MiniMaxSlowUltra

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3

Realistic human motion video generation with advanced character consistency and natural movement.

420 credits

per video

Realistic human motion

Advanced character consistency

Natural movement generation

Image-to-video support

3 or 6 second duration

Use with AI Assistant

Copy usage instructions for Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI

llms.txt

Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/hailuo-2.3",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A young woman walking through a busy Tokyo street at night, realistic motion, natural gait, neon lights reflecting on wet pavement",
    "duration": "6",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
  }
}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`prompt`	string	Yes	-	Text description of the video to generate
`image_url`	string	No	-	Starting image URL for image-to-video
`duration`	integer	No	6	Video duration in seconds (3 or 6) 36
`aspect_ratio`	string	No	16:9	Output aspect ratio 16:99:161:1

How to Provide File Input

There are 3 ways to provide files for the image_url parameter:

Recommended

Direct Upload (Multipart)

Attach files directly to POST /v1/predictions/upload. No separate upload step needed.

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions/upload" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -F "model=minimax/hailuo-2.3" \
  -F 'input={"prompt":"your prompt here"}' \
  -F "file:image_url=@your_file.png"

Image URL

Pass a publicly accessible URL directly. You can also use file_url from the Storage API.

{
  "model": "minimax/hailuo-2.3",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "your prompt here",
    "image_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
  }
}

See the File Upload docs for more upload methods including Presigned URLs.

Common Parameters

Common parameters used when calling POST /v1/predictions.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`model`	string	Yes	-	Model identifier
`input`	object	Yes	-	Object containing the model-specific parameters from the table above
`output_folder`	string	No	-	Folder path for output files (max 256 chars, '..' not allowed)
`webhook_url`	string	No	-	Webhook URL to call on completion
`is_public`	boolean	No	false	If true, output files are also available via permanent public URLs

Examples

Character Walk

Realistic character walking video

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/hailuo-2.3",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A young woman walking through a busy Tokyo street at night, realistic motion, natural gait, neon lights reflecting on wet pavement",
    "duration": "6",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
  }
}'

Dance Movement

Dynamic dance movement video

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/hailuo-2.3",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "Contemporary dancer performing a graceful spin in a sunlit studio, flowing fabric, natural body movement, artistic composition",
    "duration": "6",
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16"
  }
}'