Video

Sora 2

Sora 2 supports OpenAI text-to-video and single-image-to-video workflows with landscape or portrait output and 4, 8, or 12 second durations.

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Text or one image

4 / 8 / 12 seconds

Landscape / portrait

MP4 output

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Sora 2

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Endpoints

POSThttps://api.apixo.ai/api/v1/generateTask/sora-2Create task

GEThttps://api.apixo.ai/api/v1/statusTask/sora-2?taskId={taskId}Poll status

Request body

request_type

async

Use callback with callback_url for webhooks.

input

object

Mode, prompt, references, size, duration, and audio settings.

Parameters

request_typerequired

Typeselect

Use async to poll statusTask, or callback to receive a webhook when the result is ready.async · callback

callback_urlconditional

Typetext

Public HTTPS URL for callback delivery.Only in request_type=callback

moderequired

Typeselect

Choose text-to-video or single-image-to-video.text-to-video · image-to-video

promptrequired

Typestring

Describe the scene, motion, camera, lighting, and visual style for the generated video.

durationrequired

Typeselect

Sora 2 supports 4, 8, or 12 second outputs.4 · 8 · 12

aspect_ratiooptional

Typeselect

Choose landscape or portrait output framing.landscape · portrait

remove_watermarkoptional

Typeboolean

Request watermark removal when the selected route supports it.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`request_type`	select	required	Use async to poll statusTask, or callback to receive a webhook when the result is ready.async · callback
`callback_url`	text	conditional	Public HTTPS URL for callback delivery.Only in request_type=callback
`mode`	select	required	Choose text-to-video or single-image-to-video.text-to-video · image-to-video
`prompt`	string	required	Describe the scene, motion, camera, lighting, and visual style for the generated video.
`duration`	select	required	Sora 2 supports 4, 8, or 12 second outputs.4 · 8 · 12
`aspect_ratio`	select	optional	Choose landscape or portrait output framing.landscape · portrait
`remove_watermark`	boolean	optional	Request watermark removal when the selected route supports it.

File parameters (URL arrays)

image_urls[mode=image-to-video]Upload exactly one reference image for image-to-video.Only in mode=image-to-video

Example (cURL)

curl -X POST "https://api.apixo.ai/api/v1/generateTask/sora-2" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "request_type": "async",
    "input": {
      "mode": "text-to-video",
      "prompt": "a slow aerial shot over a futuristic coastal city at sunset",
      "duration": 12,
      "aspect_ratio": "landscape",
      "remove_watermark": true
    }
  }'

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Sora 2 Tips

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Sora 2 API Technical Specs

Current Sora 2 capabilities and important creation limits.

Sora 2 Modes

Text-to-video and image-to-video

Sora 2 Output

Text or one image

Sora 2 Controls

4 / 8 / 12 seconds / Landscape / portrait

Sora 2 Latency

Typically 2-6 minutes

OpenAI Video API

Key Sora 2 capabilities

Sora 2 video generation

Use Sora 2 for Text-to-video and image-to-video creation with simple controls for prompts, references, and output settings.

Sora 2 reference control

Upload supported reference assets where available, then keep refining the same idea on the model page.

Sora 2 generation status

Keep track of longer video generations while the result is being prepared.

What can you build with Sora 2?

Sora 2 product videos

Create product reveals, ecommerce ads, launch clips, and campaign motion assets.

Sora 2 social creative

Generate short videos for social channels and iterate quickly across prompt, duration, resolution, and ratio settings.

Sora 2 storyboard workflows

Use text prompts and references to validate scenes, shots, and motion ideas before committing production budget.

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Sora 2 notes and questions

Prompt length must be between 1 and 10000 characters.

Image-to-video requires exactly one public image URL.

Supported durations are 4, 8, and 12 seconds.

Supported aspect ratios are landscape and portrait.

Generation can take 2-6 minutes depending on duration, prompt complexity, route, and queue load.

Yes. Use the Create tab to try prompts, upload supported inputs, and adjust settings directly in the browser.

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