Runway API v1 updates:
- New unified Videos endpoint supporting 12 models: Gen-4.5, Gen-4, Gen-4 Turbo, Kling 3.0 Pro/Standard, Kling 2.6 Pro/I2V, Veo 3.1, Sora 2/Pro, Wan 2.6 Flash, and Wan 2.2 Animate
- Images endpoint: added Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 1.5, GPT Image 1 Mini, and Seedream 5 models
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Table of contents
Videos
Kling 2.6 I2V with sound via POST /videos/create
curl --location 'https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/videos/create' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer user:12345-…' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"model": "kling-2.6-i2v",
"text_prompt": "She turns around and says \"Hello there!\"",
"duration": 5,
"imageAssetId1": "user:12345-runwayml:…-asset:…",
"exploreMode": true
}'
Result:
Text-to-video with sound — same prompt, 4 models via POST /videos/create
Prompt: Elegant portrait of a woman in vintage 1920s fashion with art deco jewelry and soft studio lighting Aspect ratio: 9:16, with sound enabled
Veo 3.1
Kling 3.0 Pro
Sora 2
Kling 2.6 Pro
Wan 2.2 Animate via POST /videos/create
videoAssetId (click to play)
curl --location 'https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/videos/create' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer user:12345-…' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"model": "wan-2.2-animate",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
"imageAssetId1": "user:12345-runwayml:…-asset:…1",
"videoAssetId": "user:12345-runwayml:…-asset:…2",
"exploreMode": true
}'
Result:
Images
Nano Banana 2 with reference via POST /images/create
curl --location 'https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/images/create' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer user:12345-…' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"model": "nano-banana-2",
"text_prompt": "Elegant portrait of a woman in vintage 1920s fashion with art deco jewelry and soft studio lighting",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
"resolution": "1K",
"imageAssetId1": "user:12345-runwayml:…-asset:…"
}'
Result:

Seedream 5 via POST /images/create
curl --location 'https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/images/create' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer user:12345-…' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"model": "seedream-5",
"text_prompt": "Elegant portrait of a woman in vintage 1920s fashion with art deco jewelry and soft studio lighting",
"aspect_ratio": "2:3",
"resolution": "2K"
}'
Result:

Nano Banana Pro with reference via POST /images/create
curl --location 'https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/images/create' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer user:12345-…' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"model": "nano-banana-pro",
"text_prompt": "Contemporary high fashion portrait with bold geometric patterns and dramatic shadow play",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
"resolution": "1K",
"imageAssetId1": "user:12345-runwayml:…-asset:…"
}'
Result:
