# Sam Audio · Visual Separate API

> Separates a sound from a video's audio track, guided by an optional mask video and text prompt

Takes a `video_url` and extracts a target sound from its audio. An optional `mask_video_url` marks the target object (black for target, white for background), and `prompt` can add a text hint. Up to 4 `reranking_candidates` can be ranked, and long audio is chunked. Output has `target` and `residual` audio in wav or mp3.

- Model id: `sam-audio/visual-separate`
- Made by: Meta
- Category: Video to Audio
- Output: json
- Price per 30 seconds of your input video: from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input video (cheapest run $0.05 (50 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/sam-audio/visual-separate`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/sam-audio/visual-separate`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/visual-separate

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input video** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Price per 30 seconds of your input video: the input files are measured before the run (length, resolution, frame rate). The quote measures the same files and is exactly what the run charges.

The full example input below costs $0.05 = 50 API credits (1 × 30 s input video × $0.05).

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/sam-audio/visual-separate` 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `video_url` | `video` | string (video URL) | yes |  |  | Video file URL for processing, in formats such as MP4 or MOV. |
| `mask_video_url` |  | string (video URL) \| null | no |  |  | Mask video URL using a binary encoding in which the target object appears black against a white background. |
| `prompt` |  | string | no | `` |  | Natural-language description of the target sound to aid separation. |
| `reranking_candidates` |  | integer | no | `1` | 1 – 4 | Count of candidates generated for ranking. |
| `acceleration` |  | enum (string) | no | `balanced` | `fast`, `balanced`, `quality` | Acceleration level applied to processing. |
| `max_chunk_duration` |  | number | no | `60` | 10 – 60 | Per-pass audio limit, measured in seconds, beyond which processing uses overlapping chunks that are blended together. |
| `chunk_overlap` |  | number | no | `5` | 0 – 30 | Length of the overlap between chunks, measured in seconds, used for crossfade blending. |
| `output_format` |  | enum (string) | no | `wav` | `wav`, `mp3` | Format for the generated audio. |

File parameters (`video`, `mask_video_url`) 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
{
  "video": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
}
```

## 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/sam-audio/visual-separate?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  }'

# 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/sam-audio/visual-separate?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  }),
});
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 = {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/sam-audio/visual-separate", 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": "sam-audio/visual-separate",
      "input": {
        "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
      },
      "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": "sam-audio/visual-separate",
  "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": 50,
    "usd": "0.05",
    "charged": 50,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  },
  "output": {
    "target": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_name": "0-output.jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200
    },
    "residual": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_name": "0-output.jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200
    },
    "duration": 5,
    "sample_rate": 48000
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "file",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.jpeg",
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "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 |
|---|---|---|
| `target` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Target sound extracted in isolation. |
| `residual` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | Audio remaining apart from the target sound. |
| `duration` | number | Output audio length, measured in seconds. |
| `sample_rate` | integer | Sampling frequency in Hz for the output audio. |

## Related models

- [Sam Audio · Separate](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/separate.md) (`sam-audio/separate`): from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input audio
- [Sam Audio · Span Separate](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/span-separate.md) (`sam-audio/span-separate`): from $0.05 / 30 seconds of input audio
- [Hunyuan Video Foley](https://doitong.com/developers/models/hunyuan-video-foley.md) (`hunyuan-video-foley`): $0.10 / 10 seconds of input video
- [Kling Video · Video to Audio](https://doitong.com/developers/models/kling-video/video-to-audio.md) (`kling-video/video-to-audio`): $0.035 / video
- [Mirelo SFX2.0 · Video to Audio](https://doitong.com/developers/models/mirelo-ai/sfx2.0/video-to-audio.md) (`mirelo-ai/sfx2.0/video-to-audio`): $0.01 / second of output audio
- [PixVerse Sound Effects](https://doitong.com/developers/models/pixverse/sound-effects.md) (`pixverse/sound-effects`): $0.10 / 5 seconds of input video
- [Sonilo V1.1](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/video-to-music.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/video-to-music`): $0.009 / second of output audio
- [Sonilo V1.1 Video to Sound Effects](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sonilo/v1.1/video-to-sound-effects.md) (`sonilo/v1.1/video-to-sound-effects`): $0.009 / second of input video

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-audio/visual-separate
- 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=sam-audio/visual-separate
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/sam-audio/visual-separate