Minimax Music 3.0 API Documentation

Minimax Music 3.0 API Documentation

Playground

MiniMax Music 3.0 generates complete songs from text prompts and lyrics, including vocals and instrumentals, with instrumental-only mode, auto lyrics generation, structure tags for song arrangement, and configurable audio quality. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

MiniMax Music 3.0 generates complete songs with vocals and instrumentals from a text prompt and lyrics. Describe the genre, mood, instruments, tempo, and production style, and the model creates a full track with support for structure tags, instrumental-only mode, auto lyrics generation, and configurable audio quality up to 256kbps / 44.1kHz.

Why Choose This?

• Complete song generation
  Generate a full song with vocals and instrumental arrangement from a prompt and lyrics.

• Structure tag support
  Use tags like [Verse], [Chorus], and [Bridge] to guide song structure and arrangement.

• Auto lyrics generation
  Leave the lyrics input empty to let the model generate lyrics automatically from the prompt.

• Instrumental mode
  Enable is_instrumental to generate a backing track without vocals.

• Configurable audio quality
  Choose bitrate and sample rate settings up to 256000 bitrate and 44100 sample rate.

• Wide genre support
  Generate pop, rock, folk, electronic, orchestral, lo-fi, cinematic, and other music styles from prompt instructions.

Parameters

Lyrics Structure Tags

Use structure tags in the lyrics to guide arrangement and song sections:

[Intro], [Verse], [Pre Chorus], [Chorus], [Post Chorus], [Interlude], [Bridge], [Outro], [Hook], [Build Up], [Break], [Transition], [Inst], [Solo]

How to Use

1. Write your prompt — Describe the genre, mood, instruments, tempo, vocal style, and production direction.
2. Enter lyrics — Add lyrics with optional structure tags such as [Verse] and [Chorus]. Leave lyrics empty for auto-generation.
3. Choose audio quality optional — Set bitrate and sample_rate when you need a specific delivery format.
4. Enable instrumental mode optional — Use is_instrumental when you want a backing track without vocals.
5. Submit — Generate the song and retrieve the audio output.

Pricing

Best Use Cases

• Songwriting and demos — Turn lyrics and a style description into a complete demo track.
• Content creation — Generate original songs or background music for videos, podcasts, and social media.
• Music production — Use instrumental mode to create backing tracks for further production.
• Custom soundtracks — Create original music for games, ads, short films, and branded content.
• Creative exploration — Test different genres, moods, arrangements, and vocal styles from the same concept.

Pro Tips

• Be specific in the prompt: include genre, tempo, instruments, vocal style, mood, and production cues.
• Use structure tags to guide verse, chorus, bridge, intro, outro, and instrumental sections.
• Leave lyrics empty when you want quick auto-generated lyric ideas.
• Use is_instrumental for backing tracks, music beds, or soundtrack-style output.
• Use higher bitrate and sample rate settings when you need higher-quality delivery.
• Keep lyrics structured and readable for better vocal phrasing and arrangement.

Notes

• When leaving lyrics empty for auto-generated lyrics, make sure lyrics_optimizer is enabled.
• Use lyrics_optimizer when you want the model to generate or improve lyrics based on the music prompt.

Related Models

• MiniMax Music 2.5 — Previous-generation MiniMax music generation model.
• MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD — High-definition text-to-speech generation.

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",
  "lyrics_optimizer": false,
  "bitrate": 256000,
  "sample_rate": 44100,
  "is_instrumental": false
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/minimax/music-3.0" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}")

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 "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"

# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
  RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}")
  RESULT=$(printf '%s' "${RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

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

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

Response Parameters

Result Request Parameters

Result Response Parameters