LongCat Video

POST/v1/run

Longcat Video Image To Video 480p is meituan's image-to-video AI model. Bring static images to life with fluid animation, consistent character motion, and professional-grade video output.

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 meituan/longcat-video/image-to-video-480p.

Default: meituan/longcat-video/image-to-video-480p

stringpromptrequired

The prompt to guide the video generation.

Default: First-person view from the cockpit of a Formula 1 car. The driver's gloved hands firmly grip the intricate, carbon-fiber steering wheel adorned with numerous colorful buttons and a vibrant digital display showing race data. Beyond the windshield, a sun-drenched racetrack stretches ahead, lined with cheering spectators in the grandstands. Several rival cars are visible in the distance, creating a dynamic sense of competition. The sky above is a clear, brilliant blue, reflecting the exhilarating atmosphere of a high-speed race. high resolution 4k

stringimagerequired

The URL of the image to generate a video from.

Optional<integer>seed

The seed for the random number generator.

Optional<integer>num_inference_steps

Number of denoising or inference steps to run when supported.

Range: 8 to 50

Default: 40

Optional<number>guidance_scale

Request parameter supported by this model.

Range: 1 to 10

Default: 4

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": "meituan/longcat-video/image-to-video-480p",
  "prompt": "First-person view from the cockpit of a Formula 1 car. The driver's gloved hands firmly grip the intricate, carbon-fiber steering wheel adorned with numerous colorful buttons and a vibrant digital display showing race data. Beyond the windshield, a sun-drenched racetrack stretches ahead, lined with cheering spectators in the grandstands. Several rival cars are visible in the distance, creating a dynamic sense of competition. The sky above is a clear, brilliant blue, reflecting the exhilarating atmosphere of a high-speed race. high resolution 4k",
  "image": "https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/lightricks/ltx-2.3-pro/image-to-video/input_image_0.png"
}'

# 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": "meituan/longcat-video/image-to-video-480p",
  "status": "running",
  "outputs": []
}