# MiniMax H3 Reference to Video API

> Video dži 9 imàginen, 3 videon thaj 3 audio-referencença, 5 dži 15 sekundenge, dži 4K

Generiril video andar jekh `prompt` savo citiril referencura palal redos, sar Image 1, Video 1 vaj Audio 1. De dži 9 imàgine, 3 video-klipa thaj 3 audio-klipa, buteder 12 fajlura khetane. `duration` si 5 dži 15 sekundenge, `resolution` si 480P, 768P, 2K vaj 4K, thaj `aspect_ratio` lilarel adaptive, 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4 thaj 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/rom/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 | Video-generation instrukcije referencenca sikavde asset type taj position ande sako reference list, labelenca sar Audio 1, Video 1, Image 1, Image 2, taj avre. |
| `duration` |  | integer | no | `5` | 5 – 15 | Videoski durata, merime ande sekunda. |
| `resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `2K` | `480P`, `768P`, `2K`, `4K` | Avrirod e kerde videoski rezolucija, kaj 2K taj 4K si kerde upscalingesa katar 768P base. 480P vaj 768P lel native keripe. |
| `seed` |  | integer \| null | no |  |  | Bijočaripasko semeno vaš random keripe; te na delpes, jekh randomno avralas. |
| `enable_safety_checker` |  | boolean | no | `true` |  | Safety-checker aktivacia; true aktivarel checking. |
| `prompt_expansion_mode` |  | string \| null | no | `balanced` |  | O zoralipe le promptoske paruvdipaske anglal o keripe: alosar 'quality' vaš jekh maj barvalo prompto savo lel dži paše 30 sekunde, vaj 'fast' vaš rezultato ande paše jekh sekunda. Pe 'balanced', o alosaripe kerel pes vaš sako mangipen; 'disabled' ačhavel o barjaripe. |
| `aspect_ratio` |  | enum (string) | no | `adaptive` | `adaptive`, `21:9`, `16:9`, `4:3`, `1:1`, `3:4`, `9:16` | Aspect ratio vaš o rezultatosko video. |
| `reference_image_urls` | `images` | array of image URL | no |  | ≤ 9 items | Subject vaj style reference kipesko URL, sajekh 12-fajlo maximumesa savore video taj audio referencesa. Sikav e kipi ando prompto e listako positionesa: Image 1, Image 2, taj avre labels. |
| `reference_video_urls` |  | array of video URL | no |  | ≤ 3 items | URL adresi le miškipeske vaj aver referentne videonge, prinžarde palal i pozicija ande lista ando prompto pe etiketenca Video 1, Video 2 thaj aver pala lende. O khetano limito le kipenge, videonge thaj audio referencenge si 12 fajlura; sako video klipo trubul te avel 2–15 sekunde, thaj sa khetane na maj but sar 15 sekunde. |
| `reference_audio_urls` |  | array of audio URL | no |  | ≤ 3 items | De referentno audio sar URL adresi thaj prinžar le klipura ando prompto pe etiketenca Audio 1, Audio 2 thaj aver pala lende. Sako klipo trubul te avel 2–15 sekunde, thaj sasto audio na maj but sar 15 sekunde. Le kipenge, videonge thaj audio referencenge tipura šaj te den pes korkore vaj khetane, dži ko khetano limito 12 fajlura. |

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 kerdo modelostar. |
| `expanded_prompt` | string \| null | Modeloske pherdo prompto, vaj null te naj pherdo teksto. E null situacije si disabled expansion, expansion savo na paruvdas, taj expansion savo o modelo hostoski API kerel andre. |

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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