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Simple RESTful APIs for video generation
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Generate videos from text prompts. Describe your scene and let AI create stunning video content.
curl -X POST "https://seedance20.net/api/v1/jobs/createTask" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_api_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seedance-2-0",
"inputs": {
"prompt": "A majestic dragon flying over snowy mountains",
"duration": "5s",
"resolution": "1280x720"
}
}'{
"code": 200,
"message": "success",
"data": {
"taskId": "abc123xyz"
}
}model - Model ID (use "seedance-2-0")inputs.prompt - Text description of the video (required for text-to-video, optional for image-to-video)inputs.duration - Video length: 4s, 5s, 8s, 10s, or 15sinputs.resolution - Output resolution (e.g., 1280x720)inputs.urls - Array of 1-2 image URLs for image-to-video1280x720 - 16:9 Landscape720x1280 - 9:16 Portrait720x720 - 1:1 Square960x720 - 4:3720x960 - 3:4When status is 'fail', the response includes an errorCode field for programmatic handling:
CONTENT_POLICYContent violates platform policy. Please modify your prompt or image and try again.GENERATION_FAILEDVideo generation failed due to technical reasons. Please retry.INVALID_PARAMSInvalid request parameters. Please check the API documentation.Pay-as-you-go credits or membership. No hidden fees. Use credits for Seedance 2.0 generation across all modes.
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