# MiniMax H3 Reference to Video API

> Video uit maximaal 9 beeld-, 3 video- en 3 audioreferenties, 5 tot 15 seconden, tot 4K

Genereert video uit een `prompt` die referenties op volgorde noemt, zoals Image 1, Video 1 of Audio 1. Lever maximaal 9 afbeeldingen, 3 videoclips en 3 audioclips aan, met maximaal 12 bestanden in totaal. `duration` is 5 tot 15 seconden, `resolution` is 480P, 768P, 2K of 4K en `aspect_ratio` omvat adaptive, 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4 en 9:16.

- Model id: `minimax/h3/reference-to-video`
- Made by: MiniMax
- Category: Reference to Video
- Output: video
- Price per second of your output video: from $0.05 / second of output video (cheapest run $0.05 (50 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/minimax/h3/reference-to-video`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/minimax/h3/reference-to-video`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/nl/developers/models/minimax/h3/reference-to-video

## Pricing

Price: **from $0.05 / second of output video** (the lowest tier; the quote prices your exact input). Price per second of your output 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.

Price by tier:

- 480P: $0.05 / second of output video
- 768P: $0.06 / second of output video
- 2K: $0.13 / second of output video
- 4K: $0.16 / second of output video

The full example input below costs $0.65 = 650 API credits (5 s output video × $0.13 (2K)).

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/reference-to-video` 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 |  | 1 – 50000 characters | Instructies voor videogeneratie met referenties die worden aangeduid op basis van assettype en positie binnen elke referentielijst, met labels zoals Audio 1, Video 1, Image 1, Image 2 enzovoort. |
| `duration` |  | integer | no | `5` | 5 – 15 | Videolengte, gemeten in seconden. |
| `resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `2K` | `480P`, `768P`, `2K`, `4K` | Kies de resolutie van de gegenereerde video; 2K en 4K worden verkregen door een 768P-basis op te schalen. Bij 480P of 768P wordt native generatie gebruikt. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Seed voor willekeurige generatie; als deze wordt weggelaten, wordt er willekeurig een gekozen. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Activering van de veiligheidscontrole; true schakelt controle in. |
| `prompt_expansion_mode` |  | string \| null | no | `balanced` |  | Inspanning voor het herschrijven van de prompt vóór generatie: kies 'quality' voor een rijkere prompt die maximaal ongeveer 30 seconden duurt, of 'fast' voor resultaat in ongeveer een seconde. Met 'balanced' wordt de keuze per request gemaakt; 'disabled' schakelt uitbreiding uit. |
| `aspect_ratio` |  | enum (string) | no | `adaptive` | `adaptive`, `21:9`, `16:9`, `4:3`, `1:1`, `3:4`, `9:16` | Beeldverhouding van de uitvoervideo. |
| `reference_image_urls` | `images` | array of image URL | no |  | ≤ 9 items | URL's van afbeeldingen als onderwerp- of stijlreferentie, met een gedeeld maximum van 12 bestanden voor alle video- en audioreferenties. Identificeer deze afbeeldingen in de prompt op lijstpositie met Image 1, Image 2 en daaropvolgende labels. |
| `reference_video_urls` |  | array of video URL | no |  | ≤ 3 items | URL's van bewegings- of andere referentievideo's, in de prompt aangeduid op lijstpositie met Video 1, Video 2 en daaropvolgende labels. De gedeelde limiet voor afbeelding-, video- en audioreferenties is 12 bestanden; videoclips moeten elk 2–15 seconden duren en samen maximaal 15 seconden duren. |
| `reference_audio_urls` |  | array of audio URL | no |  | ≤ 3 items | Lever referentieaudio aan als URL's en identificeer de clips in de prompt met Audio 1, Audio 2 en daaropvolgende labels. Elke clip moet 2–15 seconden duren, met in totaal maximaal 15 seconden audio. Elk van de typen afbeelding-, video- en audioreferentie kan afzonderlijk of gecombineerd worden aangeleverd, met een gedeeld maximum van 12 bestanden. |

File parameters (`images`, `reference_video_urls`, `reference_audio_urls`) 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"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
}
```

## 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/reference-to-video?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"
  }'

# 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/reference-to-video?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"
  }),
});
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",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/minimax/h3/reference-to-video", 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/reference-to-video",
      "input": {
        "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
      },
      "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/reference-to-video",
  "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": 650,
    "usd": "0.65",
    "charged": 650,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A red fox trots through fresh snow at sunrise, soft golden light, shallow depth of field"
  },
  "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"
  },
  "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} | Video die door het model is geproduceerd. |
| `expanded_prompt` | string \| null | Voor het model uitgebreide prompt, of null als er geen uitgebreide tekst beschikbaar is. Dit geldt bij uitgeschakelde uitbreiding, uitbreiding die niets heeft gewijzigd en uitbreiding die intern door de gehoste API van het model is afgehandeld. |

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## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/minimax/h3/reference-to-video
- 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/reference-to-video
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/minimax/h3/reference-to-video