POST lipsync/create

Create Lip Sync Video

Request Headers
Request Body
Responses
Model
Examples
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Runway AI Tools » Audio tools » Lip Sync Video.

Please be aware that Runway’s moderation system analyzes your voice text (parameter voice_text) and may fail task with moderation message if the prompt is determined to be offensive. Runway monitors the rate and the number of moderated tasks, which may result in your account being suspended when the internal threshold is exceeded.

https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/lipsync/create

Request Headers

Authorization: Bearer {API token}
Content-Type: application/json
# Alternatively you can use multipart/form-data
# Content-Type: multipart/form-data

API token is required, see Setup useapi.net for details.

Request Body

{
    "image_assetId": "Optional assetId of image asset",
    "video_assetId": "Optional assetId of video asset",
    "audio_assetId": "Optional assetId of audio asset",
    "voiceId": "Optional voiceId from lipsync/voices endpoint",
    "voice_text": "Optional lipsync text",
    "model_id": "Optional voice model",
    "exploreMode": true,
    "replyUrl": "Place your call back URL here",
    "replyRef": "Place your reference id here",
    "maxJobs": 5,
}

image_assetId is optional. Specify the image assetId you want to be present in the first frame. Use GET /assets/?mediaType=image to see the list of image assets. To upload a new image asset use POST /assets.
video_assetId is optional. Specify the video assetId you want to be present in the first frame. Use GET /assets/?mediaType=video to see the list of video assets. To upload a new video asset use POST /assets.
audio_assetId is optional. Specify an audio assetId you want to lip sync with provided above image or video. Use GET /assets/?mediaType=audio to see the list of audio assets. To upload a new audio asset use POST /assets.
voiceId is optional. Specify AI voiceId used read voice_text to lip sync with provided above image or video. Use GET lipsync/voices to see the list of voices.
voice_text is optional. Specify text to lip sync with provided above image or video.
model_id is optional. Specify AI voice model.
Supported values: eleven_multilingual_v1 (default) and eleven_multilingual_v2 (28+ languages).
exploreMode is optional. Set to true if you have a Runway Unlimited plan and wish to execute relaxed generation. You are not charged credits for Explore mode generations.
replyUrl is optional, if not provided value from account will be used.
Place here your callback URL. API will call the provided replyUrl once Runway task completed or failed.
Maximum length 1024 characters.
We recommend using sites like webhook.site to test callback URL functionality.
replyRef is optional, place here your reference id which will be stored and returned along with this Runway task response / result.
Maximum length 1024 characters.
maxJobs is optional, if not provided value for referenced by image/video assetId account will be used.
Valid range: 1…10.

Responses

200 OK

Use returned taskId to retrieve task status and results using GET /tasks/taskId. The generated video url can be found in the artifacts array of the task with the status SUCCEEDED.

If you specify the optional parameter replyUrl the API will call the provided replyUrl with task progress updates until the task is complete or fails.

{
    "taskId": "user:user_id-runwayml:account_email-task:task_uuid",
    "id": "<uuid>",
    "name": "<name>",
    "image": null,
    "createdAt": "2024-08-01T01:02:03.456Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-08-01T01:02:03.456Z",
    "taskType": "lipsync",
    "options": {
        "name": "<name>",
        "exploreMode": true,
        "paid_user_watermark_override": false,
        "video": "<video url>",
        "video_asset_id": "<video asset uuid>",
        "audio": "<audio ulr>"
    },
    "status": "PENDING",
    "error": null,
    "progressText": null,
    "progressRatio": null,
    "estimatedTimeToStartSeconds": 0,
    "artifacts": [],
    "sharedAsset": null,
    "features": {
        "storageGB": 500,
        "numPlanCredits_permitted": 2250,
        "numPlanCredits_used": 1315
    },    
    "code": 200,
    "replyUrl": "https://webhook.site/abc",
    "replyRef": "<your optional reference id>"
}

400 Bad Request

{
  "error": "<Error message>",
  "code": 400
}

401 Unauthorized

{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "code": 401
}

404 Not Found

{
    "error": "Unable to retrieve assetId <uuid> (Not found.)",
    "code": 404
}

429 Too Many Requests

Wait in a loop for at least 10..30 seconds and retry again.

There are two possible cases for API response 429:

API query is full and can not accept new lipsync/create requests. Size of query defined by maxJobs optional parameter.

{
    "error": "Account <Runway account email> is busy executing <Account maxJobs> tasks",
    "runningTasks": {
        "<Runway account email>": [
            {
                "email": "<Runway account email>",
                "taskId": "user:user_id-runwayml:account_email-task:task_#1_uuid",
                "id": "<uuid>",
                "replyUrl": "<replyUrl if provided>",
                "replyRef": "<replyRef if provided>"
            },
            {
                "email": "<Runway account email>",
                "taskId": "user:user_id-runwayml:account_email-task:task_#N_uuid",
                "id": "<uuid>",
                "replyUrl": "<replyUrl if provided>",
                "replyRef": "<replyRef if provided>"
            }
        ]
    },
    "code": 429
}

The API received an HTTP response status 429 from Runway. Runway has dynamic query management and may limit the number of simultaneously executed tasks based on internal service load and policies.

{
    "error": "You have too many tasks running or pending. Please wait for some of them to finish before starting more."
}

Model

{ // TypeScript, all fields are optional
  taskId: string,
  id: string,
  name: string,
  image: string,
  createdAt: string,
  updatedAt: string,
  taskType: string,
  options: {
    name: string,
    exploreMode: boolean,
    paid_user_watermark_override: boolean,
    image: string,
    image_asset_id: string,
    video: string,
    video_asset_id: string,
    audio: string,
    audio_asset_id: string,
    gen_audio_options: {
      name: string,
      text: string,
      voice_id: string,
      model_id: string
    }
  },
  status: string,
  progressText: string,
  progressRatio: number,
  estimatedTimeToStartSeconds: number,
  artifacts: any[],
  sharedAsset: any,
  features: {
    storageGB: number,
    numPlanCredits_permitted: number,
    numPlanCredits_used: number
  },    
  error: {
    errorMessage: string,
    reason: string,
    message: string,
    moderation_category: string,
    tally_asimov: boolean
  },  
  code: number,
  replyUrl: string,
  replyRef: string
}

Examples

curl -H "Accept: application/json" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer …" \
     -X POST "https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/lipsync/create" \
     -d '{"image_assetId": "…", "audio_assetId": "…"}'

const image_assetId = "assetId of image asset";      
const audio_assetId = "assetId of audio asset";      
const apiUrl = `https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/lipsync/create`; 
const token = "API token";
const data = { 
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
};
data.body = JSON.stringify({ 
  image_assetId, audio_assetId
});
const response = await fetch(apiUrl, data);
const result = await response.json();
console.log("response", {response, result});

import requests
image_assetId = "assetId of image asset"      
audio_assetId = "assetId of audio asset"      
apiUrl = f"https://api.useapi.net/v1/runwayml/lipsync/create" 
token = "API token"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json", 
    "Authorization" : f"Bearer {token}"
}
body = {
    "image_assetId": f"{image_assetId}",
    "audio_assetId": f"{audio_assetId}"
}
response = requests.post(apiUrl, headers=headers, json=body)
print(response, response.json())