Quick Start
From zero to your first generated video in 5 minutes
1. Get an API key
Sign up at genace.ai — you get 100 credits free (no credit card required).
Generate a key at Dashboard → API Keys → New Key. Copy it; you can't see it again.
export GENACE_API_KEY=sk_xxx2. Generate your first video (Claude Code)
npx @genace/agent-video initOpen Claude Code and say:
Generate a 5-second cinematic video of a corgi astronaut floating in space.
The skill submits the job, polls until done, and shows the result URL.
3. Or use the raw HTTP API
curl -X POST https://genace.ai/api/v1/video/generations \
-H "authorization: Bearer $GENACE_API_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt":"a corgi astronaut","duration_sec":5}'Response (202 Accepted):
{
"job_id": "abc123...",
"state": "queued",
"model": "seedance-2.0-fast",
"created_at": "2026-05-29T10:00:00Z",
"credits_held": 25
}Then long-poll for the result:
curl "https://genace.ai/api/v1/jobs/abc123?wait=60" \
-H "authorization: Bearer $GENACE_API_KEY"4. Pick the right model
| Modality | Default | Cheapest | Best quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video | seedance-2.0-fast | seedance-2.0-fast (5/sec @ 1080p) | veo3 (100 / 8s @ 1080p) |
| Image | nano-banana | nano-banana (4/image) | flux-pro (5/image) · ideogram-v3 (6/image, text-perfect) |
Next
- API Reference — full request/response schemas
- Claude Code Skills — installation and tool docs
- Models — pricing and capability matrix
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