Hailuo Video

Generate AI videos with Hailuo (MiniMax) via AceDataCloud API. Use when creating videos from text descriptions or animating images into video. Supports text-to-video and image-to-video with director mode for precise control.

Hailuo Video Generation

Generate AI videos through AceDataCloud's Hailuo (MiniMax) API.

First-time setup

1. Install the official Skill with clawhub install @acedatacloud/hailuo. Check that the ClawHub publisher is @acedatacloud.
2. Sign in at AceDataCloud → Applications, open General application, and check Hailuo access, balance, and current pricing. Copy its API key, or select Manage Keys → Create for a separate key. Copy the key value without Bearer ; a platform-... management token is not a service API key.
3. If you enable Allowed APIs restrictions, include /hailuo/videos and /hailuo/tasks. Advanced workflows below may call additional routes.
4. On the OpenClaw Gateway host, put ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN=your_api_key_here in ~/.openclaw/.env, then restart the Gateway and start a new session. For a direct terminal test, run export ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN="your_api_key_here" in that shell. Never put the key in a prompt or commit an .env file.
5. Run the Quick Start below. If this workflow returns a task ID, query that same task until it finishes; do not submit the same billable request again just to check progress.

Illustrated key setup, first run, and troubleshooting · Token details

Quick Start

bash

curl -X POST https://api.acedata.cloud/hailuo/videos \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"action": "generate", "prompt": "a dolphin jumping through ocean waves at golden hour", "model": "minimax-t2v"}'

Async: See async task polling. Poll via POST /hailuo/tasks with {"id": "..."}.

Models

Model	Type	Best For
minimax-t2v	Text-to-Video	Creating video from text description
minimax-i2v	Image-to-Video	Animating a still image
minimax-i2v-director	Image-to-Video (Director)	Precise control over animation from image

Workflows

1. Text-to-Video

json

POST /hailuo/videos
{
  "action": "generate",
  "prompt": "a time-lapse of flowers blooming in a meadow",
  "model": "minimax-t2v"
}

2. Image-to-Video

Animate a still image into a video clip.

json

POST /hailuo/videos
{
  "action": "generate",
  "prompt": "gentle wind blows through the scene",
  "model": "minimax-i2v",
  "first_image_url": "https://example.com/landscape.jpg"
}

3. Image-to-Video (Director Mode)

More precise control over the animation.

json

POST /hailuo/videos
{
  "action": "generate",
  "prompt": "camera slowly zooms in while leaves fall gently",
  "model": "minimax-i2v-director",
  "first_image_url": "https://example.com/scene.jpg"
}

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Values	Description
action	Yes	"generate"	Action type
prompt	Yes	string	Video description
model	Yes	"minimax-t2v", "minimax-i2v", "minimax-i2v-director"	Model
first_image_url	For i2v	string	Source image URL (required for image-to-video)
callback_url	No	string	Async callback URL

Gotchas

• first_image_url is required for minimax-i2v and minimax-i2v-director models
• Director mode (minimax-i2v-director) provides finer camera/motion control than standard i2v
• The action field currently only supports "generate" — no extend or edit
• Flat pricing per generation regardless of model