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Octen Grounded Generation API

The Grounded Generation API from Octen — 2 operation(s) for grounded generation.

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Operations 2

POST /v1/grounded-generation Generate an image or a video #

GET /v1/grounded-generation/{generation_id} Get a generation result #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Octen Ai Grounded Generation API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Operations tagged Grounded Generation across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: octen-ai-openapi.json, octen-ai-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.octen.ai
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Grounded Generation
paths:
  /v1/grounded-generation:
    post:
      summary: Generate an image or a video
      description: Generates an image or a video from a text prompt, grounded in reference material found by search.
      operationId: post-grounded-generation
      x-mint:
        href: /api-reference/post-grounded-generation
        metadata:
          title: Grounded Generation
          sidebarTitle: Grounded Generation
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationRequest'
            examples:
              image:
                summary: Generate an image
                value:
                  modality: image
                  prompt: Ronaldo lifting the World Cup trophy, stadium lights
                  model: google/gemini-3-pro-image
                  aspect_ratio: '16:9'
              video:
                summary: Generate a video
                value:
                  modality: video
                  prompt: A Tesla Cybertruck driving through a snowy mountain pass at dawn
                  aspect_ratio: '9:16'
                  duration: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful grounded generation response. The task starts in `queued`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationResponse'
              example:
                request_id: 20260924020604287FV3DLUK7ZX
                generation_id: mm-3ca3c4ff37c546b6b59f2e9cde09f2f6
                modality: image
                status: queued
                created_at: 1790215572
        '400':
          description: Invalid params — Returned when a required parameter is missing or invalid.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                code: 400
                msg: Unsupported multimodal model.
                request_id: req_abc123def456
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InsufficientBalance'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      tags:
      - Grounded Generation
    servers:
    - url: https://api.octen.ai
  /v1/grounded-generation/{generation_id}:
    get:
      summary: Get a generation result
      description: Returns a grounded generation task by id.
      operationId: get-grounded-generation
      x-mint:
        href: /api-reference/get-grounded-generation
        metadata:
          title: Generation Result
          sidebarTitle: Generation Result
      parameters:
      - name: generation_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: mm-3ca3c4ff37c546b6b59f2e9cde09f2f6
        description: The task id returned by the Grounded Generation API.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful grounded generation task response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationTask'
              example:
                request_id: 20260924021635985E9WHYPV4FI
                generation_id: mm-3ca3c4ff37c546b6b59f2e9cde09f2f6
                modality: image
                status: succeeded
                output_url: https://apt-multimodal-output.octen.ai/apt-multimodal-output/images%2F2026_09_24%2Fmm-3ca3c4ff37c546b6b59f2e9cde09f2f6.jpg?se=...&sig=...
                references:
                - source_id: source1
                  url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2026.jpg
                  title: Cristiano Ronaldo - Wikipedia
                  cover_url: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:...
                search_results:
                - query: Cristiano Ronaldo
                  results:
                  - type: image
                    title: Cristiano Ronaldo - Wikipedia
                    url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Cristiano_Ronaldo_2026.jpg
                    source_page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
                    description: en.wikipedia.org
                    cover_url: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:...
                created_at: 1790215572
                updated_at: 1790215601
                usage:
                  image_count: 1
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          description: Task not found or expired — Returned when the generation id does not exist or is older than 7 days.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                code: 404
                msg: Task not found or expired.
                request_id: req_abc123def456
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      tags:
      - Grounded Generation
    servers:
    - url: https://api.octen.ai
components:
  schemas:
    GroundedGenerationUsage:
      type: object
      description: Metering for the task. Present only when `status` is `succeeded`.
      properties:
        image_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of images generated. Returned when `modality` is `image`.
        video_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of videos generated. Returned when `modality` is `video`.
        video_seconds:
          type: integer
          description: Length of the generated video in seconds. Returned when `modality` is `video`.
    GroundedGenerationSearchGroup:
      type: object
      description: The results for one search query.
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: The query the task searched for.
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationSearchResult'
          description: Results for this query.
    GroundedGenerationSearchResult:
      type: object
      description: A single search result.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - image
          - video
          description: Media type of the result.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the result.
        url:
          type: string
          description: The media URL.
        source_page:
          type: string
          description: URL of the original page hosting the media.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the result.
        cover_url:
          type: string
          description: Thumbnail URL.
    GroundedGenerationReference:
      type: object
      description: A single piece of reference material.
      properties:
        source_id:
          type: string
          description: Identifier of the reference, such as `source1`.
        url:
          type: string
          description: The media URL.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the reference.
        cover_url:
          type: string
          description: Thumbnail URL.
    GroundedGenerationTask:
      type: object
      required:
      - generation_id
      - modality
      - status
      - created_at
      - updated_at
      properties:
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the request.
        generation_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique task id.
        modality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - image
          - video
          description: The type of output this task generates.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - queued
          - running
          - succeeded
          - failed
          description: Task state.
        output_url:
          type: string
          description: Signed download URL for the output, present when `status` is `succeeded`. Requires no API key, and is valid for 7 days after the task was created.
        references:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationReference'
          description: The reference material used to generate the output.
        search_results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationSearchGroup'
          description: The search results the references were selected from, grouped by query.
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationError'
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the task was created.
        updated_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the task was last updated.
        usage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroundedGenerationUsage'
    GroundedGenerationResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - generation_id
      - modality
      - status
      - created_at
      properties:
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the request.
        generation_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique task id, used to retrieve the result.
        modality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - image
          - video
          description: The type of output this task generates.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - queued
          description: Task state.
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in seconds when the task was created.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Business status code. Non-zero values indicate an error.
        msg:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the error.
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the request.
      required:
      - code
      - msg
      - request_id
    GroundedGenerationRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - modality
      - prompt
      description: Request body for the Grounded Generation API.
      properties:
        modality:
          type: string
          enum:
          - image
          - video
          description: The type of output to generate.
        prompt:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 8000
          description: The text description of what to generate.
        model:
          type: string
          enum:
          - google/gemini-3-pro-image
          - google/gemini-3.1-flash-image
          - minimax/hailuo-3
          description: The model to use. When omitted, the model default applies.
        aspect_ratio:
          type: string
          enum:
          - '16:9'
          - '1:1'
          - '9:16'
          default: '16:9'
          description: Aspect ratio of the output.
        duration:
          type: integer
          default: 5
          minimum: 5
          maximum: 10
          description: Video length in seconds. Applies when `modality` is `video`. Values outside the allowed range are adjusted to the nearest bound.
    GroundedGenerationError:
      type: object
      description: Failure reason, present when `status` is `failed`. Failed tasks are not billed.
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
          - MM_GENERATION_CONTENT_POLICY
          - MM_GENERATION_INPUT_IMAGE_PRIVACY_BLOCKED
          - MM_GENERATION_CONTENT_NOT_SUPPORTED
          - MM_GENERATION_NO_REFERENCE_MATERIAL
          - MM_GENERATION_REJECTED
          - MM_GENERATION_TIMEOUT
          - MM_GENERATION_FAILED
          description: 'Machine-readable failure code. `MM_GENERATION_CONTENT_POLICY`: the prompt triggered a content policy; `MM_GENERATION_INPUT_IMAGE_PRIVACY_BLOCKED`: the reference material was blocked for privacy; `MM_GENERATION_CONTENT_NOT_SUPPORTED`: the content is not supported; `MM_GENERATION_NO_REFERENCE_MATERIAL`: no usable reference material was found; `MM_GENERATION_REJECTED`: the model rejected the request; `MM_GENERATION_TIMEOUT`: generation timed out, retry; `MM_GENERATION_FAILED`: generation failed for another reason, retry.'
        message:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the failure.
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Exceeding the rate limit — Returned when the request exceeds the configured rate limit.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 429
            msg: Exceeding the rate limit
            request_id: req_abc123def456
    InternalError:
      description: Internal error — Returned when an unexpected server-side error occurs.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 500
            msg: Internal error
            request_id: req_abc123def456
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid API Key — Returned when the API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 401
            msg: Invalid API Key
            request_id: req_abc123def456
    InsufficientBalance:
      description: Insufficient balance in account — Returned when the account balance is insufficient to complete the request.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 403
            msg: Insufficient balance in account
            request_id: req_abc123def456
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Bearer token used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the API key in the `x-api-key` header. Note: A payment method is required to use the API.'
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: 'API key used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the key as a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header. Note: A payment method is required to use the API.'
    bearerAuthNoPayment:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the API key in the `x-api-key` header.
    apiKeyAuthNoPayment:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the key as a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header.
x-refined-from:
- octen-ai-openapi.json
- octen-ai-openapi.yml

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