Minimax H3 Image Text To Image API Documentation

Minimax H3 Image Text To Image API Documentation

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MiniMax H3 Image Text-to-Image generates high-quality images from text prompts with flexible aspect ratios and built-in prompt enhancement for creative visuals, product imagery, marketing assets, and production workflows. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

MiniMax H3 Image Text-to-Image generates images from text prompts at 1k, 2k, or 4k resolution. The endpoint supports multiple aspect ratios and output formats for different image-generation workflows.


Why Choose This?

  • Up to 4K output — Choose 1k, 2k, or 4k.

  • Flexible aspect ratios — Generate square, portrait, landscape, tall, wide, and cinematic compositions.

  • Multiple output formats — Export generated images as PNG, JPEG, or WebP.


Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
promptYesText description of the image to generate.
aspect_ratioNoOutput aspect ratio: 1:1, 1:2, 2:1, 1:3, 3:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 9:21, or 21:9. Default: 1:1.
resolutionNoOutput resolution: 1k, 2k, or 4k. Default: 1k.
output_formatNoOutput format: png, jpeg, or webp. Default: png.

How to Use

  1. Write a prompt — Describe the subject, setting, lighting, composition, and style.
  2. Choose an aspect ratio — Select the framing for the output.
  3. Choose a resolution — Select 1k, 2k, or 4k.
  4. Choose an output format optional — Select PNG, JPEG, or WebP.
  5. Submit — Generate and retrieve the image.

Pricing

Pricing is based on the selected resolution.

ResolutionPrice per Image
1K$0.03
2K$0.03
4K$0.09

1k and 2k use the same price tier.

Aspect ratio and output format do not add separate charges.


Best Use Cases

  • General image generation — Create images from text descriptions.
  • Advertising concepts — Generate visuals for campaign and promotional workflows.
  • Product concepts — Create product-focused images and presentation concepts.
  • Editorial imagery — Generate visuals for publishing and content workflows.
  • High-resolution output — Use 4k when a larger output resolution is required.

Pro Tips

  • Describe the main subject and composition clearly.
  • Include lighting, environment, and style when they are important to the result.
  • Use 2k when you want a larger output than 1k at the same price.
  • Use 9:16 for vertical layouts and 16:9 for widescreen layouts.

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",
  "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
  "resolution": "1k",
  "output_format": "png"
}
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/minimax/h3-image/text-to-image" \
  -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.
aspect_ratiostringNo1:11:1, 1:2, 2:1, 1:3, 3:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 9:16, 16:9, 9:21, 21:9The aspect ratio of the generated image. Defaults to 1:1.
resolutionstringNo1k1k, 2k, 4kThe output resolution tier. 1k is about 1 megapixel, 2k about 4 megapixels and 4k about 16 megapixels. 1k and 2k cost the same; 4k is the highest.
output_formatstringNopngpng, jpeg, webpThe format of the output image.

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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