WaveSpeedAI Wan 2.2 Animate

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name: wavespeed-wan-22-animate

description: Animate characters from images using driving videos with WaveSpeed AI's Wan 2.2 Animate model. Supports animate mode (make image character move like video subject) and replace mode (swap video subject with image character). Outputs up to 120 seconds at 480p or 720p. Use when the user wants to animate a character from an image using a reference video.

metadata:

author: wavespeedai

version: "1.0"

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# WaveSpeedAI Wan 2.2 Animate

Animate characters from images using driving videos via WaveSpeed AI's Wan 2.2 Animate model. Two modes: **animate** (make the image character move like the video subject) and **replace** (swap the video subject with the image character while preserving motion and scene).

Authentication

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Get your API key at [wavespeed.ai/accesskey](https://wavespeed.ai/accesskey).

Quick Start

Animate Mode

Make the character in an image move like the subject in a driving video:

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

// Upload local image and video
const imageUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/character.png");
const videoUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/driving-video.mp4");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: imageUrl,
    video: videoUrl
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Replace Mode

Swap the subject in a video with a character from an image:

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: imageUrl,
    video: videoUrl,
    mode: "replace"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

You can also pass existing URLs directly:

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: "https://example.com/character.png",
    video: "https://example.com/driving-video.mp4"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

API Endpoint

**Model ID:** `wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate`

Animate a character from an image using a driving video.

Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |

|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|

| `image` | string | Yes | -- | URL of the character image to animate |

| `video` | string | Yes | -- | URL of the driving video providing motion reference |

| `prompt` | string | No | -- | Text prompt for additional guidance |

| `mode` | string | No | `animate` | Operation mode. `animate`: image character moves like video subject. `replace`: video subject is swapped with image character. |

| `resolution` | string | No | `480p` | Output resolution. One of: `480p`, `720p` |

| `seed` | integer | No | `-1` | Random seed (-1 for random). Range: -1 to 2147483647 |

Example

import wavespeed from 'wavespeed';

const imageUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/dancer.png");
const videoUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/dance-reference.mp4");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: imageUrl,
    video: videoUrl,
    prompt: "a person dancing gracefully",
    mode: "animate",
    resolution: "720p",
    seed: 42
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Replace Mode Example

const characterUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/anime-character.png");
const sceneUrl = await wavespeed.upload("/path/to/scene-video.mp4");

const output_url = (await wavespeed.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: characterUrl,
    video: sceneUrl,
    mode: "replace",
    resolution: "720p"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Advanced Usage

Custom Client with Retry Configuration

import { Client } from 'wavespeed';

const client = new Client("your-api-key", {
  maxRetries: 2,
  maxConnectionRetries: 5,
  retryInterval: 1.0,
});

const output_url = (await client.run(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: imageUrl,
    video: videoUrl,
    mode: "animate"
  }
))["outputs"][0];

Error Handling with runNoThrow

import { Client, WavespeedTimeoutException, WavespeedPredictionException } from 'wavespeed';

const client = new Client();
const result = await client.runNoThrow(
  "wavespeed-ai/wan-2.2/animate",
  {
    image: imageUrl,
    video: videoUrl
  }
);

if (result.outputs) {
  console.log("Video URL:", result.outputs[0]);
  console.log("Task ID:", result.detail.taskId);
} else {
  console.log("Failed:", result.detail.error.message);
  if (result.detail.error instanceof WavespeedTimeoutException) {
    console.log("Request timed out - try increasing timeout");
  } else if (result.detail.error instanceof WavespeedPredictionException) {
    console.log("Prediction failed");
  }
}

Pricing

| Resolution | Cost per 5 seconds |

|------------|--------------------|

| 480p | $0.20 |

| 720p | $0.40 |

Output duration is 5-120 seconds. Minimum charge is 5 seconds. Per-second rate: $0.04/s (480p), $0.08/s (720p).

Tips

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