Veo 3.1 Fast

POST/v1/run

Veo3.1 Fast by Google - animate still images into dynamic videos with AI. Transform photos into cinematic clips with natural motion, camera movement, and optional audio generation.

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 google/veo3.1/fast/reference-to-video.

Default: google/veo3.1/fast/reference-to-video

stringpromptrequired

The text prompt describing the video you want to generate

Optional<array<string>>images

URLs of the reference images to use for consistent subject appearance

Optional<string>resolution

The resolution of the generated video.

Allowed values: 720p, 1080p, 4k

Default: 720p

Optional<integer>duration

The duration of the generated video.

Default: 8

Optional<boolean>generate_audio

Whether to generate audio for the video.

Default: true

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

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: image-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": "google/veo3.1/fast/reference-to-video",
  "prompt": "A chimpanzee wearing overalls frolics in the grassy field, gently playing with the butterflies. In the background, a circus tent and carousel beckon.",
  "duration": 8,
  "aspect_ratio": "21:9"
}'

# 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": "google/veo3.1/fast/reference-to-video",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}