FLUX 3 API

Introduction

FLUX 3 Text to video is Black Forest Labs' video model, with its API opening on 4 August 2026.

Choose a mode by starting material

Key features

Picture and sound together

Sound is generated in the same pass as the picture. Quoted dialogue matched our prompts word for word, and a Sound: line steers ambient noise such as rain or footsteps.

Draft tier

Detail is softer than standard, but it is enough to judge framing, action and mood before the full render.

Request parameters

Pricing

Prices are in credits, the same credits you use on the website (1 credit = $0.01). The hold is taken when the task is accepted and settled to the actual charge when it finishes; failed tasks are refunded.

For an exact number before you run, send the same body to POST /jobs/quote.

Use cases

Dialogue and mood scenes

One character, one line, a room sound and a slow camera move.

Storyboards

Preview each shot at draft, then re-render the ones you keep.

Social and vertical clips

9:16 and 1:1 are built in, and 21:9 and 2:1 cover wide cinematic frames.

Prompt guide & pro tips

Write it like a shot

Subject and wardrobe, setting, action, camera move, light, then a final line starting with Sound:.

Quote the dialogue

Put spoken words in quotes, in the language you want to hear.

One action per clip

A single clear action and camera move holds together best; large changes in light or place can make the model cut or dissolve.

Draft first

Get the framing right at draft, then run the same prompt at standard.

API quick start

Call the FLUX 3 API in three steps

1. Create an API key. Sign in to PopNow and create a key in the API console. Keys start with sk-popnow- and use the same credits as the website.
2. Send the request. POST /jobs/createTask with model black-forest-labs/flux-3/text-to-video and an input object that follows the parameter table. The response returns a task ID straight away.
3. Get the result. Poll GET /jobs/recordInfo with the task ID, or pass a callBackUrl and we post the result to it. Download the output links when the task succeeds.

# 1. Create the task. Keep the Idempotency-Key if you retry after a network error.
export IDEMPOTENCY_KEY="$(uuidgen)"
curl -X POST https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/createTask \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "black-forest-labs/flux-3/text-to-video",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A slow aerial shot drifting over a misty pine forest at sunrise",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "quality": "standard",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "duration_seconds": 5
  }
}'

# 2. Copy data.taskId from the response, then poll until state is succeeded, failed, canceled or expired.
TASK_ID="TASK_ID_FROM_RESPONSE"
curl "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/recordInfo?taskId=$TASK_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY"

Replace the prompt and any links with your own. The API tab has the response, polling and callback reference.

FLUX 3 API questions

All FLUX models

LTX 2.5 reaches 4K natively and also runs 20 seconds. FLUX 3 adds a cheap draft tier plus extend and upscale in one place.

• FLUX.2 Max APITop-tier FLUX: photoreal light and exact brand colorsFrom 11 credits per image
• FLUX 3 APIVideo with synced sound and a quick draft tierFrom 45 credits for a 5-second clip
• FLUX.2 Klein 9B LoRA APIFast FLUX.2 Klein 9B that loads up to three of your LoRAsFrom 3 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Klein Base 9B LoRA APIUndistilled Klein 9B for varied looks with your LoRAsFrom 4 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Klein 4B LoRA APISmall, quick FLUX.2 Klein 4B with your own LoRAsFrom 3 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Klein Base 4B LoRA APIUndistilled Klein 4B that loads your own LoRAsFrom 3 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Klein 9B APIFast FLUX edits that keep faces and poses intactFrom 2 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Klein 4B APIThe smallest, quickest FLUX for rapid draftsFrom 2 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Dev LoRA APIFLUX.2 Dev images and edits with your own LoRAsFrom 4 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Pro APIPhotoreal images with readable text and hex color controlFrom 5 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Flex APISpells headlines and labels exactly as writtenFrom 9 credits per image
• FLUX.2 Dev APIOpen-weights FLUX that can merge people into one sceneFrom 2 credits per image
• FLUX.1 Krea Dev LoRA APIPhotographic FLUX.1 Krea with your own LoRAsFrom 4 credits per image
• FLUX.1 Dev ControlNet LoRA APIPose, depth or edge control on FLUX.1 with your LoRAsFrom 6 credits per image
• FLUX.1 Fill Dev LoRA APIMasked inpainting on FLUX.1 Fill with your own LoRAsFrom 7 credits per image
• FLUX.1 Dev LoRA APIClassic FLUX.1 Dev with up to three of your LoRAsFrom 3 credits per image
• FLUX.1 Schnell LoRA APIFast FLUX.1 Schnell that loads your own LoRAsFrom 1 credit per image

Other video APIs

• MiniMax H3 APIExpressive clips with audio, up to 2KFrom 28 credits for a 5-second clip
• Seedance 2.5 APIByteDance's newest: 30-second clips with native audioFrom 56 credits for a 5-second clip
• Kling 3.0 API4K clips, multi-shot cuts and motion controlFrom 51 credits for a 5-second clip
• Vidu Q4 Preview APIUp to 4K clips with sound and spoken dialogueFrom 34 credits for a 5-second clip
• Wan 3.0 APIUp to 30-second clips with synced audioFrom 34 credits for a 5-second clip
• Kling O3 APIKling’s unified model: create, animate, reference and edit up to 4KFrom 51 credits for a 5-second clip

More about FLUX 3

Try it

FLUX 3 AI Video Generator onlineCreate videos with FLUX 3 in PopNow

Docs

FLUX 3 model ID and input schema in the API docsPopNow API quickstart: your first request in five minutesImage to video guide for the PopNow APIWebhooks: get FLUX 3 results without polling