Video

Hailuo 2.3 video

MiniMax Hailuo 2.3 — text-to-video with optional first-frame image. 768p (6s/10s) or 1080p (6s only).

Category: Create · hailuo-2-3

How to use & limits

Text-to-video, with optional first frame (start_image_url).
No end frame supported.
prompt: up to 5,000 characters.
Resolution: 768p or 1080p; duration 6 or 10 seconds.
1080p only allows a 6-second duration.
prompt_optimizer enhances the prompt automatically.

Capabilities

What this model supports, straight from the schema — no pricing, no infrastructure detail.

Capability	Value
`start_frame` Start frame	Yes
`text_to_video` Text-to-video	Yes
`image_to_video` Image-to-video	Yes
`prompt_optimizer` Prompt optimizer	Yes

Parameters

Fields accepted in params (or first-class, where applicable) for POST /generations.

Name	Label	Type	Required	Default	Options	Min / Max	Description
`prompt`	Prompt	textarea	Required	—	—	—	Scene description; up to 5,000 characters.
`start_image_url`	Start frame	url	Optional	—	—	—	Optional first frame.
`resolution`	Resolution	select	Optional	768p	768p · 1080p	—	Resolution: 768p or 1080p (default 768p). 1080p limits to 6s.
`prompt_optimizer`	Prompt optimizer	boolean	Optional	false	—	—	Enables automatic prompt enhancement.
`duration`	Duration	select	Optional	6	—	—	Duration: 6 or 10 seconds (default 6).

Example request

bash

curl -X POST https://caranguejo.art/api/v1/dev/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CK" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "hailuo-2-3",
  "prompt": "Waves slowly breaking on a deserted beach at sunset, static camera.",
  "params": {
    "resolution": "768p",
    "duration": 6,
    "prompt_optimizer": false
  }
}'

javascript

const res = await fetch("https://caranguejo.art/api/v1/dev/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.CK,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "hailuo-2-3",
    "prompt": "Waves slowly breaking on a deserted beach at sunset, static camera.",
    "params": {
      "resolution": "768p",
      "duration": 6,
      "prompt_optimizer": false
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();

Example response

json

{
  "id": "9f0c1a7e-…",
  "object": "generation",
  "model": "hailuo-2-3",
  "type": "video",
  "status": "completed",
  "output": {
    "assets": [
      {
        "url": "https://media.caranguejo.art/outputs/example.mp4",
        "type": "video"
      }
    ]
  }
}

The job's real cost is returned as credits_charged on the completed response — check GET /balance for the account balance.

Common errors for this job type:

`insufficient_credits`	Account balance can't cover the job cost.
`content_policy_violation`	Prompt or media rejected by content policy.
`generation_timeout`	The job exceeded the maximum processing time.
`rate_limited`	Too many requests per minute.
`invalid_input`	A required parameter is missing or outside the model's schema.
`generation_failed`	Generic processing failure.