# Wan-2.1 Image-to-Video API

> Wan 2.1 image-to-video, das ein einzelnes Startbild anhand eines Text-Prompts animiert

Animiert ein Eingabebild (`image_url`) gemäß einem `prompt`. Die Ausgabe ist 480p oder 720p mit dem Seitenverhältnis auto, 16:9, 9:16 oder 1:1; nicht passende Bilder werden mittig zugeschnitten. `num_frames` ist 81-100 bei 5-24 Bildern pro Sekunde. Zu den Steuerungen gehören `negative_prompt`, `seed`, `guide_scale`, `shift` und eine `acceleration`-Einstellung.

- Model id: `wan-i2v`
- Made by: Alibaba
- Category: Image to Video
- Output: video
- Price: from $0.20 / video (cheapest run $0.20 (200 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/wan-i2v`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/wan-i2v`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/de/developers/models/wan-i2v

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.20 / video** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Billed once per generated video.

Price rules (the first rule that matches the input wins; a parameter you leave out counts as its default):

- When `num_frames` > 81 and `resolution` = 720p: $0.50 (500 API credits) / video
- When `resolution` = 720p: $0.40 (400 API credits) / video
- When `num_frames` > 81: $0.25 (250 API credits) / video

The full example input below costs $0.40 = 400 API credits (1 video × 400 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.com/v1/quote/wan-i2v` 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 |  |  | Textanweisungen zur Steuerung der Video-Generierung. |
| `negative_prompt` |  | string | no | `bright colors, overexposed, static, blurred details, subtitles, style, artwork, painting, picture, still, overall gray, worst quality, low quality, JPEG compression residue, ugly, incomplete, extra fingers, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn faces, deformed, disfigured, malformed limbs, fused fingers, still picture, cluttered background, three legs, many people in the background, walking backwards` |  | Bei der Videogenerierung angewendeter negativer Prompt. |
| `image_url` | `image` | string (image URL) | yes |  |  | URL des Quellbilds; das ausgewählte Seitenverhältnis bestimmt, ob eine Vorverarbeitung erforderlich ist: Bei einer Abweichung wird das Bild skaliert und anschließend mittig zugeschnitten. |
| `num_frames` |  | integer \| null | no | `81` | 81 – 100 | Frame-Anzahl für die Generierung, einschließlich 81 bis 100. |
| `frames_per_second` |  | integer \| null | no | `16` | 5 – 24 | Bildrate des generierten Videos in Frames pro Sekunde, im Bereich von 5 bis 24. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed für reproduzierbare Generierung. Bei None wird ein Seed zufällig ausgewählt. |
| `resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `720p` | `480p`, `720p` | Ausgabe-Videoauflösung, entweder 480p oder 720p. |
| `num_inference_steps` |  | integer | no | `30` | 2 – 40 | Anzahl der Sampling-Schritte; eine höhere Anzahl verlängert die Verarbeitung, verbessert aber die Qualität. |
| `guide_scale` |  | number | no | `5` | 1 – 10 | Stärke der classifier-freien Guidance; mit zunehmender Skalierung wird eine engere Prompt-Übereinstimmung gegen einen möglichen Qualitätsverlust abgewogen. |
| `shift` |  | number | no | `5` | 1 – 10 | Bei der Videogenerierung angewendete Shift-Einstellung. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Schalter für die Sicherheitsprüfung, dessen Deaktivierung eine Kontoberechtigung erfordert. Ohne diese Berechtigung wird jede Anfrage unabhängig von der Einstellung geprüft; true aktiviert die Prüfung. |
| `enable_prompt_expansion` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Steuert, ob die Prompt-Erweiterung aktiviert ist. |
| `acceleration` |  | enum (string) | no | `regular` | `none`, `regular` | Beschleunigungseinstellung, wobei 'regular' empfohlen wird. Eine höhere Beschleunigung verringert die Qualität, verkürzt aber die Generierungszeit. |
| `aspect_ratio` |  | enum (string) | no | `auto` | `auto`, `16:9`, `9:16`, `1:1` | Proportionen des generierten Videos, automatisch aus dem Eingabebild ausgewählt, wenn auf 'auto' gesetzt. |

File parameters (`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": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
  "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
  "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
}
```

## 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.com/v1/run/wan-i2v?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  }'

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

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.com/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/wan-i2v?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  }),
});
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.com/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/wan-i2v", 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.com/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": "wan-i2v",
      "input": {
        "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
        "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
      },
      "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": "wan-i2v",
  "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": 400,
    "usd": "0.40",
    "charged": 400,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field",
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg"
  },
  "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
    },
    "seed": 42
  },
  "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.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.com/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `video` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Durch die Generierung erzeugte Videodatei. |
| `seed` | integer | Während der Generierung angewendeter Seed-Wert. |

## Related models

- [Wan-2.1 Pro Text-to-Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/wan-pro/text-to-video.md) (`wan-pro/text-to-video`): $0.80 / run
- [Wan-2.1 Text-to-Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/wan-t2v.md) (`wan-t2v`): from $0.20 / video
- [Wan Effects](https://doitong.com/developers/models/wan-effects.md) (`wan-effects`): $0.35 / video
- [Wan-2.1 First-Last-Frame-to-Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/wan-flf2v.md) (`wan-flf2v`): from $0.20 / video
- [Wan-2.1 Pro Image-to-Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/wan-pro/image-to-video.md) (`wan-pro/image-to-video`): $0.80 / video
- [Wan 3.0 Image to Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/alibaba/wan-3.0/image-to-video.md) (`alibaba/wan-3.0/image-to-video`): from $0.05 / second
- [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

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/wan-i2v
- 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=wan-i2v
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/wan-i2v