Create video

Video videos().create(, )

POST/videos

Create a new video generation job from a prompt and optional reference assets.

ParametersExpand Collapse

VideoCreateParams params

String prompt

Text prompt that describes the video to generate.

maxLength32000

minLength1

Optional<InputStream> inputReference

Optional image reference that guides generation.

Optional<VideoModel> model

The video generation model to use (allowed values: sora-2, sora-2-pro). Defaults to sora-2.

Optional<VideoSeconds> seconds

Clip duration in seconds (allowed values: 4, 8, 12). Defaults to 4 seconds.

Optional<VideoSize> size

Output resolution formatted as width x height (allowed values: 720x1280, 1280x720, 1024x1792, 1792x1024). Defaults to 720x1280.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class Video:

Structured information describing a generated video job.

String id

Unique identifier for the video job.

Optional<Long> completedAt

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job completed, if finished.

long createdAt

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job was created.

Optional<VideoCreateError> error

Error payload that explains why generation failed, if applicable.

String code

A machine-readable error code that was returned.

String message

A human-readable description of the error that was returned.

Optional<Long> expiresAt

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the downloadable assets expire, if set.

VideoModel model

The video generation model that produced the job.

Accepts one of the following:

SORA_2("sora-2")

SORA_2_PRO("sora-2-pro")

SORA_2_2025_10_06("sora-2-2025-10-06")

SORA_2_PRO_2025_10_06("sora-2-pro-2025-10-06")

SORA_2_2025_12_08("sora-2-2025-12-08")

JsonValue; object_

The object type, which is always video.

long progress

Approximate completion percentage for the generation task.

Optional<String> prompt

The prompt that was used to generate the video.

Optional<String> remixedFromVideoId

Identifier of the source video if this video is a remix.

VideoSeconds seconds

Duration of the generated clip in seconds.

Accepts one of the following:

_4("4")

_8("8")

_12("12")

VideoSize size

The resolution of the generated video.

Accepts one of the following:

_720X1280("720x1280")

_1280X720("1280x720")

_1024X1792("1024x1792")

_1792X1024("1792x1024")

Status status

Current lifecycle status of the video job.

Accepts one of the following:

QUEUED("queued")

IN_PROGRESS("in_progress")

COMPLETED("completed")

FAILED("failed")

Create video

package com.openai.example;

import com.openai.client.OpenAIClient;
import com.openai.client.okhttp.OpenAIOkHttpClient;
import com.openai.models.videos.Video;
import com.openai.models.videos.VideoCreateParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OpenAIClient client = OpenAIOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        VideoCreateParams params = VideoCreateParams.builder()
            .prompt("A calico cat playing a piano on stage")
            .build();
        Video video = client.videos().create(params);
    }
}

{
  "id": "video_123",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1712697600,
  "size": "1024x1792",
  "seconds": "8",
  "quality": "standard"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "video_123",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1712697600,
  "size": "1024x1792",
  "seconds": "8",
  "quality": "standard"
}