Wan 2.2 Animate API reference

Call Wan 2.2 Animate from your own code with one PopNow API key. Below are the exact model IDs to send, every input field the model accepts, what each request costs in credits, and a request you can paste into a terminal.

At a glance

Made by: Alibaba
Output: Video
From: 7.95 credits per second of output ($0.0795)
Typical time: about 345 s
Model IDs: alibaba/wan-2.2-animate/character-animation

1 credit = $0.01. A task holds the highest possible charge when it is accepted and settles the real amount when it finishes, rounded up to whole credits; failed tasks are not charged. Ask POST /api/v1/jobs/quote for the exact figure before you run.

Motion Control

alibaba/wan-2.2-animate/character-animation

Price

Option	Credits (per second of output)	US dollars
`480p`	7.95	$0.0795
`720p`	16.5	$0.165

Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Allowed	What it does
`image_url`Required	`string`	—	—	Character image. The person in this image is the one that gets animated.
`video_url`Required	`string`	—	—	Driving video, 2 to 30 seconds long; upload an MP4, or pass an MP4 or MOV URL. Its motion is transferred to the character and its length sets the output length. Videos outside that range are rejected before any charge.
`animation_mode`Optional	`string`	`animate`	animate, replace	animate drives the character in the image with the motion of the driving video; replace swaps the person in the driving video for the one in the image.
`resolution`Optional	`string`	`720p`	480p, 720p	Output video resolution.
`prompt`Optional	`string`	—	up to 2,000 characters	Optional description of the motion, used to guide animation style and content.
`seed`Optional	`integer`	—	0 to 2147483647	Random seed; zero requests a random seed.

Example request

This request runs as it is; any field you leave out uses its default. Put your key in POPNOW_API_KEY first.

The example uses PopNow sample files in image_url, video_url. Replace them with your own public HTTPS links, uploads or saved assets.

POST /api/v1/jobs/createTask

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: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "model": "alibaba/wan-2.2-animate/character-animation",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "The person dances with relaxed, natural movement",
    "image_url": "https://media.popnow.ai/influencer/examples/marco.webp",
    "video_url": "https://media.popnow.ai/effects/flower-bloom-1abd6efb.mp4",
    "resolution": "720p"
  }
}'

The response carries a taskId straight away. Read the result with GET /api/v1/jobs/recordInfo, or add callBackUrl to be notified.

GET /api/v1/jobs/recordInfo

curl "https://api.popnow.ai/api/v1/jobs/recordInfo?taskId=TASK_ID_FROM_CREATE_TASK" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POPNOW_API_KEY"