> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://openrouter.ai/docs/llms.txt. > For full documentation content, see https://openrouter.ai/docs/llms-full.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://openrouter.ai/docs/_mcp/server. # Submit a video generation request POST https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos Content-Type: application/json Submits a video generation request and returns a polling URL to check status Reference: https://openrouter.ai/docs/api/api-reference/video-generation/create-videos ## OpenAPI Specification ```yaml openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: OpenRouter API version: 1.0.0 paths: /videos: post: operationId: create-videos summary: Submit a video generation request description: >- Submits a video generation request and returns a polling URL to check status tags: - subpackage_videoGeneration parameters: - name: Authorization in: header description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header required: true schema: type: string responses: '202': description: Video generation request accepted content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationResponse' '400': description: Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or malformed input content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponse' '401': description: Unauthorized - Authentication required or invalid credentials content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponse' '402': description: Payment Required - Insufficient credits or quota to complete request content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentRequiredResponse' '404': description: Not Found - Resource does not exist content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundResponse' '429': description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsResponse' '500': description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerResponse' requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationRequest' servers: - url: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 components: schemas: VideoGenerationRequestAspectRatio: type: string enum: - '16:9' - '9:16' - '1:1' - '4:3' - '3:4' - '3:2' - '2:3' - '21:9' - '9:21' description: Aspect ratio of the generated video title: VideoGenerationRequestAspectRatio FrameImageImageUrl: type: object properties: url: type: string required: - url title: FrameImageImageUrl FrameImageType: type: string enum: - image_url title: FrameImageType FrameImageFrameType: type: string enum: - first_frame - last_frame description: Whether this image represents the first or last frame of the video title: FrameImageFrameType FrameImage: type: object properties: image_url: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FrameImageImageUrl' type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FrameImageType' frame_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FrameImageFrameType' description: Whether this image represents the first or last frame of the video required: - image_url - type - frame_type title: FrameImage InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingAudioUrlAudioUrl: type: object properties: url: type: string required: - url title: InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingAudioUrlAudioUrl InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingImageUrlImageUrl: type: object properties: url: type: string required: - url title: InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingImageUrlImageUrl InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingVideoUrlVideoUrl: type: object properties: url: type: string required: - url title: InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingVideoUrlVideoUrl InputReference: oneOf: - type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - audio_url description: 'Discriminator value: audio_url' audio_url: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingAudioUrlAudioUrl required: - type - audio_url description: audio_url variant - type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - image_url description: 'Discriminator value: image_url' image_url: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingImageUrlImageUrl required: - type - image_url description: image_url variant - type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - video_url description: 'Discriminator value: video_url' video_url: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/InputReferenceDiscriminatorMappingVideoUrlVideoUrl required: - type - video_url description: video_url variant discriminator: propertyName: type description: >- A reference asset used to guide video generation. Image references are supported by all providers; audio and video references are only honored by providers that support them (currently BytePlus Seedance 2.0). title: InputReference VideoGenerationRequestProviderOptions: type: object properties: 01ai: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type ai21: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type aion-labs: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type akashml: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type alibaba: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type amazon-bedrock: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type amazon-nova: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type ambient: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type anthropic: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type anyscale: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type arcee-ai: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type atlas-cloud: type: 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type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type streamlake: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type switchpoint: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type targon: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type together: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type together-lite: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type ubicloud: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type upstage: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type venice: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type wandb: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type xai: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type xiaomi: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type z-ai: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type description: >- Provider-specific options keyed by provider slug. The options for the matched provider are spread into the upstream request body. title: VideoGenerationRequestProviderOptions VideoGenerationRequestProvider: type: object properties: options: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationRequestProviderOptions' description: Provider-specific passthrough configuration title: VideoGenerationRequestProvider VideoGenerationRequestResolution: type: string enum: - 480p - 720p - 1080p - 1K - 2K - 4K description: Resolution of the generated video title: VideoGenerationRequestResolution VideoGenerationRequest: type: object properties: aspect_ratio: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationRequestAspectRatio' description: Aspect ratio of the generated video callback_url: type: string format: uri description: >- URL to receive a webhook notification when the video generation job completes. Overrides the workspace-level default callback URL if set. Must be HTTPS. duration: type: integer description: Duration of the generated video in seconds frame_images: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FrameImage' description: >- Images to use as the first and/or last frame of the generated video. Each image must specify a frame_type of first_frame or last_frame. generate_audio: type: boolean description: >- Whether to generate audio alongside the video. Defaults to the endpoint's generate_audio capability flag, false if not set. input_references: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InputReference' description: >- Reference assets to guide video generation. Accepts image, audio, and video references. Audio and video references are only honored by providers that support them (currently BytePlus Seedance 2.0); other providers use image references and ignore the rest. model: type: string prompt: type: string provider: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationRequestProvider' description: Provider-specific passthrough configuration resolution: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationRequestResolution' description: Resolution of the generated video seed: type: integer description: >- If specified, the generation will sample deterministically, such that repeated requests with the same seed and parameters should return the same result. Determinism is not guaranteed for all providers. size: type: string description: >- Exact pixel dimensions of the generated video in "WIDTHxHEIGHT" format (e.g. "1280x720"). Interchangeable with resolution + aspect_ratio. required: - model - prompt title: VideoGenerationRequest VideoGenerationResponseStatus: type: string enum: - pending - in_progress - completed - failed - cancelled - expired title: VideoGenerationResponseStatus VideoGenerationUsage: type: object properties: cost: type: - number - 'null' format: double description: The cost of the video generation in USD. is_byok: type: boolean description: >- Whether the request was made using a Bring Your Own Key configuration. description: >- Usage and cost information for the video generation. Available once the job has completed. title: VideoGenerationUsage VideoGenerationResponse: type: object properties: error: type: string generation_id: type: string description: >- The generation ID associated with this video generation job. Available once the job has been processed. id: type: string polling_url: type: string status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationResponseStatus' unsigned_urls: type: array items: type: string usage: $ref: '#/components/schemas/VideoGenerationUsage' required: - id - polling_url - status title: VideoGenerationResponse BadRequestResponseErrorData: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - code - message description: Error data for BadRequestResponse title: BadRequestResponseErrorData BadRequestResponse: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponseErrorData' openrouter_metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type user_id: type: - string - 'null' required: - error description: Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or malformed input title: BadRequestResponse UnauthorizedResponseErrorData: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - code - message description: Error data for UnauthorizedResponse title: UnauthorizedResponseErrorData UnauthorizedResponse: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponseErrorData' openrouter_metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type user_id: type: - string - 'null' required: - error description: Unauthorized - Authentication required or invalid credentials title: UnauthorizedResponse PaymentRequiredResponseErrorData: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - code - message description: Error data for PaymentRequiredResponse title: PaymentRequiredResponseErrorData PaymentRequiredResponse: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentRequiredResponseErrorData' openrouter_metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type user_id: type: - string - 'null' required: - error description: Payment Required - Insufficient credits or quota to complete request title: PaymentRequiredResponse NotFoundResponseErrorData: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - code - message description: Error data for NotFoundResponse title: NotFoundResponseErrorData NotFoundResponse: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundResponseErrorData' openrouter_metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type user_id: type: - string - 'null' required: - error description: Not Found - Resource does not exist title: NotFoundResponse TooManyRequestsResponseErrorData: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - code - message description: Error data for TooManyRequestsResponse title: TooManyRequestsResponseErrorData TooManyRequestsResponse: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsResponseErrorData' openrouter_metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type user_id: type: - string - 'null' required: - error description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded title: TooManyRequestsResponse InternalServerResponseErrorData: type: object properties: code: type: integer message: type: string metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - code - message description: Error data for InternalServerResponse title: InternalServerResponseErrorData InternalServerResponse: type: object properties: error: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerResponseErrorData' openrouter_metadata: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: description: Any type user_id: type: - string - 'null' required: - error description: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error title: InternalServerResponse securitySchemes: apiKey: type: http scheme: bearer description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header ``` ## SDK Code Examples ```python Video Generation_createVideos_example import requests url = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos" payload = { "model": "google/veo-3.1", "prompt": "A serene mountain landscape at sunset", "aspect_ratio": "16:9", "duration": 8, "resolution": "720p" } headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" } response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript Video Generation_createVideos_example const url = 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos'; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"model":"google/veo-3.1","prompt":"A serene mountain landscape at sunset","aspect_ratio":"16:9","duration":8,"resolution":"720p"}' }; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go Video Generation_createVideos_example package main import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"model\": \"google/veo-3.1\",\n \"prompt\": \"A serene mountain landscape at sunset\",\n \"aspect_ratio\": \"16:9\",\n \"duration\": 8,\n \"resolution\": \"720p\"\n}") req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer ") req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby Video Generation_createVideos_example require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer ' request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json' request.body = "{\n \"model\": \"google/veo-3.1\",\n \"prompt\": \"A serene mountain landscape at sunset\",\n \"aspect_ratio\": \"16:9\",\n \"duration\": 8,\n \"resolution\": \"720p\"\n}" response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java Video Generation_createVideos_example import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.post("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"model\": \"google/veo-3.1\",\n \"prompt\": \"A serene mountain landscape at sunset\",\n \"aspect_ratio\": \"16:9\",\n \"duration\": 8,\n \"resolution\": \"720p\"\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php Video Generation_createVideos_example request('POST', 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos', [ 'body' => '{ "model": "google/veo-3.1", "prompt": "A serene mountain landscape at sunset", "aspect_ratio": "16:9", "duration": 8, "resolution": "720p" }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp Video Generation_createVideos_example using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"model\": \"google/veo-3.1\",\n \"prompt\": \"A serene mountain landscape at sunset\",\n \"aspect_ratio\": \"16:9\",\n \"duration\": 8,\n \"resolution\": \"720p\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift Video Generation_createVideos_example import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = [ "model": "google/veo-3.1", "prompt": "A serene mountain landscape at sunset", "aspect_ratio": "16:9", "duration": 8, "resolution": "720p" ] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/videos")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers request.httpBody = postData as Data let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ```