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HeyGen

HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that creates studio-quality avatar videos, voice clones, and translated video content from simple text prompts. The product line includes Avatar V (digital twins), Photo Avatar, Avatar IV, the Starfish text-to-speech engine, the Video Agent API, Video Translation, and Lipsync. HeyGen serves sales, marketing, e-learning, and localization teams with both self-serve pay-as-you-go API access (starting at a $5 minimum) and enterprise contracts. The company is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant and has powered 50M+ generated videos.

HeyGen publishes 13 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Assets API, Avatars API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Video, Avatars, and Voice Cloning.

The HeyGen catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

HeyGen’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, pricing, changelog, and 18 more developer resources.

49.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 49/100 agent ready Front door AI 6/6 dominant saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0 · Show this score on your site →
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 published contract 1 MCP Servers
Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIVideoAvatarsVoice CloningText-to-SpeechLip SyncTranslationStreamingMCP

What this lets a business do 2

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

AI Model Services
AE-110
Digital TwinsPhoto AvatarsTemplatesVideo TranslationVideos
POST /v2/video_avatar POST /v2/photo_avatar/photo/generate POST /v2/photo_avatar/train POST /v2/video/generate
Developer Platform & API Ecosystem Management
BC-4270
Webhooks
POST /v1/webhook/endpoint.add GET /v1/webhook/webhook.list

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Stripe App Marketplace and Partner Ecosystem (builders on Stripe) builds-on 30.4 - -
Zoom App Marketplace and Partner Ecosystem (builders and partners on Zoom) builds-on 30.4 - -

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Standards implemented 4

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

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APIs 13

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

HeyGen API

The HeyGen REST API exposes video generation, avatar management, text-to-speech (Starfish), video translation, and lipsync capabilities. It supports avatar videos generated from...

HeyGen Account API

Quota and account information endpoints.

HeyGen Assets API

Asset upload endpoints.

HeyGen Avatars API

Avatar and avatar group discovery endpoints.

HeyGen Digital Twins API

Digital Twin creation, status, and deletion endpoints.

HeyGen Folders API

Folder management endpoints.

HeyGen Photo Avatars API

Photo avatar generation, training, and enhancement endpoints.

HeyGen Streaming API

Streaming avatar session lifecycle and task endpoints.

HeyGen Templates API

Template listing, retrieval, and template-based video generation.

HeyGen Video Translation API

Video translation and supported-language endpoints.

HeyGen Videos API

Video generation, retrieval, and management endpoints.

HeyGen Voices API

Voice listing and voice-management endpoints.

HeyGen Webhooks API

Webhook event and endpoint management.

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Open Collections 13

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

HeyGen Account API

OPEN COLLECTION

HeyGen Account Assets API

OPEN COLLECTION

HeyGen Account Videos API

OPEN COLLECTION

HeyGen Account Voices API

OPEN COLLECTION

HeyGen API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

HeyGen MCP Server

Remote MCP server at mcp.heygen.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

HeyGen API pricing

Prices published by HeyGen, read 2026-10-28 from www.heygen.com/pricing. A free plan or tier is listed.

PlanPrice
Free Free $0/mo
Includes: 3 videos a month, watermarked; videos up to 1 minute each; 30+ languages
Creator $29/ mo
Includes: 600 credits, 1080p export, 175+ languages
Pro $49/ mo
Includes: 1,000 credits, 4K export, videos up to 30 minutes
Business $149/ mo
Includes: 1,500 credits, videos up to 60 minutes, SAML/SSO
Enterprise Contact Sales
Includes: No maximum video length; credit volume set to your usage

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against HeyGen's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Billed by: subscription · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

HeyGen Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

HeyGen Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

Terms of Service 1

What its API terms permit and prohibit, quoted from its own page.

HeyGen

1 quoted statement, read from HeyGen's own page on 2026-11-09.

TERMS

Privacy & Data 1

Its role, the data it processes, retention and transfers, quoted from its own privacy page.

HeyGen

29 quoted statements, read from HeyGen's own page on 2026-11-09.

PRIVACY

Eligibility 1

Who may sign up and where, quoted from its own terms.

HeyGen

1 quoted statement, read from HeyGen's own page on 2026-11-09.

ELIGIBILITY

AI Preferences 1

Its stance on AI training, inference and agents, quoted from its own pages.

HeyGen

1 quoted statement, read from HeyGen's own page on 2026-11-09.

AI PREFS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

HeyGen API Rules

52 rules · 40 error-severity 11 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

HeyGen Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

HeyGen Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

HeyGen Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

HeyGen Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

HeyGen Agentic Access

53 operations · 30 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

53 operations · 30 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 6

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: heygen
name: HeyGen
description: HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that creates studio-quality avatar videos, voice clones, and translated
  video content from simple text prompts. The product line includes Avatar V (digital twins), Photo Avatar, Avatar IV, the
  Starfish text-to-speech engine, the Video Agent API, Video Translation, and Lipsync. HeyGen serves sales, marketing, e-learning,
  and localization teams with both self-serve pay-as-you-go API access (starting at a $5 minimum) and enterprise contracts.
  The company is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant and has powered 50M+ generated videos.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/heygen.png
tags:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Generative AI
- Video
- Avatars
- Voice Cloning
- Text-to-Speech
- Lip Sync
- Translation
- Streaming
- MCP
tags_raw:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Generative AI
- Video
- Avatars
- Voice Cloning
- Text To Speech
- Lipsync
- Translation
- Streaming
- MCP
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heygen/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: heygen:heygen-api
  name: HeyGen API
  description: The HeyGen REST API exposes video generation, avatar management, text-to-speech (Starfish), video translation,
    and lipsync capabilities. It supports avatar videos generated from a single text prompt via the Video Agent API, as well
    as fine-grained programmatic control over avatars, voices, backgrounds, and layouts.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Video
  - Avatars
  - Voice
  - Lip Sync
  - Translation
  - Text-to-Speech
  tags_raw:
  - Video
  - Avatars
  - Voices
  - Lipsync
  - Translation
  - Text To Speech
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.heygen.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.heygen.com/docs/quick-start
  - type: Signup
    url: https://app.heygen.com/signup
  - type: API
    url: https://developers.heygen.com/reference
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.heygen.com/pricing
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.heygen.com/docs/authentication
  features:
  - name: Video Agent API
    description: Generate complete avatar videos from a single text prompt with no manual setup.
  - name: Video Generation API
    description: Programmatically control avatars, voices, backgrounds, and layouts to compose videos.
  - name: Digital Twin Avatars (Avatar V)
    description: Create photorealistic digital twins of real people for enterprise and creator use.
  - name: Photo Avatar and Avatar IV
    description: Generate talking avatars from a single photo with multiple model tiers.
  - name: Starfish Text-to-Speech
    description: Natural voice synthesis used for narration across video and audio workflows.
  - name: Video Translation
    description: Translate and dub videos into 175+ languages with preserved lip-sync.
  - name: Lipsync
    description: Swap audio in existing videos with automatic lip synchronization (Precision and Speed models).
  - name: Streaming Avatars
    description: Real-time interactive avatar streaming for conversational experiences.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Subscribe to events such as video completion for downstream automation.
  - name: MCP and Skills
    description: Connect HeyGen to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol or coding-agent Skills.
  useCases:
  - name: Personalized Sales Outreach
    description: Send 1:1 personalized prospect videos at scale.
  - name: E-Learning and Training
    description: Produce and update course content without re-recording.
  - name: Marketing Localization
    description: Translate hero videos into dozens of languages with preserved presenter likeness.
  - name: Podcast Repurposing
    description: Convert audio content into avatar-narrated video.
  - name: Conversational Avatars
    description: Build interactive avatar agents for support and onboarding.
  integrations:
  - name: Claude
  - name: Claude Code
  - name: Cursor
  - name: Zapier
  - name: Make
  - name: Webhooks
  - name: OAuth (MCP)
  authentication:
  - type: API Key
    description: API keys generated in the HeyGen dashboard are passed in the X-Api-Key header; MCP-based connections use
      OAuth.
- aid: heygen:heygen-account-api
  name: HeyGen Account API
  description: Quota and account information endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-account-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-assets-api
  name: HeyGen Assets API
  description: Asset upload endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-assets-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-avatars-api
  name: HeyGen Avatars API
  description: Avatar and avatar group discovery endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Avatars
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-avatars-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-digital-twins-api
  name: HeyGen Digital Twins API
  description: Digital Twin creation, status, and deletion endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Digital Twin
  tags_raw:
  - Digital Twins
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-digital-twins-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-folders-api
  name: HeyGen Folders API
  description: Folder management endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Folders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-folders-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-photo-avatars-api
  name: HeyGen Photo Avatars API
  description: Photo avatar generation, training, and enhancement endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Photo Avatars
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-photo-avatars-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-streaming-api
  name: HeyGen Streaming API
  description: Streaming avatar session lifecycle and task endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Streaming
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-streaming-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-templates-api
  name: HeyGen Templates API
  description: Template listing, retrieval, and template-based video generation.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-templates-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-video-translation-api
  name: HeyGen Video Translation API
  description: Video translation and supported-language endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Video Translation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-video-translation-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-videos-api
  name: HeyGen Videos API
  description: Video generation, retrieval, and management endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Video
  tags_raw:
  - Videos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-videos-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-voices-api
  name: HeyGen Voices API
  description: Voice listing and voice-management endpoints.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Voice
  tags_raw:
  - Voices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-voices-api-openapi.yml
- aid: heygen:heygen-webhooks-api
  name: HeyGen Webhooks API
  description: Webhook event and endpoint management.
  humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
  baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
  tags:
  - Webhook
  tags_raw:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/heygen-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/heygen-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/heygen-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/heygen-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/heygen-capability-edges.yml
  name: HeyGen Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/heygen-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/heygen-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/heygen-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/heygen-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/heygen-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.heygen.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.heygen.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.heygen.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.heygen.com/pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.heygen.com/policy
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.heygen.com/privacy-policy
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/HeyGen_Official
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heygen
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.heygen.com/changelog
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developers.heygen.com/llms.txt
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/heygen-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataProcessing
  url: privacy/heygen-privacy-policy.yml
- type: Eligibility
  url: eligibility/heygen-eligibility.yml
- type: AIPreferences
  url: ai-preferences/heygen-ai-preferences.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

HeyGen API — frequently asked questions

Does HeyGen have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 13 APIs from HeyGen, including HeyGen API, HeyGen Account API and HeyGen Assets API, and 10 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the HeyGen API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 12 OpenAPI specifications for HeyGen, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the HeyGen API?

HeyGen documents its authentication (apiKey · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as HeyGen Authentication.

How much does the HeyGen API cost?

HeyGen publishes its prices; its Free plan is Free $0/mo as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 5 pricing plans for HeyGen, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does HeyGen have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for HeyGen: Remote MCP server at mcp.heygen.com over HTTP.

Is the HeyGen API ready for AI agents?

HeyGen has a Kin Score of 49.6 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 48.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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