curl --request POST \
--url https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"model": "sora-2-preview",
"prompt": "A cat playing piano"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations"
payload = {
"model": "sora-2-preview",
"prompt": "A cat playing piano"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({model: 'sora-2-preview', prompt: 'A cat playing piano'})
};
fetch('https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'model' => 'sora-2-preview',
'prompt' => 'A cat playing piano'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"model\": \"sora-2-preview\",\n \"prompt\": \"A cat playing piano\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"model\": \"sora-2-preview\",\n \"prompt\": \"A cat playing piano\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"model\": \"sora-2-preview\",\n \"prompt\": \"A cat playing piano\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"created": 1757169743,
"id": "task-unified-1757169743-7cvnl5zw",
"model": "sora-2-preview",
"object": "video.generation.task",
"progress": 0,
"status": "pending",
"task_info": {
"can_cancel": true,
"estimated_time": 300,
"video_duration": 9
},
"type": "video",
"usage": {
"billing_rule": "per_call",
"credits_reserved": 7,
"user_group": "default"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_request",
"message": "Invalid request parameters",
"type": "invalid_request_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Invalid or expired token",
"type": "authentication_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "insufficient_quota",
"message": "Insufficient quota. Please top up your account.",
"type": "insufficient_quota"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "model_access_denied",
"message": "Token does not have access to model: sora-2-preview",
"type": "invalid_request_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
"message": "Too many requests, please try again later",
"type": "rate_limit_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "internal_error",
"message": "Internal server error",
"type": "api_error"
}
}Sora-2 Video Generation
- Sora 2 Preview (sora-2-preview) supports text-to-video, image-to-video and more
- Async processing, use returned task ID to query status
- Generated video links are valid for 24 hours, please save promptly
Note:
- Sora2 has very strict content moderation, tasks may fail due to this
- Real person images are not supported
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"model": "sora-2-preview",
"prompt": "A cat playing piano"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations"
payload = {
"model": "sora-2-preview",
"prompt": "A cat playing piano"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({model: 'sora-2-preview', prompt: 'A cat playing piano'})
};
fetch('https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'model' => 'sora-2-preview',
'prompt' => 'A cat playing piano'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"model\": \"sora-2-preview\",\n \"prompt\": \"A cat playing piano\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"model\": \"sora-2-preview\",\n \"prompt\": \"A cat playing piano\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.evolink.ai/v1/videos/generations")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"model\": \"sora-2-preview\",\n \"prompt\": \"A cat playing piano\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"created": 1757169743,
"id": "task-unified-1757169743-7cvnl5zw",
"model": "sora-2-preview",
"object": "video.generation.task",
"progress": 0,
"status": "pending",
"task_info": {
"can_cancel": true,
"estimated_time": 300,
"video_duration": 9
},
"type": "video",
"usage": {
"billing_rule": "per_call",
"credits_reserved": 7,
"user_group": "default"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_request",
"message": "Invalid request parameters",
"type": "invalid_request_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Invalid or expired token",
"type": "authentication_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "insufficient_quota",
"message": "Insufficient quota. Please top up your account.",
"type": "insufficient_quota"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "model_access_denied",
"message": "Token does not have access to model: sora-2-preview",
"type": "invalid_request_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
"message": "Too many requests, please try again later",
"type": "rate_limit_error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "internal_error",
"message": "Internal server error",
"type": "api_error"
}
}Authorizations
##All APIs require Bearer Token authentication##
Get API Key:
Visit API Key Management Page to get your API Key
Add to request header:
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Body
Video generation model name
"sora-2-preview"
Prompt describing the video to generate, max 5000 tokens
5000"A cat playing piano"
Video aspect ratio. 1280x720 generates landscape video, 720x1280 generates portrait video
1280x720, 720x1280, 16:9, 9:16 "16:9"
Video duration (seconds), default 4
Note:
- Only supports
4,8,12seconds - Longer duration costs more
4
Reference image URLs for image-to-video
Note:
- Real person images not supported
- Max 1 image per request
- Max size: 10MB
- Formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .webp
- Image pixel dimensions must exactly match the selected aspect_ratio (e.g., if aspect_ratio is
1280x720, the uploaded image must be exactly 1280x720 pixels) - Image URL must be directly accessible by server, or trigger download when accessed (typically URLs ending with image extensions like .png, .jpg)
1["http://example.com/image1.jpg"]
HTTPS callback URL for task completion
Callback Timing:
- Triggered when task is completed, failed, or cancelled
- Sent after billing confirmation
Security Restrictions:
- HTTPS protocol only
- Private IP addresses not allowed (127.0.0.1, 10.x.x.x, 172.16-31.x.x, 192.168.x.x, etc.)
- URL length max 2048 characters
Callback Mechanism:
- Timeout: 10 seconds
- Max 3 retries on failure (at 1s/2s/4s intervals)
- Response format matches task query API
- 2xx status code = success, other codes trigger retry
"https://your-domain.com/webhooks/video-task-completed"
Response
Video generation task created successfully
Task creation timestamp
1757169743
Task ID
"task-unified-1757169743-7cvnl5zw"
Model name used
"sora-2-preview"
Task type
video.generation.task Task progress (0-100)
0 <= x <= 1000
Task status
pending, processing, completed, failed "pending"
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Show child attributes
Output type
text, image, audio, video "video"
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