Kwaivgi Kling V4.0 Flash Reference To Video API Documentation

Kwaivgi Kling V4.0 Flash Reference To Video API Documentation

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Kling V4.0 Flash Reference-to-Video generates a 3 to 20 second 720p clip guided by up to 10 reference images and 5 reference videos, with synchronized audio; Flash is the fast, lower-cost tier of Kling 4.0. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Kling V4.0 Flash Reference-to-Video generates a 720p video guided by reference images and videos, with synchronized audio. Flash is the fast, lower-cost tier of Kling 4.0: 720p clips of 3 to 20 seconds with synchronized audio, for quick iteration and volume work.


Why Choose This?

  • Consistent subjects — Up to 10 reference images for characters, products or styles.
  • Motion references — Up to 5 reference videos (together up to 20 seconds) for motion, camera and pacing.
  • Keep the original sound — Optionally keep a reference video’s own audio.
  • Fast iteration — Flash returns clips quickly.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
promptYesDescribe the video. Refer to reference images as @Image1, @Image2, … and to reference videos as @Video1, @Video2, … in array order.
imagesNoUp to 10 reference images.
videosNoUp to 5 reference videos, together used for up to 20 seconds.
keep_original_soundNoKeep the reference video’s own sound instead of generating new audio. Requires videos. Default false.
durationNo3 to 20 seconds, default 5.
aspect_ratioNoauto (default, follows the references), 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 21:9.

Pricing

InputsPrice per second of output
Reference images only$0.094
With reference videos$0.126

A 5 second clip costs $0.47 with images only, $0.63 with reference videos.


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",
  "keep_original_sound": false,
  "duration": 5,
  "aspect_ratio": "auto"
}
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/kwaivgi/kling-v4.0-flash/reference-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-The positive prompt for the generation. Refer to reference images as @Image1, @Image2, ... (in array order) and to reference videos as @Video1, @Video2, ...
imagesarray<string>No-0 ~ 10 itemsReference images (up to 10).
videosarray<string>No-0 ~ 5 itemsReference videos (up to 5). They guide motion, camera and pacing; together they are used for up to 20 seconds.
keep_original_soundbooleanNofalse-Keep the reference video's own sound instead of generating new audio. Requires videos.
durationintegerNo53, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20The duration of the generated video in seconds (3-20).
aspect_ratiostringNoautoauto, 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 21:9The aspect ratio of the generated video; auto follows the reference images or video.

Every model also accepts the global request options enable_sync_mode and enable_base64_output; see their pages for details.

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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