This guide shows how to generate videos using Kling 3.0 models via the Leonardo.AI REST API.

Sample Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://cloud.leonardo.ai/api/rest/v2/generations \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
    "model": "kling-3.0",
    "public": false,
    "parameters": {
    "prompt": "Animate this landscape with birds flying and wind blowing through trees",
      "duration": 5,
      "width": 1920,
      "height": 1080,
      "mode": "RESOLUTION_1080",
      "motion_has_audio": true,
      "guidances": {
        "start_frame": [
          {
            "image": {
              "id": "<YOUR_START_IMAGE_ID>",
              "type": "GENERATED"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
}
'

Recipe

API Request Endpoint, Headers, Parameters

Endpoint

https://cloud.leonardo.ai/api/rest/v2/generations

Headers

--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
--header "content-type: application/json"

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Definition
duration	`number`	Length of the generated video. Set to `3` up to `15`.
guidances.end_frame	`array`	Maximum 1 item. Each item includes image.id and image.type (`GENERATED` or `UPLOADED`). Only available when `start_frame` is provided. Only available when NO `image_reference` is provided.
guidances.image_reference	`array`	Array of up to 7 reference images used to guide the visual style or content of the generation, or up to 4 when specifying a video reference. Each item includes image.id and image.type (`GENERATED` or `UPLOADED`). Only available when NO `start_frame` or `end_frame` is provided.
guidances.start_frame	`array`	Maximum 1 item. Each item includes image.id and image.type (`GENERATED` or `UPLOADED`). Only available when NO `image_reference` is provided.
height	`number`	Sets the height of the video in pixels.
mode	`string`	Quality modes. Specify `RESOLUTION_720` for Standard or `RESOLUTION_1080` for Pro. Default is `RESOLUTION_1080`.
model	`string`	Specifies the model used for generation. Set to `kling-3.0`.
motion_has_audio	`boolean`	Controls whether to generate audio (`true`) or not (`false`).
prompt	`string`	Text description of the video content to generate. Maximum of 1500 characters.
public	`boolean`	Controls whether the generated video is public (true) or private (false).
width	`number`	Sets the width of the video in pixels.

Dimensions

The API accepts width and height parameters in the following aspect ratio combinations:

Resolution	Aspect Ratio	Pixel Values (Width x Height)
720p	16:9	1280x720
	1:1	960x960
	9:16	720x1280
1080p	16:9	1920x1080
	1:1	1440x1440
	9:16	1080x1920

Note: When width and heightare not specified, and guidances.start_frame is specified, the generation will base the dimensions on the guidances.start_frame image.