---
title: "MiniMax H3 Styles"
description: "MiniMax H3 Styles makes video with sound in one of five fixed looks: VHS tape, 1970s hand-painted toon, low-poly 3D, hand-drawn animation or 16-bit pixel art. It renders at 768p, in any whole length from 5 to 15 seconds."
url: https://docs.roasos.com/models/video/h3-max-style
---

# MiniMax H3 Styles

<Callout>
  Family 

  `video`

   · model 

  `h3-max-style`

   · 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-style
```

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

Use it for trend and nostalgia ads. Send `style` (`vhs`, `retro-toon-70s`, `low-poly`, `hand-drawn` or `16bit-pixel`). The VHS look also takes `damage_level` (`light`, `medium` or `heavy`). Text-to-video takes six aspect ratios. With `image_url`, the first frame sets the framing.

## Pricing

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

| Request    | Credits |
| ---------- | ------- |
| `5s_768p`  | 5       |
| `10s_768p` | 10      |
| `15s_768p` | 15      |

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

* `text-to-video`
* `image-to-video`

roasOS selects the mode from the media fields of your request. You do not send a mode.

Provider endpoints: `minimax/h3-max/styles/16bit-pixel` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/hand-drawn` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/low-poly` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/retro-toon-70s` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/vhs`.

## Request fields

| Field                  | Type         | Required | Default | Rule                                                                 |
| ---------------------- | ------------ | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `aspect_ratio`         | enum         | no       | `16:9`  | `21:9`, `16:9`, `4:3`, `1:1`, `3:4`, `9:16`; only in `text-to-video` |
| `damage_level`         | enum         | no       | —       | `light`, `medium`, `heavy`                                           |
| `duration_seconds`     | integer enum | no       | `5`     | `5`, `6`, `7`, `8`, `9`, `10`, `11`, `12`, `13`, `14`, `15`          |
| `image_url`            | string       | no       | —       | https URL; ≤ 4,096 characters; only in `image-to-video`              |
| `mode`                 | enum         | no       | —       | `text-to-video`, `image-to-video`                                    |
| `prompt`               | string       | yes      | —       | ≥ 1 character; ≤ 10,000 characters                                   |
| `quote_id`             | string       | no       | —       | UUID                                                                 |
| `quote_only`           | boolean      | no       | `false` | —                                                                    |
| `resolution`           | enum         | no       | `768p`  | `768p`; pinned by roasOS, not caller-settable                        |
| `scene_id`             | string       | no       | —       | UUID                                                                 |
| `seed`                 | integer      | no       | —       | 0–2147483647                                                         |
| `style`                | enum         | yes      | —       | `vhs`, `retro-toon-70s`, `low-poly`, `hand-drawn`, `16bit-pixel`     |
| `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:

* `image_url` — first frame (or the single source image)
* `scene_id` — first frame — a scene this workspace owns

| Role        | Items | Maximum size | Content types                           | Duration |
| ----------- | ----- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `image_url` | ≤ 1   | 10 MB        | `image/jpeg`, `image/png`, `image/webp` | —        |

Every other role is refused: `avatar_id`, `elements`, `product_id`, `product_images`, `references`, `reference_images`, `end_image_url`, `scene_image`, `video_urls`, `video_url`, `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 the scene and the action, not the look. The endpoint applies the style.
* Direct the sound, or the model makes its own.

## Not exposed

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

* `prompt_expansion_mode` — pinned to `the style endpoints have no expansion field`.
* `enable_safety_checker` — pinned to `provider default (on); never sent`.
* `sync_mode` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `negative_prompt` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `generate_audio` — pinned to `every output carries a generated soundtrack; there is no on/off field`.
* `cfg_scale` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `shot_type` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `multi_prompt` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `resolution` — pinned to `fixed 768p`.
* `references` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `avatar_id` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `product_id` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `video_urls` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `audio_urls` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `audio_url` — not accepted by this public endpoint.
* `end_image_url` — not accepted by this public endpoint.

## Result

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

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "gen_…",
    "kind": "video",
    "model": "h3-max-style",
    "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-style \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer roasos_sk_live_..." \
      -H "Idempotency-Key: 0f1c9e2a-h3-max-style-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.","style":"vhs"}'
    # 200 { "data": { "kind": "quote", "quote_id": "q_7Hk...", "credits": 5, "expires_at": "...",
    #        "confirmation": { "model": "h3-max-style", "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-style \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer roasos_sk_live_..." \
      -H "Idempotency-Key: 0f1c9e2a-h3-max-style-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.","style":"vhs"}'
    # 201 { "data": { "id": "gen_...", "status": "queued", "credits_reserved": 5 } }

    # 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-style";
    const idempotencyKey = "0f1c9e2a-h3-max-style-0001";
    const input = {
      "prompt": "A woman holds the bottle at eye level in a bright kitchen, morning light, static camera.",
      "style": "vhs"
    };

    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-style"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {key}",
        "Idempotency-Key": "0f1c9e2a-h3-max-style-0001",
    }
    payload = {
        "prompt": "A woman holds the bottle at eye level in a bright kitchen, morning light, static camera.",
        "style": "vhs"
    }

    # 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"])
    ```
  </CodeBlockTab>
</CodeBlockTabs>

## 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-style` with `prompt`, `style`, `damage_level` (VHS only), `image_url` or `scene_id`, `duration_seconds` (5-15), `aspect_ratio` (text only) and `seed`.

## See also

* [`llms.txt` for this model](https://docs.roasos.com/models/video/h3-max-style/llms.txt) — the same facts as one plain-text file for an agent.
* `GET https://api.roasos.com/v1/catalog/h3-max-style` — 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/styles/16bit-pixel` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/hand-drawn` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/low-poly` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/retro-toon-70s` · `minimax/h3-max/styles/vhs`.