Kling v2.6 Motion Control

Transfer motion from reference videos to animate still images.

Kling v2.6 Standard Motion Control transfers motion from reference videos to animate still images. Upload a character image and a motion clip, and the model extracts the movement to generate smooth video output.

Try in playground

Test Kling v2.6 Motion Control in the Runpod Hub playground.

Endpoint	https://api.runpod.ai/v2/kling-v2-6-std-motion-control/runsync
Pricing	$0.21–$0.63+ per video
Type	Video generation

Request

All parameters are passed within the input object in the request body.

input.image · string · required

URL of the character image to animate.

input.video · string · required

URL of the reference video containing the motion to transfer.

input.character_orientation · string · required

Source of character orientation. Options: video, image.

input.prompt · string

Text description of the desired motion.

input.negative_prompt · string

Elements to exclude from the generated video.

input.keep_original_sound · boolean · default: "true"

Whether to preserve audio from the reference video.

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.runpod.ai/v2/kling-v2-6-std-motion-control/runsync" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNPOD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "input": {
      "image": "https://example.com/character.png",
      "video": "https://example.com/dance-motion.mp4",
      "character_orientation": "video",
      "prompt": "Make the character follow the dance movements",
      "keep_original_sound": true
    }
  }'

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.runpod.ai/v2/kling-v2-6-std-motion-control/runsync",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {RUNPOD_API_KEY}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "input": {
            "image": "https://example.com/character.png",
            "video": "https://example.com/dance-motion.mp4",
            "character_orientation": "video",
            "prompt": "Make the character follow the dance movements",
            "keep_original_sound": True,
        }
    },
)

result = response.json()
print(result["output"]["video_url"])

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.runpod.ai/v2/kling-v2-6-std-motion-control/runsync",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${RUNPOD_API_KEY}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      input: {
        image: "https://example.com/character.png",
        video: "https://example.com/dance-motion.mp4",
        character_orientation: "video",
        prompt: "Make the character follow the dance movements",
        keep_original_sound: true,
      },
    }),
  }
);

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result.output.video_url);

Response

id · string

Unique identifier for the request.

status · string

Request status. Returns COMPLETED on success, FAILED on error.

output · object

The generation result containing the video URL and cost.

output.video_url · string

URL of the generated video. This URL expires after 7 days.

output.cost · float

Cost of the generation in USD.

200

{
  "id": "sync-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890-u1",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "delayTime": 25,
  "executionTime": 45678,
  "output": {
    "video_url": "https://video.runpod.ai/abc123/output.mp4",
    "cost": 0.42
  }
}

Video URLs expire after 7 days. Download and store generated videos immediately if you need to keep them.

Cost calculation

Kling v2.6 Motion Control pricing by duration:

Duration	Cost
1-3 seconds	$0.21
4-6 seconds	$0.42
7-9 seconds	$0.63