MiniMax Hailuo 02 API: Start and End Frame Video

What is MiniMax Hailuo 2.0?

MiniMax Hailuo 2.0 is the start-and-end frame model in the Hailuo family. Pass a starting frame, an ending frame, or both with a prompt, and the model animates the motion into, out of, or between them. Every request needs at least one frame; there is no prompt-only mode. Output is 512p, 768p, or 1080p in 6 or 10 second videos; 1080p locks to 6 seconds. Prompts run up to 2000 characters, with an optional prompt_optimization pass that lets MiniMax rewrite the instruction.

What MiniMax Hailuo 2.0 is best for

Start-and-end frame ads
Pass matched hero frames when you already have the open and close as key art. The model handles the connective camera move.
Image-to-video from product photography
A single start frame turns a plate into motion.
Budget drafts
512p for cheap iteration before a 1080p final render.
Landing on a fixed frame
Send only an end frame when the shot has to finish on a specific image, such as a logo card.

When to use Hailuo 2.0

Pick Hailuo 2.0 when the composition is pinned at both ends: ads with a fixed open and close, transitions between two pieces of key art, loops that must land on a specific frame. For prompt-only video, 2K output, native audio or reference images, use MiniMax H3. For start-frame-only jobs, Hailuo 2.3 is the newer model at 768p or 1080p.

MiniMax Hailuo 2.0 API examples

Call Hailuo 2.0 by POSTing to /v1/tasks. Full parameter docs live at docs.unifically.com/models/video/minimax/hailuo.

curl -X POST https://api.unifically.com/v1/tasks \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "hailuo/minimax-2.0",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "The camera pulls back from the product close-up to reveal the full scene",
      "start_frame_url": "https://example.com/open.jpg",
      "end_frame_url": "https://example.com/close.jpg",
      "duration": 6,
      "resolution": "1080p"
    }
  }'

Successful submission returns a task_id. Poll GET /v1/tasks/<task_id> or set a callback_url on the request to receive the finished result.

Perguntas frequentes

Perguntas frequentes sobre MiniMax Hailuo 2.0

The end frame. Hailuo 2.0 accepts end_frame_url, alone or with a start frame, and animates the connective camera move between them. 2.3 takes a start frame only.

512p, 768p, and 1080p, at 6 or 10 seconds. 1080p only supports 6-second videos.

A prompt plus at least one frame, which can be a start frame, an end frame, or both. Prompt-only text-to-video is not available on this model; use MiniMax H3 for that.

The end frame works at 768p and 1080p. It is not available at 512p.