---
title: Kling Motion-Control
url: https://runapi.ai/docs/api/kling/motion-control.md
canonical: https://runapi.ai/docs/api/kling/motion-control
locale: en
---

# Kling Motion-Control

## Overview

Create an asynchronous text-to-video task with a supported model. Use the returned task ID to retrieve its state, or provide callback_url for terminal delivery.

### Quick start

1. Create an API key and set it as RUNAPI_API_KEY.
2. Choose a supported model and send a POST request whose body matches that model's schema.
3. Store the returned task ID, then poll until a terminal state or handle the terminal callback.

## Endpoint

POST /api/v1/kling/motion_control

Base URL: https://runapi.ai

API version: v1

Authentication: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN

## Supported models

Open a model page for current pricing, rate limits, and commercial-usage details.

- [kling-3.0](/models/kling/3.0)
- [kling-v2.6](/models/kling/v2.6)

## Request schema

Fields and allowed values depend on the selected model. When supplied, callback_url receives a terminal task delivery.

### kling-3.0

```json
{
  "background_source": {
    "description": "Background source.",
    "enum": [
      "video",
      "image"
    ],
    "type": "string"
  },
  "callback_url": {
    "description": "Webhook URL for async notifications.",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "character_orientation": {
    "description": "Character orientation.",
    "enum": [
      "video",
      "image"
    ],
    "type": "string"
  },
  "model": {
    "description": "Model slug.",
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "output_resolution": {
    "description": "Output resolution.",
    "enum": [
      "720p",
      "1080p"
    ],
    "type": "string"
  },
  "prompt": {
    "description": "Description prompt.",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "reference_video_url": {
    "description": "Reference motion video URL.",
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "source_image_url": {
    "description": "Subject image URL.",
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  }
}
```

### kling-v2.6

```json
{
  "callback_url": {
    "description": "Webhook URL for async notifications.",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "character_orientation": {
    "description": "Whether the reference follows the video's or image's orientation.",
    "enum": [
      "video",
      "image"
    ],
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "model": {
    "description": "Model slug.",
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "output_resolution": {
    "description": "Output resolution.",
    "enum": [
      "720p",
      "1080p"
    ],
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "prompt": {
    "description": "Optional motion guidance prompt.",
    "length": true,
    "max": 2500,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "reference_video_url": {
    "description": "Reference motion video URL (3-10 seconds with image orientation; 3-30 seconds with video orientation).",
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  },
  "source_image_url": {
    "description": "Subject image URL.",
    "required": true,
    "type": "string"
  }
}
```

## Create acceptance

HTTP 202 - POST /api/v1/kling/motion_control

```json
{
  "billing": {
    "refund": null,
    "reservation": null,
    "settlement": null
  },
  "id": "tsk_reference_demo",
  "status": "processing"
}
```

## Polling processing

HTTP 200 - GET /api/v1/kling/motion_control/:id

```json
{
  "billing": {
    "refund": null,
    "reservation": null,
    "settlement": null
  },
  "id": "tsk_reference_demo",
  "status": "processing"
}
```

## Polling completed

HTTP 200 - GET /api/v1/kling/motion_control/:id

```json
{
  "billing": {
    "refund": null,
    "reservation": null,
    "settlement": null
  },
  "id": "tsk_reference_demo",
  "status": "completed",
  "videos": [
    {
      "url": "https://file.runapi.ai/reference-video.mp4"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Polling failed

HTTP 200 - GET /api/v1/kling/motion_control/:id

```json
{
  "billing": {
    "refund": null,
    "reservation": null,
    "settlement": null
  },
  "error": "Task processing failed.",
  "id": "tsk_reference_demo",
  "status": "failed"
}
```

## Customer callback: completed

HTTP 200 - POST callback_url

```json
{
  "billing": {
    "refund": null,
    "reservation": null,
    "settlement": null
  },
  "id": "tsk_reference_demo",
  "status": "completed",
  "videos": [
    {
      "url": "https://file.runapi.ai/reference-video.mp4"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Customer callback: failed

HTTP 200 - POST callback_url

```json
{
  "billing": {
    "refund": null,
    "reservation": null,
    "settlement": null
  },
  "error": {
    "code": "generation_failed",
    "message": "Task processing failed."
  },
  "id": "tsk_reference_demo",
  "status": "failed"
}
```

## Errors

HTTP 400

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "A required request field is missing."
  }
}
```

## Generated Code Samples

Use cURL directly, or install an SDK for your language. Each sample submits the validated request shown in this reference.

### curl

```curl
curl -X POST https://runapi.ai/api/v1/kling/motion_control \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"model":"kling-3.0","source_image_url":"https://file.runapi.ai/portrait.png","reference_video_url":"https://file.runapi.ai/motion.mp4"}'
```

## Related Guides

- [Authentication](/docs/guides/authentication)
- [Task API quickstart](/docs/guides/task-api/quickstart)