HeyGenHeyGen Video API

Name: HeyGen Video API
Price: 0.011 USD
Author: HeyGen

HeyGen Video — video with native audio from text, a first-frame image, or up to 12 reference images, videos and audio. Refer to references in the prompt as Picture 1, Video 1, in input order. Up to 15s at 768p.

Prompt

Reference inputs

Duration

Resolution

Aspect ratio

Billed at this model’s published rate.

Result

Your generations will appear here

Other models from HeyGen

Same vendor, same API call — the differences are below.

Model	Use case	Price	Resolution	Duration	Added
HeyGen Talking Photo	Image → Video	from $0.10 / sec	4k · 1080p · 720p	—	Mar 2026
HeyGen Video Avatar	Text → Video	from $0.10 / sec	4k · 1080p · 720p	—	Mar 2026

Install the SDK

TypeScript targets Node 20+ and ships with types; Python needs 3.10+ and is async. Over REST there is nothing to install: call https://api.picsart.com from any HTTP client.

bash

npm install @picsart/ai-sdk

Authenticate

Send your Picsart API key as a bearer token. The SDK does it for you once the client is created.

import { createClient } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY, // sent as: Authorization: Bearer <key>
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

python

import os

from picsart_ai_sdk import create_client

ai = create_client(
    api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],  # sent as: Authorization: Bearer <key>
    api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
)

Make a request

Call the model by its id. Over REST, one endpoint serves every model: POST /workflows/v1/models/execute with the model id and its input in the body. The outer params is the envelope every workflow takes; the inner one is this model's input, with the same names generate() takes.

import { createClient } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

const result = await ai.generate('heygen-video-1', {
  prompt: "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
  resolution: "768p",
  duration: 5,
  aspectRatio: "16:9"
});

console.log(result.url); // video URL

python

import asyncio
import os

from picsart_ai_sdk import create_client


async def main() -> None:
    async with create_client(
        api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
        api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
    ) as ai:
        result = await ai.generate("heygen-video-1", {
            "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
            "resolution": "768p",
            "duration": 5,
            "aspectRatio": "16:9",
        })

        print(result.url)  # video URL


asyncio.run(main())

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/v1/models/execute' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "params": {
    "model": "heygen-video-1",
    "params": {
      "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
      "resolution": "768p",
      "duration": 5,
      "aspectRatio": "16:9"
    }
  }
}'

Async (submit & poll)

This model can run longer than the sync limit (~20s). generate() waits for you; to hold on to the job instead, submit it and poll. Over REST, send it to /workflows/v1/models/submit and poll /workflows/v1/models/{taskId}/result until response.status is COMPLETED or FAILED.

import { createClient } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

// Returns the generation id at once — store it to pick the job up later.
const generationId = await ai.submit('heygen-video-1', {
  prompt: "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
  resolution: "768p",
  duration: 5,
  aspectRatio: "16:9"
});

// Polls until the job completes; throws if it fails or is cancelled.
const result = await ai.result('heygen-video-1', generationId);

console.log(result.url); // video URL

python

import asyncio
import os

from picsart_ai_sdk import create_client


async def main() -> None:
    async with create_client(
        api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
        api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
    ) as ai:
        # Returns the generation id at once — store it to pick the job up later.
        generation_id = await ai.submit("heygen-video-1", {
            "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
            "resolution": "768p",
            "duration": 5,
            "aspectRatio": "16:9",
        })

        # Polls until the job completes; raises ApiError if it fails or is cancelled.
        result = await ai.result("heygen-video-1", generation_id)

        print(result.url)  # video URL


asyncio.run(main())

bash

# 1. Submit the job
curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/v1/models/submit' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "params": {
    "model": "heygen-video-1",
    "params": {
      "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
      "resolution": "768p",
      "duration": 5,
      "aspectRatio": "16:9"
    }
  }
}'
# → { "status": "success", "response": { "id": "task_abc123" } }

# 2. Poll until response.status is COMPLETED
curl 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/v1/models/task_abc123/result' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY'

Parameters

10 parameters, the same for the SDK and for the inner params over REST. Required ones must be supplied; the rest fall back to their defaults.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Details
`prompt` What to make, in plain language: the subject, style, composition and motion. With an input image or video, what to change.	`text`	yes	`—`	max 32000 chars
`startFrame` The first frame, as an image URL. The video starts on this image.	`file (image)`	no	`—`	—
`imageUrls` Input images, as URLs: frames to animate, or references for subject, style or composition.	`file (image[])`	no	`—`	—
`videoUrls` Input videos, as URLs.	`file (video[])`	no	`—`	—
`audioUrls` Input audio files, as URLs.	`file (audio[])`	no	`—`	—
`resolution` Output size. Higher costs more and takes longer.	`enum`	no	`768p`	480p, 768p
`duration` Length of the output, in seconds.	`range`	no	`5`	5–15 (step 1)
`aspectRatio` Shape of the output as width:height. An auto or adaptive option follows the input image.	`enum`	no	`16:9`	adaptive (follows the input), 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
`promptEnhancement` Whether and how the prompt is rewritten before generating.	`enum`	no	`turbo`	turbo, quality, disabled
`seed` Seed for the random generator. The same seed and inputs repeat a result; leave it out for a random one.	`range`	no	`—`	0–4294967295 (step 1)

Response

generate() resolves once the job completes. A video URL. Over REST the output is at response.result, inside the gateway's status envelope with the task id, its status and the amount charged.

json

{
  "items": [
    {
      "url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result"
    }
  ],
  "model": "heygen-video-1"
}

json

{
  "status": "success",
  "response": {
    "id": "task_abc123",
    "status": "COMPLETED",
    "result": {
      "url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result",
      "items": [
        {
          "url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result"
        }
      ],
      "model": "heygen-video-1"
    }
  }
}

Overview

Alongside the unified model APIs, we expose compatibility APIs that take each vendor's original parameters exactly as the vendor defines them — nothing renamed, nothing reshaped on the way through.

That makes them the shortest path onto Picsart if you already work with the vendor directly: the request bodies you've already written keep working as they are. You keep their parameter names and defaults, and you get the vendor's full parameter set rather than the subset that is shared across every model.

The cost is that a request is written for one vendor — switching models later means rewriting it, and results come back in the vendor's own shape. When you'd rather write once and change models freely, use the unified API.

Make a request

Call the workflow with ai.apis.run() in TypeScript or Python, or hit /workflows/{workflow}/execute directly — params is passed through untouched either way.

These endpoints are addressed by workflow name rather than model id: the one in this model's header, since one model runs as one workflow. Authentication is unchanged — your Picsart API key as a bearer token (see Authentication).

import { createClient, ApiRunMode } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

// Calls the 'heygen/v1/models/video/generate' workflow directly — params are sent as-is.
const { result, usage } = await ai.apis.run('heygen/v1/models/video/generate', {
  prompt: "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
}, {
  mode: ApiRunMode.SYNC,
});

console.log(result); // workflow-specific output
console.log(usage?.credits); // amount charged, in $

python

import asyncio
import os

from picsart_ai_sdk import ApiRunMode, create_client


async def main() -> None:
    async with create_client(
        api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
        api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
    ) as ai:
        # Calls the 'heygen/v1/models/video/generate' workflow directly — params are sent as-is.
        response = await ai.apis.run("heygen/v1/models/video/generate", {
            "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
        }, mode=ApiRunMode.SYNC)

        print(response["result"])  # workflow-specific output
        print((response.get("usage") or {}).get("credits"))  # amount charged, in $


asyncio.run(main())

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/heygen/v1/models/video/generate/execute' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "params": {
    "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
  }
}'

Async (submit & poll)

This model can run longer than the sync limit (~20s). In the SDK, ai.apis.run() with ApiRunMode.ASYNC polls for you; over HTTP, submit and poll yourself.

import { createClient, ApiRunMode } from '@picsart/ai-sdk';

const ai = createClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PICSART_API_KEY,
  apiUrl: 'https://api.picsart.com',
});

// mode: ASYNC submits the job and polls under the hood — you just await.
const { result } = await ai.apis.run('heygen/v1/models/video/generate', {
  prompt: "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
}, {
  mode: ApiRunMode.ASYNC,
});

console.log(result);

python

import asyncio
import os

from picsart_ai_sdk import ApiRunMode, create_client


async def main() -> None:
    async with create_client(
        api_key=os.environ["PICSART_API_KEY"],
        api_url="https://api.picsart.com",
    ) as ai:
        # mode=ASYNC submits the job and polls under the hood — you just await.
        response = await ai.apis.run("heygen/v1/models/video/generate", {
            "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed",
        }, mode=ApiRunMode.ASYNC)

        print(response["result"])


asyncio.run(main())

bash

# 1. Submit the job
curl -X POST 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/heygen/v1/models/video/generate/submit' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "params": {
    "prompt": "A serene mountain lake at golden hour, ultra detailed"
  }
}'
# → { "status": "success", "response": { "id": "wf_abc123" } }

# 2. Poll until response.status is COMPLETED
curl 'https://api.picsart.com/workflows/heygen/v1/models/video/generate/wf_abc123/result' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $PICSART_API_KEY'

Parameters

13 parameters, sent inside params. These are the vendor's own names, so they line up one-for-one with the vendor's documentation. Required ones must be supplied; the rest fall back to their defaults.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Details
`prompt` Scene description, 1 to 32,000 characters. Long prompts give materially better output. The generated audio is directed by the same prompt	`string`	yes	`—`	—
`model` Model identifier; defaults to heygen-video-1	`string`	no	`—`	—
`mode` How the model is conditioned. Resolved from the inputs when omitted: image → image_to_video, any reference → reference_to_video, a bare prompt → text_to_video. Each mode has its own fields — a field from another mode is refused when it carries a value	`string`	no	`—`	`text_to_videoimage_to_videoreference_to_video`
`duration` Clip length in whole seconds, 5 to 15; defaults to 5	`number`	no	`—`	—
`resolution` Size class; defaults to 768p	`string`	no	`—`	`480p768p`
`aspect_ratio` Output shape. text_to_video defaults to 16:9; reference_to_video defaults to adaptive (the first reference's ratio); image_to_video always follows the first frame	`string`	no	`—`	`21:916:94:31:13:49:16adaptive`
`prompt_enhancement` Pre-generation prompt expansion; defaults to turbo. Use disabled to have a fully written prompt followed word for word	`string`	no	`—`	`turboqualitydisabled`
`seed` Unsigned 32-bit seed. The same prompt and seed return an identical clip; random when omitted. The completed job reports the seed it used	`number`	no	`—`	—
`image` First frame of the clip (image_to_video only, required there). The output opens exactly on this image and follows its shape	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`type` How the media is supplied	`string`	yes	`—`	`urlasset_idbase64`
└`url` Public HTTPS URL of the media (for url type). The vendor fetches it without following redirects	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`asset_id` HeyGen asset ID from POST /v3/assets (for asset_id type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`media_type` MIME type of the inline media, e.g. image/jpeg (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`data` Base64-encoded media (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
`reference_images` Reference images whose subjects survive into the shot (reference_to_video only, at most 9). List order is the prompt label: the first entry is <Picture 1>	`MediaReference[]`	no	`—`	—
└`type` How the media is supplied	`string`	yes	`—`	`urlasset_idbase64`
└`url` Public HTTPS URL of the media (for url type). The vendor fetches it without following redirects	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`asset_id` HeyGen asset ID from POST /v3/assets (for asset_id type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`media_type` MIME type of the inline media, e.g. image/jpeg (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`data` Base64-encoded media (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
`reference_videos` Reference videos (reference_to_video only, at most 3). The first entry is <Video 1>	`MediaReference[]`	no	`—`	—
└`type` How the media is supplied	`string`	yes	`—`	`urlasset_idbase64`
└`url` Public HTTPS URL of the media (for url type). The vendor fetches it without following redirects	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`asset_id` HeyGen asset ID from POST /v3/assets (for asset_id type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`media_type` MIME type of the inline media, e.g. image/jpeg (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`data` Base64-encoded media (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
`reference_audio` Reference audio (reference_to_video only, at most 3). At most 12 references in total across all three lists	`MediaReference[]`	no	`—`	—
└`type` How the media is supplied	`string`	yes	`—`	`urlasset_idbase64`
└`url` Public HTTPS URL of the media (for url type). The vendor fetches it without following redirects	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`asset_id` HeyGen asset ID from POST /v3/assets (for asset_id type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`media_type` MIME type of the inline media, e.g. image/jpeg (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
└`data` Base64-encoded media (for base64 type)	`string`	no	`—`	—
`options` Options controlling safety checks and drive integration	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`safety_checks` Safety check settings	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`enabled` Whether to run content moderation. Defaults to true.	`boolean`	no	`—`	—
└`drive` Save result to Picsart Drive	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`name` File name in Picsart Drive	`string`	yes	`—`	—
└`attributes` Custom attributes to attach to the file	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`folder` Target folder in Picsart Drive	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`inputs_transformation` Input transformation settings	`object`	no	`—`	—
└`downscale_oversized_images` Whether to downscale oversized input images. Defaults to false.	`boolean`	no	`—`	—

Response

Over HTTP the output arrives inside a status envelope, at response.result. ai.apis.run() unwraps that envelope for you and resolves to { result, usage } instead. Either way the result itself is the vendor's own shape.

json

{
  "result": {
    "url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result.mp4",
    "video_id": "wf_abc123",
    "duration": 0,
    "seed": 0,
    "width": 0,
    "height": 0,
    "mimeType": "video/mp4",
    "driveFile": {}
  }
}

json

{
  "status": "success",
  "response": {
    "id": "wf_abc123",
    "status": "COMPLETED",
    "result": {
      "url": "https://cdn.picsart.com/…/result.mp4",
      "video_id": "wf_abc123",
      "duration": 0,
      "seed": 0,
      "width": 0,
      "height": 0,
      "mimeType": "video/mp4",
      "driveFile": {}
    }
  }
}

Rates

What this model costs per generation, in USD. Every row is an exact rate — the columns are the settings that change it.

Tier	Use case	Rate
480p	Image → video, Text → video	$0.011 / sec
768p	Image → video, Text → video	$0.0165 / sec
480p	Video → video	$0.022 / sec
768p	Video → video	$0.033 / sec

HeyGenHeyGen Video API

Params

Result

Other models from HeyGen

Install the SDK

Authenticate

Make a request

Async (submit & poll)

Parameters

Response

Overview

Make a request

Async (submit & poll)

Parameters

Response

Rates