Vidu · Video

Text to VideoNEW

📌 What is this：Generate a video from a text description.

💡 When to use：Use to turn a text idea straight into a clip; sending no image / video material means text-to-video.

Endpoints

Usage	Method	Path
Submit task	POST	/api/cqt/generator/vidu
Query Result	GET	/api/cqt/info/vidu?id={taskId}

⏱ Recommended polling interval：Generation takes ~1-3 min; poll every 10-15s until status = succeeded / failed.

Sub-models

Sub-models that support this mode. The tiers column is credits/sec (generateAudio → = audio tier, videoUrls → = with-reference-video tier). Resolutions / durations not listed are rejected at submit (no charge).

model	Usage	Materials	Duration (sec)	Tier price (credits/sec)
vidu-q3-pro	Q3 Pro high quality (text / image)	None (text only)	1~10	540P=31.3 / 720P=78.2 / 1080P=93.8 / 2K=112.6 / 4K=135.1
vidu-q3-turbo	Q3 Turbo fast; all three modes	None (text only)	1~10	540P=25 / 720P=37.5 / 1080P=43.8 / 2K=52.6 / 4K=63.1
vidu-q2	Q2 (text / reference)	None (text only)	1~10	720P=32 / 1080P=47 / 2K=70 / 4K=105

Request Parameters

Param	Type	Required	Description
model	string	Required	Sub-model: vidu-q3-pro / vidu-q3-turbo / vidu-q2 (see the sub-model table below)
prompt	string	Required	Video description (required for text-to-video)
negativePrompt	string	—	Negative prompt (optional)
duration	integer	—	Duration (sec), range depends on the sub-model (see table), default 5
resolution	string	—	540P / 720P / 1080P / 2K / 4K (available tiers depend on the sub-model), default 720P (or the lowest tier if 720P is unavailable); 2K / 4K are upscaled
aspectRatio	string	—	Aspect ratio, e.g. 16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1
enhancePrompt	boolean	—	Whether to auto-enhance the prompt (optional)
seed	integer	—	Random seed (optional)
returnFirstFrame / returnLastFrame / returnFrameAtSecond	boolean / boolean / number	—	Also return the first / last / given-second frame image of the result video (optional), 1 credit per frame

Request Example

curl -X POST https://api.cqtai.com/api/cqt/generator/vidu \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "model": "vidu-q3-pro",
    "prompt": "a young woman in a red raincoat walking through a rainy neon-lit city street at night, cinematic tracking shot",
    "duration": 1,
    "resolution": "540P",
    "aspectRatio": "16:9"
  }'
# -> { "code":200, "data":"<taskId>" }

Response Example

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "0e5fcf15865a415cab3d51651344b25e",
    "resultUrl": "https://cdn.novapi.ai/vidu/1791957397878_78a231983c7d4b3a9a90439d8cc3e505.mp4",
    "status": "succeeded",
    "errorMsg": null,
    "createTime": "2026-10-14 13:55:41",
    "completeTime": "2026-10-14 13:56:39"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
code	number	Status code; 200 means success
msg	string	Status message; "success" on success
data.id	string	Task ID (taskId); use it to poll GET /api/cqt/info
data.status	string	Task status: succeeded / failed / otherwise still processing
data.resultUrl	string	URL of the generated video; returned when status = succeeded, null otherwise
data.errorMsg	string \| null	Failure reason; null on success
data.createTime	string	Task creation time
data.completeTime	string \| null	Task completion time; null until finished