Alibaba Happyhorse 1.0 Image To Video API Documentation

Alibaba Happyhorse 1.0 Image To Video API Documentation

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Alibaba Happy Horse 1.0 (Image-to-Video) animates a reference image into a cinematic 720p / 1080p video, optionally guided by a text prompt. Smooth camera movement and expressive, stable motion. Ready-to-use REST API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Happy Horse 1.0 Image-to-Video animates a reference image into a cinematic 720p / 1080p video, with optional text guidance for the motion. Strong subject preservation, smooth camera movement, and expressive motion.


Key Features

  • Image-faithful generation — Preserves the reference image’s subject, composition, and style while adding motion.
  • Optional prompt guidance — Direct the camera, mood, and action in plain language.
  • Cinematic motion — Smooth, expressive movement and stable subjects.
  • Production-ready API — REST inference, no cold starts.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
imageYesFirst-frame image URL. JPEG / PNG / BMP / WEBP. Min dimension 300 px. Aspect ratio 1:2.5 to 2.5:1. Max 10 MB.
promptNoOptional text prompt guiding the animation (max 2500 characters).
resolutionNo720p (default) or 1080p.
durationNoVideo length in seconds (3-15, default 5).
seedNoRandom seed for reproducibility (0-2147483647).

Pricing

ResolutionPer second5s10s15s
720p$0.14$0.70$1.40$2.10
1080p$0.24$1.20$2.40$3.60
  • Total price: per-second rate × duration

Notes

  • Pricing scales linearly with duration (3-15 s).
  • Aspect ratio of the output video matches the reference image automatically.

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result

set -euo pipefail

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "A cinematic ocean wave at sunrise, highly detailed",
  "image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction once. Never retry this request automatically:
# a retry after an unclear failure can create a second, billed task.
CHECK='The task may already exist. Check History or the predictions list before submitting again.'
if ! SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/alibaba/happyhorse-1.0/image-to-video" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}"); then
  printf 'Submit failed. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
  exit 1
fi

TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"

# 2. Poll until the prediction reaches a final status.
BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "${BODY_FILE}"' EXIT
while true; do
  # Transient errors (429, 5xx) are retried, honoring Retry-After.
  HTTP_CODE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 \
    --output "${BODY_FILE}" --write-out '%{http_code}' \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" || true)
  case "${HTTP_CODE}" in
    2??) ;;
    000|429|5??)  # dropped connection or temporary error: keep polling
      printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s, polling again in 10s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
      sleep 10; continue ;;
    *) printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
      cat "${BODY_FILE}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
  esac
  RESULT=$(jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end' "${BODY_FILE}")
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

  case "${STATUS}" in
    completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
    failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted)
      printf 'Task %s ended with status %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${STATUS}" >&2
      printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
    *) sleep 2 ;;
  esac
done

Retry temporary errors only while polling, never the submit request. Errors, retries and timeouts

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultRangeDescription
promptstringYes-Optional text prompt guiding the animation. Max 2500 characters.
imagestringYes-URL of the first-frame image. JPEG / PNG / BMP / WEBP. Min dimension 300px. Aspect ratio between 1:2.5 and 2.5:1. Max 10 MB.
resolutionstringNo720p720p, 1080pOutput video resolution.
durationintegerNo53 ~ 15Video length in seconds (3-15).
seedintegerNo--Random seed for reproducibility.

Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction, Task Id
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarrayOutput values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed)
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.statusstringTask status. completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses.
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”)
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds

Result Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
idstringYes-Task ID

Result Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
dataobjectThe prediction data object containing all details
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarray<string | object>Array of generated outputs (empty when status is not completed). Items are usually URL strings, but may be text strings or structured result objects, depending on the model.
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.statusstringStatus: completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds
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