# H3 Max Camera Controls API

> Anime une image le long d’une trajectoire de caméra avec images clés, en contrôlant l’orbite, l’élévation et la distance

Utilise `image_url` comme première image et déplace la caméra selon `camera_trajectory`, une liste de 2 à 12 images clés ordonnées. Par défaut, la scène reste rigide afin que seule la caméra bouge. La durée va de 0.92 à 15 secondes, avec une résolution de 480P, 768P ou 1080P. L'expansion de l'invite peut être réglée.

- Model id: `minimax/h3-max/camera-controls`
- Made by: MiniMax
- Category: Image to Video
- Output: video
- Price: from $0.0325 / second (5 s ≈ $0.163) (cheapest run $0.163 (163 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/fr-FR/developers/models/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.0325 / second (5 s ≈ $0.163)** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Billed per second of output (`duration`, default 15).

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

- When `resolution` = 768P: $0.052 (52 API credits) / second
- When `resolution` = 1080P: $0.104 (104 API credits) / second

The full example input below costs $0.175 = 175 API credits (5 s × 35 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/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls` 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 | no | `The same elements in the reference are rigid. Preserve every element exactly. The entire scene is frozen. Only the camera moves. no scene motion only camera motion` | ≤ 50000 characters | Invite de génération vidéo qui remplace le comportement par défaut de scène figée. La laisser vide ou l'omettre conserve la scène de référence fixe et autorise uniquement les mouvements de caméra. |
| `duration` |  | number | no | `5` | 0.92 – 15 | Durée demandée en secondes, permettant une durée vidéo réelle jusqu'à environ 0,7 s au-delà de cette demande. |
| `resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `480P` | `480P`, `768P`, `1080P` | Sélection de la résolution de génération : 1080P nécessite un affinage latent du contenu généré nativement en 768P, plutôt qu'une génération native à la résolution sélectionnée. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Graine pour la génération aléatoire ; si elle est omise, une graine est choisie aléatoirement. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Activation du contrôle de sécurité ; true active la vérification. |
| `prompt_expansion_mode` |  | string | yes | `balanced` |  | Niveau de réécriture de l'invite avant la génération : 'quality' élabore une invite plus riche pendant environ 30 s au maximum, tandis que 'balanced' répond en environ une seconde. Choisissez 'disabled' pour omettre l'expansion de l'invite. |
| `image_url` | `image` | string (image URL) | yes |  | ≥ 1 characters | URL d'image définissant l'image d'ouverture de la vidéo. |
| `camera_trajectory` |  | array of object {time, azimuth, elevation, distance} | no |  | 2 – 12 items | Images clés de caméra ordonnées, avec rotations complètes signées conservées et déplacement azimutal total limité à 32 tours. En dehors de l'intervalle temporel des images clés, la caméra conserve la première pose avant son horodatage et la pose finale jusqu'à la fin de la vidéo. |
| `camera_trajectory[].time` |  | number | yes |  | 0 – 1 | Temps normalisé dans la vidéo, utilisant l'intervalle [0, 1] pour représenter respectivement son début et sa fin. |
| `camera_trajectory[].azimuth` |  | number | yes |  |  | Angle horizontal de la caméra autour du sujet, mesuré en degrés. |
| `camera_trajectory[].elevation` |  | number | yes |  | -90 – 90 | Angle vertical de la caméra autour du sujet, mesuré en degrés. |
| `camera_trajectory[].distance` |  | number | yes |  | > 0 | Distance entre la caméra et le sujet, mesurée en unités de scène normalisées. |

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
{
  "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
  "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
  "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
}
```

## 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/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
  }'

# 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/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
  }),
});
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 = {
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls", 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": "minimax/h3-max/camera-controls",
      "input": {
        "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
        "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
      },
      "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": "minimax/h3-max/camera-controls",
  "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": 175,
    "usd": "0.175",
    "charged": 175,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.jpg",
    "prompt_expansion_mode": "balanced"
  },
  "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
    },
    "expanded_prompt": "string",
    "timings": {}
  },
  "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} | Vidéo produite par le modèle. |
| `expanded_prompt` | string \| null | Invite étendue prête pour le modèle, ou null si aucun texte étendu n'est disponible. Les cas null correspondent à l'expansion désactivée, à une expansion sans modification et à une expansion traitée en interne par l'API hébergée du modèle. |
| `timings` | object \| null | Mesures de durée exprimées en secondes, disponibles uniquement sur les routes qui signalent les durées du backend ; sinon null. L'entrée 'inference' mesure la durée du débruitage DiT sur le backend GPU. |

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## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls
- 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=minimax/h3-max/camera-controls
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/minimax/h3-max/camera-controls