# Source: https://docs.aimlapi.com/api-references/video-models/alibaba-cloud/wan-2.6-image-to-video.md

# Wan 2.6 (Image-to-Video)

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This documentation is valid for the following list of our models:

* `alibaba/wan-2-6-i2v`
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This model transforms images into dynamic video while preserving character identity, enabling consistent motion and synchronized audio. Compared to earlier versions, Wan 2.6 offers stronger instruction following, higher visual fidelity, and significantly enhanced sound generation.

## Setup your API Key

If you don’t have an API key for the AI/ML API yet, feel free to use our [Quickstart guide](https://docs.aimlapi.com/quickstart/setting-up).

## How to Make a Call

<details>

<summary>Step-by-Step Instructions</summary>

Generating a video using this model involves sequentially calling two endpoints:

* The first one is for creating and sending a video generation task to the server (returns a generation ID).
* The second one is for requesting the generated video from the server using the generation ID received from the first endpoint. Below, you can find both corresponding API schemas.

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## API Schemas

### Create a video generation task and send it to the server

## POST /v2/video/generations

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```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"AIML API","version":"1.0.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://api.aimlapi.com"}],"paths":{"/v2/video/generations":{"post":{"operationId":"_v2_video_generations","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"model":{"type":"string","enum":["alibaba/wan-2-6-i2v"]},"prompt":{"type":"string","description":"The text description of the scene, subject, or action to generate in the video."},"image_url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"A direct link to an online image or a Base64-encoded local image that will serve as the visual base or the first frame for the video."},"audio_url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL of the audio file. The model will use this audio to generate the video."},"resolution":{"type":"string","enum":["720p","1080p"],"default":"1080p","description":"An enumeration where the short side of the video frame determines the resolution."},"duration":{"type":"integer","description":"The length of the output video in seconds.","enum":[5,10,15],"default":"10"},"negative_prompt":{"type":"string","description":"The description of elements to avoid in the generated video."},"shot_type":{"type":"string","enum":["single","multi"],"default":"single","description":"Specifies the shot type of the generated video, that is, whether the video consists of a single continuous shot or multiple switched shots.\nThis parameter takes effect only when \"prompt_extend\" is set to 'true':\n- single: (default) Outputs a single-shot video.\n- multi: Outputs a multi-shot video."},"generate_audio":{"type":"boolean","default":true,"description":"Specifies whether to automatically add audio to the generated video.\nThis parameter takes effect only when 'audio_url' is not provided."},"seed":{"type":"integer","description":"Varying the seed integer is a way to get different results for the same other request parameters. Using the same value for an identical request will produce similar results. If unspecified, a random number is chosen."},"enhance_prompt":{"type":"boolean","default":true,"description":"Whether to enable prompt expansion."}},"required":["model","prompt","image_url"],"title":"alibaba/wan-2-6-i2v"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"The ID of the generated video."},"status":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","generating","completed","error"],"description":"The current status of the generation task."},"video":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL where the file can be downloaded from."}},"required":["url"]},"error":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"required":["name","message"],"description":"Description of the error, if any."},"meta":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"usage":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"credits_used":{"type":"number","description":"The number of tokens consumed during generation."}},"required":["credits_used"]}},"description":"Additional details about the generation."}},"required":["id","status"]}}}}}}}}}
```

### Retrieve the generated video from the server

After sending a request for video generation, this task is added to the queue. This endpoint lets you check the status of a video generation task using its `generation_id`, obtained from the endpoint described above.\
If the video generation task status is `completed`, the response will include the final result — with the generated video URL and additional metadata.

## GET /v2/video/generations

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```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"AIML API","version":"1.0.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://api.aimlapi.com"}],"security":[{"access-token":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"access-token":{"scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>","type":"http","description":"Bearer key","in":"header"}}},"paths":{"/v2/video/generations":{"get":{"operationId":"_v2_video_generations","parameters":[{"name":"generation_id","required":true,"in":"query","schema":{"type":"string"}}],"responses":{"200":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string","description":"The ID of the generated video."},"status":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","generating","completed","error"],"description":"The current status of the generation task."},"video":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","description":"The URL where the file can be downloaded from."}},"required":["url"]},"error":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"name":{"type":"string"},"message":{"type":"string"}},"required":["name","message"],"description":"Description of the error, if any."},"meta":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"usage":{"type":"object","nullable":true,"properties":{"credits_used":{"type":"number","description":"The number of tokens consumed during generation."}},"required":["credits_used"]}},"description":"Additional details about the generation."}},"required":["id","status"]}}}}}}}}}
```

## Code Example

The code below creates a video generation task, then automatically polls the server every **15** seconds until it finally receives the video URL.

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```python
import requests
import time

# Insert your AIML API Key instead of <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>:
api_key = "<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>"
base_url = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2"

# Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
def generate_video():
    url = f"{base_url}/video/generations"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }

    payload = {
        "model": "alibaba/wan-2-6-i2v",
        "prompt": "Mona Lisa puts on glasses with her hands.",
        "image_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
        "duration": "5",
    }
 
    response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
    
    if response.status_code >= 400:
        print(f"Error: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
    else:
        response_data = response.json()
        return response_data

# Requesting the result of the task from the server using the generation_id
def get_video(gen_id):
    url = f"{base_url}/video/generations"
    params = {
        "generation_id": gen_id,
    }
    
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", 
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
        }

    response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
    return response.json()


def main():
    # Running video generation and getting a task id
    gen_response = generate_video()
    print(gen_response)
    gen_id = gen_response.get("id")
    print("Generation ID:  ", gen_id)

    # Try to retrieve the video from the server every 15 sec
    if gen_id:
        start_time = time.time()

        timeout = 1000
        while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
            response_data = get_video(gen_id)

            if response_data is None:
                print("Error: No response from API")
                break

            status = response_data.get("status")
            
            if status in ["queued", "generating"]:
                print(f"Status: {status}. Checking again in 15 seconds.")
                time.sleep(15)
            else:
                print("Processing complete:\n", response_data)
                return response_data

        print("Timeout reached. Stopping.")
        return None  


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
```

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```javascript
const https = require("https");
const { URL } = require("url");

// Replace <YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY> with your actual AI/ML API key
const apiKey = "<YOUR_AIMLAPI_KEY>";
const baseUrl = "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2";

// Creating and sending a video generation task to the server
function generateVideo(callback) {
  const data = JSON.stringify({
    model: "alibaba/wan-2-6-i2v",
    prompt: "Mona Lisa puts on glasses with her hands.",
    image_url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aimlapi/api-docs/main/reference-files/mona_lisa_extended.jpg",
    duration: "5",
  });

  const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}/video/generations`);
  const options = {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(data),
    },
  };

  const req = https.request(url, options, (res) => {
    let body = "";
    res.on("data", (chunk) => body += chunk);
    res.on("end", () => {
      if (res.statusCode >= 400) {
        console.error(`Error: ${res.statusCode} - ${body}`);
        callback(null);
      } else {
        const parsed = JSON.parse(body);
        callback(parsed);
      }
    });
  });

  req.on("error", (err) => console.error("Request error:", err));
  req.write(data);
  req.end();
}

// Requesting the result of the task from the server using the generation_id
function getVideo(genId, callback) {
  const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}/video/generations`);
  url.searchParams.append("generation_id", genId);

  const options = {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
  };

  const req = https.request(url, options, (res) => {
    let body = "";
    res.on("data", (chunk) => body += chunk);
    res.on("end", () => {
      const parsed = JSON.parse(body);
      callback(parsed);
    });
  });

  req.on("error", (err) => console.error("Request error:", err));
  req.end();
}

// Initiates video generation and checks the status every 15 seconds until completion or timeout
function main() {
    generateVideo((genResponse) => {
        if (!genResponse || !genResponse.id) {
            console.error("No generation ID received.");
            return;
        }

        const genId = genResponse.id;
        console.log("Generation ID:", genId);

        const timeout = 1000 * 1000; // 1000 sec
        const interval = 15 * 1000; // 15 sec
        const startTime = Date.now();

        const checkStatus = () => {
            if (Date.now() - startTime >= timeout) {
                console.log("Timeout reached. Stopping.");
                return;
            }

            getVideo(genId, (responseData) => {
                if (!responseData) {
                    console.error("Error: No response from API");
                    return;
                }

                const status = responseData.status;
        
                if (["queued", "generating"].includes(status)) {
                    console.log(`Status: ${status}. Checking again in 15 seconds.`);
                    setTimeout(checkStatus, interval);
                } else {
                    console.log("Processing complete:\n", responseData);
                }
            });
        };
        checkStatus();
    })
}

main();
```

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<details>

<summary>Response</summary>

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```json5
{'id': 'V2cdWP9kao8xiofM-OvwG', 'status': 'queued', 'meta': {'usage': {'credits_used': 1575000}}}
Generation ID:   V2cdWP9kao8xiofM-OvwG
Status: queued. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Status: generating. Checking again in 15 seconds.
Processing complete:
 {'id': 'V2cdWP9kao8xiofM-OvwG', 'status': 'completed', 'video': {'url': 'https://cdn.aimlapi.com/alpaca/1d/1b/20260107/0fa8e3c9/29195163-523901dd-f86f-434a-bf96-0223ec06c352.mp4?Expires=1767805107&OSSAccessKeyId=LTAI5tRcsWJEymQaTsKbKqGf&Signature=WY0q7xM%2F9N9dhsW7OiJfHPOegkU%3D'}}
```

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</details>

**Processing time**: \~ 2 min 52 sec.

**Generated video** (1920x1080, with sound):

{% embed url="<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4vw72JrqV3XaXL699Z-x-I4mWjBnkk/view>" %}