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Create video

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Create a video

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
prompt: string

Text prompt that describes the video to generate.

maxLength32000
minLength1
input_reference: optional file

Optional image reference that guides generation.

model: optional VideoModel

The video generation model to use (allowed values: sora-2, sora-2-pro). Defaults to sora-2.

Accepts one of the following:
UnionMember0 = string
UnionMember1 = "sora-2" or "sora-2-pro" or "sora-2-2025-10-06" or 2 more
Accepts one of the following:
"sora-2"
"sora-2-pro"
"sora-2-2025-10-06"
"sora-2-pro-2025-10-06"
"sora-2-2025-12-08"
seconds: optional VideoSeconds

Clip duration in seconds (allowed values: 4, 8, 12). Defaults to 4 seconds.

Accepts one of the following:
"4"
"8"
"12"
size: optional VideoSize

Output resolution formatted as width x height (allowed values: 720x1280, 1280x720, 1024x1792, 1792x1024). Defaults to 720x1280.

Accepts one of the following:
"720x1280"
"1280x720"
"1024x1792"
"1792x1024"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
Video = object { id, completed_at, created_at, 10 more }

Structured information describing a generated video job.

id: string

Unique identifier for the video job.

completed_at: number

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job completed, if finished.

created_at: number

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job was created.

error: VideoCreateError { code, message }

Error payload that explains why generation failed, if applicable.

code: string

A machine-readable error code that was returned.

message: string

A human-readable description of the error that was returned.

expires_at: number

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the downloadable assets expire, if set.

model: VideoModel

The video generation model that produced the job.

Accepts one of the following:
UnionMember0 = string
UnionMember1 = "sora-2" or "sora-2-pro" or "sora-2-2025-10-06" or 2 more
Accepts one of the following:
"sora-2"
"sora-2-pro"
"sora-2-2025-10-06"
"sora-2-pro-2025-10-06"
"sora-2-2025-12-08"
object: "video"

The object type, which is always video.

progress: number

Approximate completion percentage for the generation task.

prompt: string

The prompt that was used to generate the video.

remixed_from_video_id: string

Identifier of the source video if this video is a remix.

seconds: VideoSeconds

Duration of the generated clip in seconds.

Accepts one of the following:
"4"
"8"
"12"
size: VideoSize

The resolution of the generated video.

Accepts one of the following:
"720x1280"
"1280x720"
"1024x1792"
"1792x1024"
status: "queued" or "in_progress" or "completed" or "failed"

Current lifecycle status of the video job.

Accepts one of the following:
"queued"
"in_progress"
"completed"
"failed"

Create video

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/videos \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -F "model=sora-2" \
  -F "prompt=A calico cat playing a piano on stage"

{
  "id": "video_123",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1712697600,
  "size": "1024x1792",
  "seconds": "8",
  "quality": "standard"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "video_123",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1712697600,
  "size": "1024x1792",
  "seconds": "8",
  "quality": "standard"
}