curl-X POST 'https://pollo.ai/api/platform/v1/generation/pixverse/pixverse-v5/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", "negativePrompt": "blurry, low quality, distorted, watermark, text", "aspectRatio": "16:9", "duration": 5, "resolution": "360p", "style": "auto" }}'
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","negativePrompt":"blurry, low quality, distorted, watermark, text","aspectRatio":"16:9","duration":5,"resolution":"360p","style":"auto"},"webhookUrl":"https://example.com/webhooks/pollo"}
Schema
Input fields for the selected endpoint and mode.
Field
Type
Required
Description
prompt
string
Yes
Text prompt describing the content to generate.
negativePrompt
string
No
Text describing elements to avoid in the generated output.
aspectRatio
string
No
Output aspect ratio, as width:height (e.g. 16:9).
duration
number
No
The duration of the generated video, in seconds.
resolution
string
No
Output resolution of the generated media (e.g. 720p, 1080p, 2K, 4K). Values are case-insensitive.
PixVerse 5.0 supports prompted camera movements such as pans, push-ins, orbits, and pull-backs, providing clearer control over camera paths and framing throughout the generated clip.
With PixVerse 5.0 on Pollo API, you can integrate text-to-video and image-to-video generation, guide transitions between starting and ending frames, select a visual style preset, and generate 5- or 8-second clips at resolutions up to 1080p.
Key Features of PixVerse 5.0 API
Expansive Camera Control
Support prompted camera movements such as slow dolly push-ins, sweeping orbits, and rapid whip pans to guide framing and viewpoint throughout the clip.
Intricate Motion Dynamics
Generate coordinated motion with momentum across characters, crowds, and environmental elements such as falling debris throughout the generated clip.
Start and End Frame Control
Accept a starting image and a tail image to guide the transition between them, supporting morphs, transformations, and before-and-after sequences.
Built-In Style Presets
Support anime, 3D animation, clay, comic, and cyberpunk presets to maintain a consistent visual direction across the generated clip.
Faithful Prompt Interpretation
Interpret instructions for subjects, actions, and camera movement to provide closer alignment with the prompt in automated generation workflows.
Fast Rendering
Support fast video generation for high-volume applications, rapid prototyping, and interactive workflows that require shorter processing times.
Use Cases of PixVerse 5.0 API
Stylized Short-Form Content: Produce anime, comic, or clay-style clips for webtoon, meme, fan-art, and character-focused applications.
Frame-to-Frame Transitions: Animate a starting image into an ending image to show a seed sprouting, a sketch being inked, or a room changing during renovation.
Dynamic Camera B-Roll: Generate establishing shots with orbits, crane movements, and reveals for editing applications that require camera-controlled transitional footage.
Cyberpunk and Game-Adjacent Scenes: Build neon-lit, stylized environments for indie game promos, music visualizers, and sci-fi storytelling tools.
Character Expression Shots: Create close-up character videos with prompt-guided facial expressions, gaze, and gestures for dialogue and reaction-based applications.
Image-Led Animation: Convert a single still image into a moving shot while preserving its primary subject, composition, and visual direction.
Rapid Concept Previews: Generate early shot concepts to evaluate camera movement, composition, and visual style before longer production workflows.
How to Use PixVerse 5.0 API
Get an API Key: Create a Pollo API account and generate your API key from the developer dashboard.
Choose the Model: Send requests to the PixVerse 5.0 endpoint at /generation/pixverse/pixverse-v5.
Add Your Inputs: Provide a prompt for text-to-video, or an image URL for image-to-video plus an optional imageTail for frame transitions, then set length (5 or 8), resolution (up to 1080p), and style.
Generate and Retrieve: Submit the task, poll the returned task status, and download the video once processing succeeds.
Prompting Best Practices for PixVerse 5.0 API
Lead with the camera and motion. Specify the shot type, camera movement, and subject action, then define the style preset early to maintain a consistent visual direction across the clip.
A Simple Prompt Formula
Camera move + subject + specific action + style preset + setting and lighting
What You Should Notice
Direct The Camera: Name the camera movement, such as an orbit, crane-up, or push-in, to guide the viewpoint and framing.
State The Motion: Describe how the subject moves and specify the intended speed or energy to provide clearer motion direction.
Lock A Style Early: Choose anime, clay, comic, cyberpunk, or 3D at the beginning of the prompt to maintain visual consistency across the clip.
Use Frame Pairs For Change: Provide a starting image and tail image to guide morphs, transformations, or transitions between defined frames.
Match Aspect And Length: Select an aspect ratio based on the target format and use an 8-second duration for actions that require more time to develop.
Example Prompts
Claymation Breakfast
"Claymation style, a stubby clay chef flips a pancake that arcs and lands with a soft squish, then grins. Camera pushes in slowly over a tiny kitchen counter, warm morning light, playful stop-motion texture."
Cyberpunk Courier
"Cyberpunk style, a hooded courier weaves a hoverbike through a rain-soaked neon alley, sparks trailing behind. Camera tracks fast alongside then whip-pans to a towering holographic billboard, electric blues and magentas, heavy atmosphere."
Comic Panel Comes Alive
"Comic style, a masked hero braces on a rooftop as wind snaps their cape, then launches upward. Camera cranes up to follow the leap against bold ink outlines and halftone shading, dramatic dusk sky."
Growth Transition
"Anime style, animate from a bare seed in dark soil to a tall sunflower turning toward light. Camera slowly rises with the growth, soft rim lighting, gentle particle motion, clean start-to-end transformation."
PixVerse 5.0 vs Kling 2.6 vs Pika 2.2
Capability
PixVerse 5.0
Kling 2.6
Pika 2.2
Camera control range
✅ Wide, prompt-driven moves
✅ Good directed motion
✅ Some camera options
Style presets (anime, clay, comic, cyberpunk)
✅ Built in
❌ Realism focus
✅ Limited stylized looks
Start and end frame control
✅ First and tail image
✅ Start and end frame
✅ Keyframe transitions
Resolution options
360p to 1080p
Up to 1080p
Up to 1080p
Clip length
5 or 8 seconds
Short directed clips
Short clips
Recommended For
Stylized, camera-rich short-form
Realistic character motion
Quick stylized experiments
Why Choose PixVerse 5.0 API?
PixVerse 5.0 is suitable for applications that require prompt-guided camera movement, built-in visual presets, and transitions between starting and ending frames.
These capabilities support stylized animation, dynamic promotional clips, image transformations, and camera-controlled video workflows.
Through Pollo API, PixVerse 5.0 can be accessed alongside other video and image models through a single API, simplifying model evaluation, integration, and deployment.
PixVerse 5.0 API FAQs
What is PixVerse 5.0?
PixVerse 5.0 is a PixVerse video model known for expansive camera control, intricate motion, and built-in style presets, supporting text-to-video and image-to-video with start and end frame transitions.
Does PixVerse 5.0 API support text and image inputs?
Yes. You can generate from a text prompt, animate a single image, or pair a start image with a tail image to control a transition between two frames.
What resolutions and lengths are available?
PixVerse 5.0 outputs at 360p, 540p, 720p, or 1080p, with clip lengths of 5 or 8 seconds selected per request.
What styles can PixVerse 5.0 produce?
Beyond its default look, it offers anime, 3D animation, clay, comic, and cyberpunk presets, making it well suited to stylized and non-realistic content.
How is its camera control different?
It reads camera direction from the prompt and executes moves like orbits, crane shots, and whip pans, so clips feel deliberately framed rather than static.
Why run PixVerse 5.0 through Pollo API?
Pollo API lets you access PixVerse 5.0 alongside other leading models, making it easier to compare outputs, scale generation, and choose the best model per workflow.
