# Sam 3 · Video API

> Segmenteert en volgt objecten in een video op basis van tekst-, punt- of boxprompts en retourneert een gemaskeerde video

Detecteert en volgt objecten in een video die via `video_url` wordt aangeleverd. Benoem doelen in `prompt` en scheid meerdere doelen met komma's, of gebruik `point_prompts` en `box_prompts`. `detection_threshold` loopt van 0.1 tot 1 en `apply_mask` bepaalt of het masker op de video wordt getekend. De uitvoer is mp4 of webm, plus een zipbestand met boundingbox-overlays per frame.

- Model id: `sam-3/video`
- Made by: Meta
- Category: Video to Video
- Output: video
- Price per 16 frames of your input video: $0.005 / 16 frames of input video (cheapest run $0.005 (5 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/run/sam-3/video`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.com/v1/quote/sam-3/video`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/nl/developers/models/sam-3/video

## Pricing

Price: **$0.005 / 16 frames of input video**. Price per 16 frames 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 $0.095 = 95 API credits (19 × 16 frames input video × $0.005).

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-3/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `video_url` | `video` | string (video URL) | yes |  |  | Video-URL voor segmentatie. |
| `prompt` |  | string | no | `` |  | Segmentatieprompt die meerdere gevolgde objecten ondersteunt via kommagescheiden beschrijvingen, zoals 'person, cloth'. |
| `text_prompt` |  | string \| null | no |  |  | [DEPRECATED] Verouderde invoer voor achterwaartse compatibiliteit; gebruik 'prompt' in plaats daarvan. |
| `point_prompts` |  | array of object {x, y, label, object_id} | no | `[]` |  | Verzameling prompts op basis van punten. |
| `point_prompts[].x` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Promptpositie langs de X-as. |
| `point_prompts[].y` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Promptpositie langs de Y-as. |
| `point_prompts[].label` |  | enum (integer) \| null | no |  | `0`, `1` | Label voor voorgrond/achtergrond: 1 geeft voorgrond aan; 0 geeft achtergrond aan. |
| `point_prompts[].object_id` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Optionele identifier die prompts groepeert die één object verfijnen. Als ook tekst als prompt wordt opgegeven, bepaalt deze identifier welk gedetecteerd object die punten verfijnen. |
| `box_prompts` |  | array of object {x_min, y_min, x_max, y_max, object_id} | no | `[]` |  | Box-prompts als coördinaattupels (x_min, y_min, x_max, y_max). |
| `box_prompts[].x_min` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Minimale x-coördinaat van het vak. |
| `box_prompts[].y_min` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Minimale y-coördinaat van het vak. |
| `box_prompts[].x_max` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Maximale X-coördinaat voor de box. |
| `box_prompts[].y_max` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Maximale Y-coördinaat voor de box. |
| `box_prompts[].object_id` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Optionele identifier voor het groeperen van boxen die één object verfijnen. |
| `apply_mask` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Of maskering op de video moet worden toegepast. |
| `video_output_type` |  | enum (string) | no | `X264 (.mp4)` | `X264 (.mp4)`, `VP9 (.webm)` | Uitvoertype van de resulterende video. |
| `detection_threshold` |  | number | no | `0.5` | 0.1 – 1 | Drempel voor detectievertrouwen. Een lagere waarde verhoogt het aantal detecties ten koste van precisie; het bereik is 0.0–1.0. |

File parameters (`video`) 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-3/video?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-3/video?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-3/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": "sam-3/video",
      "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-3/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": 95,
    "usd": "0.095",
    "charged": 95,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "video_url": "https://content.doitong.com/video/showcase/v3/gen_fox_cartoon.mp4"
  },
  "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
    },
    "boundingbox_frames_zip": {
      "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
    }
  },
  "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 segmentatie is geproduceerd. |
| `boundingbox_frames_zip` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} \| null | ZIP-archief met overlays van de kaders voor elk frame. |

## Related models

- [Sam 3 · Image RLE](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/image-rle.md) (`sam-3/image-rle`): $0.005 / run
- [Segment Anything Model 3](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/image.md) (`sam-3/image`): $0.005 / run
- [Sam 3 · Video RLE](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/video-rle.md) (`sam-3/video-rle`): $0.005 / 16 frames of input video
- [Sam 3 · 3D Body](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/3d-body.md) (`sam-3/3d-body`): $0.02 / run
- [Sam 3 · 3D Objects](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/3d-objects.md) (`sam-3/3d-objects`): $0.02 / run
- [Sam 3 · 3D Align](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/3d-align.md) (`sam-3/3d-align`): $0.02 / run
- [Sam 3 · Image · Embed](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/image/embed.md) (`sam-3/image/embed`): $0.005 / run
- [Sam 3 1 · Video](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3-1/video.md) (`sam-3-1/video`): $0.01 / 16 frames of input video

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sam-3/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=sam-3/video
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.com/v1/models/sam-3/video