Wan 2.6 Text to Video

POST/v1/run

Alibaba Wan 2.6 text-to-video model with cinematic visuals, configurable duration (5 or 10 seconds) and resolution.

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/2.6/text-to-video.

Default: alibaba/wan/2.6/text-to-video

stringpromptrequired

The text prompt to generate a video from.

Default: Rim light, low contrast, medium close-up, daylight, left-weighted composition, clean single-person shot, warm tones, soft light, sunny day, side light, daytime. A young girl sits in a field of tall grass, with two fluffy little donkeys standing behind her. The girl is about eleven or twelve, wearing a simple floral dress, hair in two braids, with an innocent smile. She sits cross-legged, gently playing with wildflowers beside her. The donkeys are sturdy with perked ears, curiously looking toward the camera. Sunlight bathes the field, creating a warm and natural atmosphere.

Optional<integer>duration

The duration of the generated video in seconds. Valid values are 5 and 10.

Allowed values: 5, 10

Default: 5

Optional<string>audio

The URL of an audio file to guide video generation.

Optional<string>aspect_ratio

The aspect ratio of the generated video.

Allowed values: 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16

Default: 16:9

Optional<string>resolution

The resolution of the video to generate.

Allowed values: 720p, 1080p

Default: 720p

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: text-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/2.6/text-to-video",
  "prompt": "Rim light, low contrast, medium close-up, daylight, left-weighted composition, clean single-person shot, warm tones, soft light, sunny day, side light, daytime. A young girl sits in a field of tall grass, with two fluffy little donkeys standing behind her. The girl is about eleven or twelve, wearing a simple floral dress, hair in two braids, with an innocent smile. She sits cross-legged, gently playing with wildflowers beside her. The donkeys are sturdy with perked ears, curiously looking toward the camera. Sunlight bathes the field, creating a warm and natural atmosphere.",
  "duration": 5,
  "audio": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/input.mp3",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}'

# 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/2.6/text-to-video",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}