_image`) take a public `https://` URL, a `data:` URI up to 10 MB, or the `file_url` of an upload from `POST /files`.

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter",
  "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
  "duration": 6,
  "resolution": "768P"
}
```

## Run it

Set `DOITONG_API_KEY` to a key from https://doitong.com/developers/dashboard#keys. `?wait=20` returns the finished request in the same call when it is ready within 20 seconds; otherwise poll `GET /requests/{id}` (it also accepts `?wait=`), or pass `webhook_url`.

### curl

```bash
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/minimax/h3/image-to-video?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter",
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "duration": 6,
    "resolution": "768P"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1";
const headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/minimax/h3/image-to-video?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter",
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "duration": 6,
    "resolution": "768P"
  }),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);

// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
  res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
  request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter",
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "duration": 6,
    "resolution": "768P",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/minimax/h3/image-to-video", params={"wait": 20}, json=payload, headers=headers)
request = r.json()
if not r.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"]["code"] + ": " + request["error"]["message"])

# Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while request["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    request = requests.get(API + "/requests/" + request["id"], params={"wait": 20}, headers=headers).json()
if request["status"] != "succeeded":
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"])
print([o["url"] for o in request["outputs"]], request["cost"]["credits"], "API credits", "$" + request["cost"]["usd"])
```

### MCP

The MCP server at `https://api.doitong.ru/v1/mcp` exposes the tools `search_models`, `get_model`, `quote`, `run`, `get_request`, `cancel_request`, `list_requests`, `create_upload` and `get_account`. A `run` call for this model:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run",
    "arguments": {
      "model_id": "minimax/h3/image-to-video",
      "input": {
        "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter",
        "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
        "duration": 6,
        "resolution": "768P"
      },
      "wait_seconds": 20
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Every call returns a request object. `status` is one of `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `canceled`. `outputs` lists the generated files with URLs on our storage (kept forever, or 7 days with `?storage=temporary`; `storage` says which); `output` is the model's own result object with the same URLs.

```json
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "minimax/h3/image-to-video",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 360,
    "usd": "0.36",
    "charged": 360,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "prompt": "The camera slowly pulls back as the fox runs off the path into the misty forest, fireflies scatter",
    "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "duration": 6,
    "resolution": "768P"
  },
  "output": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_name": "0-output.mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200
    },
    "expanded_prompt": "string"
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720,
      "duration": 5,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `video` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Video die door het model is geproduceerd. |
| `expanded_prompt` | string \| null | Voor het model uitgebreide prompt, of null als er geen uitgebreide tekst beschikbaar is. Dit geldt bij uitgeschakelde uitbreiding, uitbreiding die niets heeft gewijzigd en uitbreiding die intern door de gehoste API van het model is afgehandeld. |

## Related models

- [MiniMax H3 Text to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/h3/text-to-video.md) (`minimax/h3/text-to-video`): from $0.05 / second
- [MiniMax H3 Reference to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/h3/reference-to-video.md) (`minimax/h3/reference-to-video`): from $0.05 / second of output video
- [FLUX 3 Max Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/blackforestlabs/flux-3-max/image-to-video.md) (`blackforestlabs/flux-3-max/image-to-video`): from $0.0425 / second of output video
- [Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/xai/grok-imagine-video/v1.5/image-to-video.md) (`xai/grok-imagine-video/v1.5/image-to-video`): from $0.082 / second
- [Kling 3.0 Pro Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/kling-video/v3/pro/image-to-video.md) (`kling-video/v3/pro/image-to-video`): from $0.112 / second
- [LTX 2.5 Pro Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/lightricks/ltx-2.5/image-to-video/pro.md) (`lightricks/ltx-2.5/image-to-video/pro`): from $0.12 / second
- [Seedance 2.0 Fast Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bytedance/seedance-2.0/fast/image-to-video.md) (`bytedance/seedance-2.0/fast/image-to-video`): from $0.113 / second
- [Seedance 2.0 Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/bytedance/seedance-2.0/image-to-video.md) (`bytedance/seedance-2.0/image-to-video`): from $0.141 / second

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/h3/image-to-video
- All models and guides for AI agents: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 with this model's typed request body: https://doitong.com/developers/openapi.json?model=minimax/h3/image-to-video
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.ru/v1/models/minimax/h3/image-to-video