# MiniMax Hailuo-03 (H3) Text to Video

> MiniMax Hailuo-03 (H3) text-to-video via Fal.AI. State-of-the-art 2K video generation from a text prompt, 5-15 second duration, native audio, and wide aspect-ratio support (21:9 through 9:16).

- **Provider**: fal
- **Model ID**: minimax/h3/text-to-video
- **Category**: video_generation
- **Credits**: 3020 per request
- **Pricing Type**: input_based

## API Endpoint

Base URL: https://api.core.today/v1

### Create Prediction
POST /predictions

### Get Status
GET /predictions/{job_id}

### Cancel
DELETE /predictions/{job_id}

## Authentication

Header: `X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY`

## Input Parameters

- `duration` (integer, optional): The duration of the video in seconds. (Default: `5`; Range: min: 5, max: 15)
- `aspect_ratio` (string, optional): The aspect ratio of the generated video. (Default: `16:9`; Options: `21:9`, `16:9`, `4:3`, `1:1`, `3:4`, `9:16`)
- `prompt` (string, **required**): Text prompt for video generation
- `resolution` (string, optional): The resolution of the generated video. (Default: `2K`; Options: `768P`, `2K`)

## Example Request

```json
{
  "model": "minimax/h3/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "duration": 5,
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "prompt": "A white kitten chases a butterfly across a sunlit garden. Gentle camera tracking, natural movement, soft afternoon light filtering through the leaves.",
    "resolution": "2K"
  }
}
```

## Response Format

```json
{
  "job_id": "abc123",
  "status": "pending",
  "provider": "replicate",
  "model": "black-forest-labs/flux-schnell",
  "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "result": null,
  "error": null
}
```

Status values: `pending`, `processing`, `completed`, `failed`, `cancelled`

## Usage Flow

1. POST /predictions with model and input → receive job_id
2. Poll GET /predictions/{job_id} until status is `completed` or `failed`
3. Result contains output URL(s) or data

## Output Type

json

## Tags

video-generation, text-to-video

## Documentation

https://fal.ai/models/minimax/h3/text-to-video