image_urlMinimax H3 MAX Relight API — how to connect and pay
MiniMax H3 Max Relight — relights an existing video (up to 15 seconds) after a lighting reference: an image of a sphere lit the way you want. The scene and motion stay, the light changes. 480p / 768p / 1080p / 2K. Priced per second of the source video.
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What is Minimax H3 MAX Relight
MiniMax H3 Max Relight — relights an existing video (up to 15 seconds) after a lighting reference: an image of a sphere lit the way you want. The scene and motion stay, the light changes. 480p / 768p / 1080p / 2K. Priced per second of the source video.
Contract at a glance
- Input
- video, image
- Output
- video
- Mode
- async (job + polling)
- Status polling
- every 3 s · up to 600 s
Strengths
- Pricing: per second
- Inputs: video, image
- 4 configurable options
- One API key for media generation
Where it is used
- Social media clips
- Promos and title sequences
- Still-image animation
- Storyboards and animatics
API contract
Generation runs asynchronously: create a job, then poll its status until completion.
- Create job
- POST /api/media/generate
- Check status
- GET /api/media/jobs/{jobId}
- Input
- video, image
- Output
- video
- Polling
- every 3 s · up to 600 s
- Authentication
- Authorization: Bearer sk-pv-…
Example request
Pass your key in the Bearer header. The API returns jobId for polling the status.
curl -sS https://getvibeapi.com/api/media/generate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GETVIBE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary '{"model":"minimax-h3-max-relight","opts":{"video_url":"https://example.com/video_url.mp4","reference_image_url":"https://example.com/reference_image_url.png","resolution":"768p","aspect_ratio":"adaptive"}}'JavaScript
const response = await fetch('https://getvibeapi.com/api/media/generate', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GETVIBE_API_KEY}`,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "minimax-h3-max-relight",
"opts": {
"video_url": "https://example.com/video_url.mp4",
"reference_image_url": "https://example.com/reference_image_url.png",
"resolution": "768p",
"aspect_ratio": "adaptive"
}
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`GetVibe API: ${response.status}`);
const { jobId } = await response.json();
console.log(jobId);API request parameters
Parameters for requests to Minimax H3 MAX Relight via the GetVibe API.
video_urlreference_image_urlreq.resolutionaspect_ratioseedvideo_file_idvideo_base64| Parameter | Type | Values | Default | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
image_url | URL | Public image URL | — | — |
video_url | URL | Public video URL | — | — |
reference_image_urlreq. | text / number | any value | — | Included in the base price |
resolution | option selection | 480p · 768p (default) · 1080p · 2K | 768p | Included in the base price |
aspect_ratio | option selection | Match source (default) · 21:9 · 16:9 · 4:3 · 1:1 · 3:4 · 9:16 | Match source | Included in the base price |
seed | text / number | any value | — | Included in the base price |
video_file_id | text | Alternative to video_url: the id of your own file from POST /v1/files (file-pv-…) | — | Included in the base price |
video_base64 | text | Alternative to video_url: the file inline, as base64 or a data: URI | — | Included in the base price |
Request: POST https://getvibeapi.com/api/media/generate. Prices in USD.
Price of Minimax H3 MAX Relight
The cost of Minimax H3 MAX Relight: from $0.106667 per second. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate, and the final charge is shown in the API response (priceRub). Payment in USD, no subscriptions.
What a default request costs
With no parameters sent, the request uses these values: Resolution — 768p, Frame format — Match source. That request costs $0.106667.
README
The machine-readable contract for Minimax H3 MAX Relight contains the request schema, operations, limits, polling and response examples.
# Minimax H3 MAX Relight
Public model: minimax-h3-max-relight
Create job: POST /api/media/generate
Check status: GET /api/media/jobs/{jobId}
## Input parameters
- `image_url` (URL): Public image URL; default: —
- `video_url` (URL): Public video URL; default: —
- `reference_image_url` (text / number): any value; default: —
- `resolution` (option selection): 480p · 768p (default) · 1080p · 2K; default: 768p
- `aspect_ratio` (option selection): Match source (default) · 21:9 · 16:9 · 4:3 · 1:1 · 3:4 · 9:16; default: Match source
- `seed` (text / number): any value; default: —
- `video_file_id` (text): Alternative to video_url: the id of your own file from POST /v1/files (file-pv-…); default: —
- `video_base64` (text): Alternative to video_url: the file inline, as base64 or a data: URI; default: —
## Public variants
- `minimax-h3-max-relight`: defaultFAQ about the Minimax H3 MAX Relight API
How much does Minimax H3 MAX Relight cost?
The price of Minimax H3 MAX Relight: from $0.106667 per second. The price is calculated dynamically at the current exchange rate.
Is it compatible with the OpenAI SDK?
Yes, the API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Just change base_url to https://getvibeapi.com/v1 and set your key — the rest of the code stays the same.
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