Examples

export CW_KEY="cw_live_..."
export CW_BASE="https://manymotions.com"

List models

curl "$CW_BASE/api/v1/models" -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY"

Generate a Seedance 2.0 video (text-to-video, 5s with audio)

curl "$CW_BASE/api/v1/video/seedance-2/generate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Total: 5s / 1 shot / 16:9\nShot 1: Slow dolly forward on a lone figure standing on a snowy mountain ridge at golden hour. Backlit; hard rim light catches their silhouette. Wind moves the parka hood.\nAudio: SFX wind howl, distant raven call. NO MUSIC.",
    "duration_seconds": 5,
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "generate_audio": true
  }'

Generate from a reference image (image-to-video)

curl "$CW_BASE/api/v1/video/seedance-2/generate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Slow 360° orbit (counter-clockwise) on the watch on black surface. Hard key light from upper left. Audio: NO MUSIC, NO SFX, ambient room tone only.",
    "image_url": "https://example.com/watch-photo.jpg",
    "duration_seconds": 6,
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
    "resolution": "720p",
    "generate_audio": false
  }'

Generate with the Fast variant (text-only, ~20% cheaper)

curl "$CW_BASE/api/v1/video/seedance-2/generate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Quick TikTok hook of a sourdough loaf cracking open in slow motion, steam rising, against dark wooden table.",
    "fast": true,
    "duration_seconds": 5,
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16"
  }'

Generate a Nano Banana 2 image

curl "$CW_BASE/api/v1/image/nano-banana/generate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Editorial product photo of a brutalist concrete vase with a single dried branch, soft window light, marble surface",
    "num_images": 2,
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1"
  }'

Edit images with Nano Banana 2 (multi-reference)

curl "$CW_BASE/api/v1/image/nano-banana/generate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Place the watch from image 1 onto the marble surface from image 2 with the lighting from image 3",
    "image_urls": [
      "https://example.com/watch.jpg",
      "https://example.com/marble.jpg",
      "https://example.com/lighting-ref.jpg"
    ],
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1"
  }'

Poll for the result

JOB_ID="ab12cdef"

while :; do
  RESPONSE=$(curl -s "$CW_BASE/api/v1/jobs/$JOB_ID" -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY")
  STATUS=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r .status)
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  if [[ "$STATUS" == "completed" || "$STATUS" == "failed" ]]; then
    echo "$RESPONSE" | jq
    break
  fi
  sleep 5
done

Cancel a job

curl -X DELETE "$CW_BASE/api/v1/jobs/ab12cdef" -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY"

Handle insufficient credits gracefully

RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" "$CW_BASE/api/v1/video/seedance-2/generate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CW_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "prompt": "test", "duration_seconds": 5 }')

HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | tail -n 1)
BODY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | sed '$d')

if [[ "$HTTP_CODE" == "402" ]]; then
  echo "Need more credits: $(echo "$BODY" | jq -r .credits_required)"
  echo "Have: $(echo "$BODY" | jq -r .credits_remaining)"
  exit 1
fi

echo "$BODY" | jq