Wan 2.1 VACE Inpainting

POST/v1/run

Wan 2.1 Vace is Alibaba's video-to-video AI model. Transform, enhance, and edit video content using text prompts - from style changes to object manipulation and scene modification.

Request body

Submit an async generation request. The model field selects the model; other fields are model-specific input parameters.

stringmodelrequired

Model identifier. Set to alibaba/wan/2.1/vace/inpainting.

Default: alibaba/wan/2.1/vace/inpainting

stringpromptrequired

The text prompt to guide video generation.

Optional<string>aspect_ratio

The aspect ratio of the generated image.

Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16

Optional<string>mask

URL to the guiding mask file. If provided, the model will use this mask as a reference to create masked video using salient mask tracking. Will be ignored if mask_video_url is provided.

Optional<string>video

URL to the source video file. Required for inpainting.

Optional<string>resolution

Resolution of the generated video.

Allowed values: auto, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p

Default: auto

Optional<integer>seed

Random seed for reproducibility. If None, a random seed is chosen.

Response Schema

The submit endpoint returns an accepted generation task. Poll the result endpoint with the returned id for terminal outputs or errors.

Optional<string>error

Error message if the task failed. Empty on success.

stringidrequired

Unique identifier for the generation task.

Optional<string>model

Model ID used for the prediction.

Optional<array>outputs

Array of generated content. Empty when status is not completed.

stringstatusrequired

Status of the task: pending, running, completed, failed, or timeout.

Allowed values: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout

Model capabilities

array<string>capability_tagsrequired

Capabilities declared by the model registry.

Default: video-to-video

stringexecution_moderequired

Execution mode declared by the model registry.

Default: async

# 1. Submit a generation request
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "alibaba/wan/2.1/vace/inpainting",
  "prompt": "The video shows a man riding a horse on a vast grassland. He has long lavender hair and wears a traditional dress of a white top and black pants. The animation style makes him look like he is doing some kind of outdoor activity or performing. The background is a spectacular mountain range and cloud sky, giving a sense of tranquility and vastness. The entire video is shot from a fixed angle, focusing on the rider and his horse.",
  "aspect_ratio": "21:9",
  "video": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/alibaba/wan/2.1/vace/inpainting/input_video_1.mp4"
}'

# 2. If the response is still running, poll the returned id
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/run_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY"

Response202 Accepted

{
  "id": "run_abc123",
  "model": "alibaba/wan/2.1/vace/inpainting",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}