Tripo3d Animate API Documentation

Tripo3d Animate API Documentation

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Tripo3D Animate rigs a 3D model and applies up to 5 preset animations such as walk, run and jump. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Tripo3D Animate rigs a 3D character and applies 1-5 selected animation presets, with GLB or FBX output.


Why Choose This?

  • Rig and animate — Prepare the skeleton and apply preset motion.
  • Multiple presets — Select up to five animations.
  • Export choices — Choose GLB or FBX and optional in-place animation.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
modelYesThe 3D model to process (GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ or STL, up to 150 MB).
rig_typeNoSkeleton type. auto detects it from the model. Options: auto, biped, quadruped, hexapod, octopod, avian, serpentine, aquatic, others. Default: auto.
specNoBone naming convention for humanoid (biped) rigs. Options: tripo, mixamo, actorcore, unity, unreal, vrm. Default: tripo.
out_formatNoOutput format. Options: glb, fbx. Default: glb.
animationsYesSelect 1-5 animation presets. Presets: idle, walk, run, dive, climb, jump, slash, shoot, hurt, fall, turn, quadruped:walk, hexapod:walk, octopod:walk, serpentine:march, aquatic:march. Default: ["walk"].
animate_in_placeNoPlay animations in place, without root motion. Default: false.

How to Use

  1. Upload a character — Provide the source 3D model.
  2. Choose rig settings — Select the rig type and output format.
  3. Add animations — Select one preset per item.
  4. Submit — Download the animated output.

Pricing

Pricing includes $0.30 for rigging plus $0.12 per animation.

AnimationsTotal Price
1$0.42
2$0.54
5$0.90

Notes

  • animations supports 1-5 items and defaults to ["walk"].
  • Choose presets compatible with the selected character type.
  • spec controls bone naming for biped rigs.
  • animate_in_place=true requests motion without root movement.
  • Input models can be up to 150 MB.

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'
{
  "model": "example",
  "animations": [
    "walk"
  ],
  "rig_type": "auto",
  "spec": "tripo",
  "out_format": "glb",
  "animate_in_place": false
}
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/tripo3d/animate" \
  -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
modelstringYes--The 3D model to process (GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ or STL, up to 150 MB).
animationsarray<string>Yes["walk"]1 ~ 5 items · each item: idle, walk, run, dive, climb, jump, slash, shoot, hurt, fall, turn, quadruped:walk, hexapod:walk, octopod:walk, serpentine:march, aquatic:marchPreset animations to apply.
rig_typestringNoautoauto, biped, quadruped, hexapod, octopod, avian, serpentine, aquatic, othersSkeleton type. auto detects it from the model.
specstringNotripotripo, mixamo, actorcore, unity, unreal, vrmBone naming convention for humanoid (biped) rigs.
out_formatstringNoglbglb, fbxOutput format.
animate_in_placebooleanNofalse-Play animations in place, without root motion.

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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