Kwaivgi Kling V4.0 Flash Video Edit API Documentation

Kwaivgi Kling V4.0 Flash Video Edit API Documentation

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Kling V4.0 Flash Video Edit rewrites a 3 to 20 second video from a text instruction at 720p: it keeps the scene, subject and motion and changes what you describe, with optional reference images and new synchronized audio by default. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Kling V4.0 Flash Video Edit rewrites an existing video from a text instruction at 720p: it keeps the scene, subject and motion and changes what you describe. 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?

  • Instruction-based editing — Change a subject, the setting, the weather or the style in plain language.
  • Source-guided motion — The original action and camera movement carry through.
  • Reference images — Up to 10 images for a subject, object or style to bring in.
  • Audio control — New synchronized audio by default, or keep the original soundtrack.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
videoYesThe video to edit, 3 to 20 seconds; longer videos are trimmed to 20 seconds.
promptYesDescribe the edit. Refer to reference images as @Image1, @Image2, … in array order.
imagesNoUp to 10 reference images.
keep_original_soundNoKeep the input video’s own sound instead of generating new audio. Default false.
aspect_ratioNo16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 21:9. Leave it out to follow the input video.

The output follows the input video’s length.


Pricing

$0.126 per second of the input video (rounded up to whole seconds, at most 20 seconds). A 5 second video costs $0.63.


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",
  "video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
  "keep_original_sound": false,
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
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/video-edit" \
  -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-Describe the edit you want applied to the video - change a subject, the setting, the weather or the style. Refer to reference images as @Image1, @Image2, ... in array order.
videostringYes-URL of the video to edit. The edit keeps its scene, subject and motion; 3-20 seconds, longer videos are trimmed to 20 seconds.
imagesarray<string>No-0 ~ 10 itemsOptional reference images (up to 10) for a subject, object or style to bring into the edit.
keep_original_soundbooleanNofalse-Keep the input video's own sound instead of generating new synchronized audio.
aspect_ratiostringNo-16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 21:9Aspect ratio of the output video. Follows the input video if not specified.

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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