Retrieve a MiniMax H3 video

GET

videos

{task_id}

cURL

curl "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/<task_id>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COMETAPI_KEY"

import os

import requests

task_id = "<task_id>"
response = requests.get(
    f"https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["COMETAPI_KEY"]
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

const taskId = "<task_id>";
const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/${taskId}`,
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.COMETAPI_KEY}` } },
);

if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(await response.text());
}

console.log(await response.json());

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "<task_id>",
  "task_id": "<task_id>",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "minimax-h3",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1779938152
}

Use this endpoint after you create a MiniMax H3 video task. The response includes video_url when the task is completed.

Check these fields

status is queued, in_progress, completed, or failed.
progress is a coarse completion percentage from 0 through 100.
video_url appears when the task is completed.
error appears when the task fails.

Poll the task

Create the task first

Start with Create a MiniMax H3 video and store the returned id.

Retrieve the task state

Send the task ID to this endpoint until status is completed or failed.

Download the MP4 file

When status is completed, call Download MiniMax H3 video content.

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication. Use your CometAPI API key.

Path Parameters

task_id

string

required

Task ID returned by POST /v1/videos.

Response

200 - application/json

Current MiniMax H3 video task state.

string

required

Task ID. Use this value as task_id in retrieve and content requests.

Example:

"<task_id>"

object

string

required

Object type for the asynchronous video task.

Allowed value: "video"

model

string

required

Model ID that the task uses.

Allowed value: "minimax-h3"

status

enum<string>

required

Task lifecycle status. Poll until the value is completed or failed.

Available options:

queued,

in_progress,

completed,

failed

progress

integer

required

Task progress as a coarse percentage.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 100

created_at

integer<int64>

required

Task creation time as a Unix timestamp in seconds.

task_id

string

Compatibility alias for id. This field can be omitted from retrieve responses.

Example:

"<task_id>"

completed_at

integer<int64>

Unix timestamp returned by the platform. Use status, not this field, to decide when polling can stop.

expires_at

integer<int64>

Result expiration time as a Unix timestamp in seconds when the task provides one.

video_url

string<uri>

Video delivery URL. This field appears on completed tasks.

Example:

"https://<provider-cdn>/<video_id>.mp4"

error

object

Failure details. This field appears when the task fails.

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cURL

curl "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/<task_id>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COMETAPI_KEY"

import os

import requests

task_id = "<task_id>"
response = requests.get(
    f"https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["COMETAPI_KEY"]
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

const taskId = "<task_id>";
const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/${taskId}`,
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.COMETAPI_KEY}` } },
);

if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(await response.text());
}

console.log(await response.json());

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{task_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "<task_id>",
  "task_id": "<task_id>",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "minimax-h3",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1779938152
}

Content moderation

API keys

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Poll the task

Authorizations

Path Parameters

Response

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Authorizations

Path Parameters

Response

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Poll the task