curl-X POST 'https://pollo.ai/api/platform/v1/generation/minimax/video-01/video'\-H'Content-Type: application/json'\-H'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'\-d'{ "input": { "prompt": "A cinematic shot of a golden retriever running through a field of sunflowers at sunset, warm rim light, shallow depth of field" }}'
Optionally include webhookUrl to receive a callback when the task succeeds or fails.
Optional request field
{"input":{"prompt":"A cinematic shot of a golden retriever running through a field of sunflowers at sunset, warm rim light, shallow depth of field"},"webhookUrl":"https://example.com/webhooks/pollo"}
Hailuo 01 supports coordinated motion across characters, hair, facial expressions, and gestures while maintaining visual consistency throughout the generated clip.
Through Hailuo 01 on Pollo API, you can generate video from a text prompt or a still image, turning descriptions and reference frames into moving shots inside your own apps.
Key Features of Hailuo 01 API
Smooth Natural Motion
Support fluid character motion for walking, turning, and gestures while maintaining subject stability and visual consistency throughout the generated clip.
Precise Facial Control
Faces carry expression, eye direction, and mouth movement that follow the prompt, keeping close-ups and character-focused shots convincing rather than blank or distorted.
Prompt-Driven Scene Control
Use detailed prompts to define subjects, actions, and settings, improving control and reducing repeated generations in automated workflows.
Image-Guided Animation
Support image-to-video generation from a single still image while preserving the source subject, composition, and overall visual appearance.
Text and Image Inputs
Support both text-to-video and image-to-video generation, with optional prompt guidance for image-based workflows within the same model.
Use Cases of Hailuo 01 API
Talking Character Clips: Generate close-up character videos with controlled facial expressions, gaze shifts, and subtle head movement for avatars and storytelling tools.
Photo and Illustration Animation: Convert still portraits, character art, or reference images into short videos while retaining the original subject and composition.
Short Narrative Beats: Create brief story moments in which a character performs a defined action based on the prompt.
Music and Performance Snippets: Animate a performer mid-gesture, capturing hand movement and facial focus for lyric visuals and artist promo tooling.
Everyday Motion Scenes: Render people cooking, walking, or working with steady, natural body movement for lifestyle and explainer content.
Prompt Prototyping: Test subjects, actions, settings, and shot concepts before integrating them into longer content production workflows.
How to Use Hailuo 01 API
Get an API Key: Create a Pollo API account and generate your API key from the developer dashboard.
Choose the Model: Send your request to the Hailuo 01 endpoint at /generation/minimax/video-01.
Add Your Inputs: Provide a prompt for text-to-video, or an image URL with an optional prompt for image-to-video. Prompts accept up to 2000 characters.
Generate and Retrieve: Submit the task, poll the returned taskId and status, then download the video once it succeeds.
Prompting Best Practices for Hailuo 01 API
Write the shot like a short direction. Name the subject, the single action, the facial cue, and the camera, so Hailuo 01 has enough to drive smooth, expressive motion.
A Simple Prompt Formula
Subject + one clear action + facial or emotional cue + camera movement + setting and lighting
What You Should Notice
Name One Action: Keep each clip focused on a single movement so the motion stays smooth and coherent across the frame.
Direct The Face: State the expression or gaze when a close-up carries the emotion, since facial control is a core strength.
Describe The Motion: Say how the subject moves, such as leans, spins, or reaches, to give the model a clear target.
Add Camera Intent: Mention a push-in, pan, or static hold to shape how the shot reads.
Guide With An Image: When starting from a still, keep the prompt aligned with what the image already shows.
Example Prompts
Performance Close-Up
"A violinist draws a long note, eyes closing as the head tilts and the bow arm sweeps slowly. Tight close-up, warm stage light, gentle push-in, natural realistic style focused on smooth arm and facial movement."
Photo Brought To Life
"An old portrait of a smiling grandmother, her eyes softening and a slow warm smile forming as loose hair drifts. Static framing, soft window light, subtle movement that preserves the original composition."
Everyday Motion
"A street vendor tosses noodles in a wok, wrists snapping as steam rises and the flame flares. Medium shot, evening market light, small handheld sway, realistic style with fluid hand motion."
Expressive Reaction
"A young inventor watches a small machine finally spark to life, eyebrows lifting, then a wide delighted grin spreads. Close-up, cool workshop light, slow push-in, natural style centered on the changing expression."
Hailuo 01 vs Kling 1.6 vs Runway Gen-3 Alpha
Capability
Hailuo 01
Kling 1.6
Runway Gen-3 Alpha
Motion smoothness
✅ Fluid, low-jitter movement
✅ Strong motion
✅ Smooth stylized motion
Facial control
✅ Precise expression and gaze
✅
✅
Text-to-video
✅
✅
✅
Image-to-video
✅
✅
✅
Prompt adherence
✅ Close subject and action tracking
✅
✅
Recommended For
Expressive characters and image animation
Dynamic motion scenes
Stylized creative shots
Why Choose Hailuo 01 API?
Hailuo 01 is suitable for applications that require character-focused video generation, including talking close-ups, animated still images, and short action-based scenes.
Through Pollo API, Hailuo 01 can be accessed alongside other video and image models through a single API key, with support for asynchronous task processing and status retrieval.
Hailuo 01 API FAQs
What is Hailuo 01?
Hailuo 01 is a Minimax video generation model focused on smooth motion and precise facial control, creating clips from a text prompt or a still image.
Does Hailuo 01 API support text and image inputs?
Yes. You can generate from a written prompt alone or animate an image URL with an optional prompt, so both idea-first and asset-first workflows fit.
What image inputs does it accept?
Hailuo 01 takes image URLs in JPG, PNG, or JPEG, with an aspect ratio between roughly 1:4 and 4:1. Base64 uploads are not accepted.
How well does it handle faces?
Facial control is a core strength, so expression, eye direction, and mouth movement track the prompt, keeping close-ups and character reactions convincing.
Can it animate an existing image?
Yes. Provide a still image and Hailuo 01 adds movement while preserving the original subject and composition, turning artwork or photos into moving shots.
Why run Hailuo 01 through Pollo API?
Pollo API gives one integration for Hailuo 01 and 300+ other models, with documentation, task tracking, and lower-cost generation than comparable providers.
