---
title: "MiniMax H3 Insert"
description: "MiniMax H3 Insert cuts a new 5 to 13 second scene into an existing clip, then returns to the original footage. A prompt, reference images or reference clips guide the new scene."
url: https://docs.roasos.com/models/video/h3-max-insert
---

# MiniMax H3 Insert

<Callout>
  Family 

  `video`

   · model 

  `h3-max-insert`

   · catalog 

  `model-catalog@2026-10-06.v5`

   · pricing 

  `customer-pricing@2026-11-05.v15`

  .
</Callout>

## Endpoint

```http
POST https://api.roasos.com/v1/video/h3-max-insert
```

Send your API key as a bearer token. The key needs the scope `api:write`. Every paid request also needs an `Idempotency-Key` header.

The envelope fields `quote_only`, `quote_id`, `webhook_url` and `wait_timeout_seconds` behave the same on each model endpoint. Refer to [Jobs](/concepts/jobs) and [Quotes and credits](/concepts/quotes-and-credits).

## Good at

Add a product close-up into a talking-head ad, or swap a weak middle beat for a new one. Send `video_url` (up to 60 seconds, MP4), `start_seconds` (where the new scene starts, from 1.625) and `resume_seconds` (where the source continues, from 2.625). Both must fall inside the source. `duration_seconds` sets the new scene (5 to 13). Add `references` (up to 9 images) and `video_urls` (up to 3 clips, 2 to 15 seconds each and 15 seconds together) to guide it. It renders at 480p or 768p, and matches the colors to the source.

## Pricing

The unit is one **clip**. Pricing key: `h3-max-insert`.

| Request    | Credits |
| ---------- | ------- |
| `5s_768p`  | 4       |
| `9s_768p`  | 7       |
| `13s_768p` | 10      |

The credits come from the roasOS pricing table. No other field changes the price. To get the exact price of your request, send it with `quote_only: true` first.

## Modes

* `edit`

Provider endpoints: `minimax/h3-max/insert-video`.

## Request fields

| Field                  | Type         | Required | Default | Rule                                            |
| ---------------------- | ------------ | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `duration_seconds`     | integer enum | no       | `5`     | `5`, `6`, `7`, `8`, `9`, `10`, `11`, `12`, `13` |
| `prompt`               | string       | no       | —       | ≤ 10,000 characters                             |
| `quote_id`             | string       | no       | —       | UUID                                            |
| `quote_only`           | boolean      | no       | `false` | —                                               |
| `references`           | string\[]    | no       | —       | ≤ 9 items                                       |
| `resolution`           | enum         | no       | `768p`  | `480p`, `768p`                                  |
| `resume_seconds`       | number       | yes      | —       | 2.625–60                                        |
| `seed`                 | integer      | no       | —       | 0–2147483647                                    |
| `start_seconds`        | number       | yes      | —       | 1.625–60                                        |
| `video_url`            | string       | yes      | —       | https URL; ≤ 4,096 characters                   |
| `video_urls`           | string\[]    | no       | —       | ≤ 3 items                                       |
| `wait_timeout_seconds` | integer      | no       | `0`     | 0–60                                            |
| `webhook_url`          | string       | no       | —       | https URL; ≤ 4,096 characters                   |

The schema is strict. A field that is not in this table gets `400 unsupported_option`. The field names are the roasOS role names. One role has one name in every family.

## Media

This endpoint accepts these media roles:

* `references` — style and appearance references
* `video_urls` — reference videos
* `video_url` — the source video

Every other role is refused: `avatar_id`, `elements`, `product_id`, `product_images`, `reference_images`, `image_url`, `end_image_url`, `scene_id`, `scene_image`, `audio_urls`, `audio_url`, `voice_id`. A refused role gets `400 unsupported_option`.

<Callout>
  Each media URL must be an immutable object on 

  `https://cdn.roasos.com`

   that your workspace owns. Any other URL gets 

  `400 reference_media_not_workspace_owned`

  . Refer to 

  [Reference media and uploads](/concepts/reference-media)

   to learn how to put a file there.
</Callout>

## Prompt

Limit 10,000 characters.

* Describe only the new scene and how it joins the footage around it.
* Name the references by what they control: "the product in the first image".

## Not exposed

These catalog entries describe omitted inputs, pinned values and source constraints. They do not imply that the provider accepts every listed field.

* `enable_prompt_expansion` — pinned to `provider default (on); never sent`.
* `color_match` — pinned to `provider default (on); never sent`.

## Result

The result kind is `video`. Always present: `url`.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "gen_…",
    "kind": "video",
    "model": "h3-max-insert",
    "status": "completed",
    "result": {
      "url": "https://cdn.roasos.com/workspaces/ws_01/result"
    }
  }
}
```

The files are immutable objects on `https://cdn.roasos.com`. A result URL is a valid media input for your next request.

## Example

The three steps are always the same: quote, run, poll.

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  <CodeBlockTab value="cURL">
    ```bash
    # 1. Quote. Nothing is spent.
    curl -X POST https://api.roasos.com/v1/video/h3-max-insert \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer roasos_sk_live_..." \
      -H "Idempotency-Key: 0f1c9e2a-h3-max-insert-0001" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"quote_only":true,"prompt":"A woman holds the bottle at eye level in a bright kitchen, morning light, static camera.","resume_seconds":2.625,"start_seconds":1.625,"video_url":"https://cdn.roasos.com/workspaces/ws_01/uploads/video_url.mp4"}'
    # 200 { "data": { "kind": "quote", "quote_id": "q_7Hk...", "credits": 4, "expires_at": "...",
    #        "confirmation": { "model": "h3-max-insert", "example": "5s_768p" } } }

    # 2. Run. Same body, same Idempotency-Key, quote_id in place of quote_only.
    curl -X POST https://api.roasos.com/v1/video/h3-max-insert \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer roasos_sk_live_..." \
      -H "Idempotency-Key: 0f1c9e2a-h3-max-insert-0001" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"quote_id":"q_7Hk...","prompt":"A woman holds the bottle at eye level in a bright kitchen, morning light, static camera.","resume_seconds":2.625,"start_seconds":1.625,"video_url":"https://cdn.roasos.com/workspaces/ws_01/uploads/video_url.mp4"}'
    # 201 { "data": { "id": "gen_...", "status": "queued", "credits_reserved": 4 } }

    # 3. Poll, then read the result.
    curl https://api.roasos.com/v1/jobs/gen_.../status -H "Authorization: Bearer roasos_sk_live_..."
    curl https://api.roasos.com/v1/jobs/gen_.../result -H "Authorization: Bearer roasos_sk_live_..."
    ```
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  <CodeBlockTab value="JavaScript">
    ```javascript
    const key = process.env.ROASOS_API_KEY;
    const url = "https://api.roasos.com/v1/video/h3-max-insert";
    const idempotencyKey = "0f1c9e2a-h3-max-insert-0001";
    const input = {
      "prompt": "A woman holds the bottle at eye level in a bright kitchen, morning light, static camera.",
      "resume_seconds": 2.625,
      "start_seconds": 1.625,
      "video_url": "https://cdn.roasos.com/workspaces/ws_01/uploads/video_url.mp4"
    };

    const post = (payload) =>
      fetch(url, {
        method: "POST",
        headers: {
          Authorization: `Bearer ${key}`,
          "Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
        },
        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
      }).then((response) => response.json());

    // 1. Quote. Nothing is spent.
    const quote = await post({ quote_only: true, ...input });
    console.log(quote.data.credits);

    // 2. Run.
    const job = await post({ quote_id: quote.data.quote_id, ...input });

    // 3. Poll, then read the result.
    let status = "queued";
    while (status !== "completed" && status !== "failed" && status !== "canceled") {
      await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 3000));
      const poll = await fetch(`${url.split("/v1")[0]}/v1/jobs/${job.data.id}/status`, {
        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${key}` },
      }).then((response) => response.json());
      status = poll.data.status;
    }

    const result = await fetch(`${url.split("/v1")[0]}/v1/jobs/${job.data.id}/result`, {
      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${key}` },
    }).then((response) => response.json());
    console.log(result.data.result);
    ```
  </CodeBlockTab>

  <CodeBlockTab value="Python">
    ```python
    import os, time, requests

    key = os.environ["ROASOS_API_KEY"]
    url = "https://api.roasos.com/v1/video/h3-max-insert"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {key}",
        "Idempotency-Key": "0f1c9e2a-h3-max-insert-0001",
    }
    payload = {
        "prompt": "A woman holds the bottle at eye level in a bright kitchen, morning light, static camera.",
        "resume_seconds": 2.625,
        "start_seconds": 1.625,
        "video_url": "https://cdn.roasos.com/workspaces/ws_01/uploads/video_url.mp4"
    }

    # 1. Quote. Nothing is spent.
    quote = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json={"quote_only": True, **payload}).json()
    print(quote["data"]["credits"])

    # 2. Run.
    job = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json={"quote_id": quote["data"]["quote_id"], **payload}).json()
    job_id = job["data"]["id"]

    # 3. Poll, then read the result.
    jobs = "https://api.roasos.com/v1/jobs"
    status = "queued"
    while status not in ("completed", "failed", "canceled"):
        time.sleep(3)
        status = requests.get(f"{jobs}/{job_id}/status", headers=headers).json()["data"]["status"]

    result = requests.get(f"{jobs}/{job_id}/result", headers=headers).json()
    print(result["data"]["result"])
    ```
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## The deprecated path

`POST /v1/generations` still reaches this model for one minor version. It is deprecated. This is how it maps:

`POST /v1/video/h3-max-insert` with `video_url`, `start_seconds`, `resume_seconds`, `prompt`, `references`, `video_urls`, `duration_seconds` (5-13), `resolution` (480p|768p) and `seed`.

## See also

* [`llms.txt` for this model](https://docs.roasos.com/models/video/h3-max-insert/llms.txt) — the same facts as one plain-text file for an agent.
* `GET https://api.roasos.com/v1/catalog/h3-max-insert` — the machine-readable form: enums, defaults, limits and prices. Refer to the [API reference](/api-reference/overview).
* [Jobs](/concepts/jobs) — how to poll a job and read its result.
* Provider endpoints: `minimax/h3-max/insert-video`.