Long Video

Long Video creates a connected 4–180 second video from one prompt. Choose HappyHorse or Seedance as the generation provider and track the asynchronous task through the standard task endpoint or a callback.

This integration supports creating new videos only. Video extension, task listing, manual composition, cancellation, and cost estimation are not available.

Model

ModelDescription
long-videoLong-form prompt-to-video generation with optional global image references

Pricing

Completed tasks are billed by requested duration, resolution, and provider.

ProviderResolutionCredits per second
HappyHorse720p27.5
HappyHorse1080p47.2
Seedance480p18
Seedance720p38
Seedance1080p95

Credits are pre-charged when the task is created and fully refunded if generation fails. Long Video does not support the /v1/estimate endpoint.

Create a task

POST https://api.aivideoapi.ai/v1/videos/generations

Request body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
modelstringYesMust be long-video
inputobjectYesGeneration parameters
callback_urlstringNoReceives the standard task completion or failure callback

Input parameters

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
promptstringYesVideo description, 1–2500 characters
durationintegerYesOutput duration from 4 to 180 seconds
providerstringNohappyhorse (default) or seedance
resolutionstringNoDefault 720p; HappyHorse supports 720p/1080p, Seedance supports 480p/720p/1080p
aspect_ratiostringNoDefault 16:9; supports 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4
continuity_modestringNoconsistent (default) or seamless
stylestringNoOptional style direction, up to 500 characters
image_urlsstring[]NoUp to five global reference images; only valid in consistent mode
native_audio_continuitybooleanNoSeedance only; default false
seedintegerNoRandom seed from 0 to 2147483647; default 42

Example

curl -X POST https://api.aivideoapi.ai/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-your-api-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "long-video",
    "callback_url": "https://your-server.com/webhook",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "A traveler follows a river from the mountains to a coastal city",
      "duration": 60,
      "provider": "seedance",
      "resolution": "720p",
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
      "continuity_mode": "consistent",
      "image_urls": ["https://example.com/character.jpg"],
      "native_audio_continuity": true
    }
  }'

Response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "taskId": "8b6a5162-5c91-4a42-8e80-4c8ef5486f24"
  }
}

Query the task

curl https://api.aivideoapi.ai/v1/tasks/{taskId} \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-your-api-key"

The task moves from pending to processing, then to completed or failed. A completed task returns the final video in output.urls.

Long Video tasks cannot be canceled through the task API.


Error Codes

When a request fails, the API returns a JSON error response:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_credits",
    "message": "Your credit balance is too low. Please top up.",
    "type": "billing_error"
  }
}

Error Reference

HTTP StatusCodeTypeDescription
400invalid_requestinvalid_request_errorMissing or invalid parameters
401invalid_api_keyauthentication_errorAPI key is invalid, disabled, or deleted
402insufficient_creditsbilling_errorCredit balance too low, please top up
403ip_not_allowedpermission_errorRequest IP not in the key's allowlist
404model_not_foundinvalid_request_errorModel does not exist or is inactive
404task_not_foundinvalid_request_errorTask ID does not exist
429rate_limit_exceededrate_limit_errorToo many requests, please slow down
429spend_limit_exceededbilling_errorKey spend limit reached (hourly/daily/total)
500internal_errorapi_errorUnexpected server error
503upstream_errorupstream_errorUpstream AI provider returned an error

Common Scenarios

invalid_request (400)

Returned when required fields are missing or invalid.

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "'model' is required.",
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}

insufficient_credits (402)

Your balance is too low. Check your balance with GET /v1/credits and top up in Dashboard > Billing.

invalid_api_key (401)

Possible causes:

  • The key does not start with sk-
  • The key has been disabled or deleted
  • The user account has been banned

upstream_error (503)

The upstream AI provider returned an error. This may happen when:

  • The input contains sensitive or prohibited content
  • The provider is temporarily unavailable
  • The request parameters are not supported by the provider

Credits are automatically refunded when a task fails due to upstream errors.