# Sad Talker API

> Anima una singola immagine del volto in un video parlato guidato da un file audio

Accetta un ritratto tramite `source_image_url` e il parlato tramite `driven_audio_url`, producendo un video talking-head. Le opzioni regolabili includono `pose_style` (da 0 a 45), `expression_scale` (da 0 a 3), `face_model_resolution` (256 o 512), `still_mode` per ridurre il movimento della testa e `preprocess` (crop, extcrop, resize, full, extfull).

- Model id: `sadtalker`
- Made by: Open model
- Category: Lipsync & Avatars
- Output: video
- Charged by usage (up to $4.50 per run, typical $0.10; the rest of the hold is refunded): $0.00125 / second of processing time (cheapest run $0.10 (100 API credits))
- Run: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/sadtalker`
- Quote: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/sadtalker`
- Docs page: https://doitong.com/it/developers/models/sadtalker

## Pricing

Price: **$0.00125 / second of processing time**. Charged by actual usage at $0.00125 / second of processing time: up to $4.50 per run (the quote gives the maximum for your input), the rest is refunded automatically after the run. A typical run costs $0.10.

The full example input below holds up to $4.50 = 4500 API credits (up to 3600 s of processing time × $0.00125) when it starts; a typical run costs $0.10 (100 API credits).

Prices are the upstream price in USD, paid from the API balance in API credits (1000 API credits = 1 USD). This model is charged by usage: `POST https://api.doitong.ru/v1/quote/sadtalker` with the same JSON body returns the most the run can cost for that input (`credits`, debited when the run starts); after the run you pay the usage the model reports and the rest is refunded automatically. An input whose maximum would exceed the per-run limit is refused with 422. Invalid input is never charged and failed or canceled requests are refunded automatically.

## Input parameters

Send either the canonical name or the native field name (not both). Canonical names are the same across models.

| Parameter | Canonical name | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values / range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `source_image_url` | `image` | string (image URL) | yes |  |  | Posizione dell'immagine sorgente come URL. |
| `driven_audio_url` |  | string (audio URL) | yes |  |  | URL dell'audio di guida. |
| `pose_style` |  | integer | no | `0` | 0 – 45 | Stile usato per la posa. |
| `face_model_resolution` |  | enum (string) | no | `256` | `256`, `512` | Risoluzione usata dal modello del volto. |
| `expression_scale` |  | number | no | `1` | 0 – 3 | Fattore di ridimensionamento dell'espressione. |
| `face_enhancer` |  | string \| null | no |  |  | Tipo di miglioramento del volto da applicare. |
| `still_mode` |  | boolean | no | `false` |  | Modalità immagine fissa per ridurre il movimento della testa quando si usa la preelaborazione `full`. |
| `preprocess` |  | enum (string) | no | `crop` | `crop`, `extcrop`, `resize`, `full`, `extfull` | Metodo di preelaborazione da applicare. |

File parameters (`image`, `driven_audio_url`) take a public `https://` URL, a `data:` URI up to 10 MB, or the `file_url` of an upload from `POST /files`.

## Example input

Required parameters only:

```json
{
  "image": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
  "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
}
```

A fuller example:

```json
{
  "source_image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
  "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
}
```

## Run it

Set `DOITONG_API_KEY` to a key from https://doitong.com/developers/dashboard#keys. `?wait=20` returns the finished request in the same call when it is ready within 20 seconds; otherwise poll `GET /requests/{id}` (it also accepts `?wait=`), or pass `webhook_url`.

### curl

```bash
# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
curl -X POST "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/run/sadtalker?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "source_image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
    "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
  }'

# Still "queued" or "running"? Poll with the id from the response:
curl "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/REQUEST_ID?wait=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DOITONG_API_KEY"
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1";
const headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.DOITONG_API_KEY,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
let res = await fetch(API + "/run/sadtalker?wait=20", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "source_image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
    "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
  }),
});
let request = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(request.error.code + ": " + request.error.message);

// Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while (request.status === "queued" || request.status === "running") {
  res = await fetch(API + "/requests/" + request.id + "?wait=20", { headers });
  request = await res.json();
}
if (request.status !== "succeeded") throw new Error(JSON.stringify(request.error));
console.log(request.outputs.map((o) => o.url), request.cost.credits + " API credits ($" + request.cost.usd + ")");
```

### Python

```python
import os
import requests

API = "https://api.doitong.ru/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DOITONG_API_KEY"]}

payload = {
    "source_image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
    "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3",
}

# Run the model; wait up to 20 s for the finished result in the same call
r = requests.post(API + "/run/sadtalker", params={"wait": 20}, json=payload, headers=headers)
request = r.json()
if not r.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"]["code"] + ": " + request["error"]["message"])

# Not finished yet: long-poll until it is
while request["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    request = requests.get(API + "/requests/" + request["id"], params={"wait": 20}, headers=headers).json()
if request["status"] != "succeeded":
    raise RuntimeError(request["error"])
print([o["url"] for o in request["outputs"]], request["cost"]["credits"], "API credits", "$" + request["cost"]["usd"])
```

### MCP

The MCP server at `https://api.doitong.ru/v1/mcp` exposes the tools `search_models`, `get_model`, `quote`, `run`, `get_request`, `cancel_request`, `list_requests`, `create_upload` and `get_account`. A `run` call for this model:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "run",
    "arguments": {
      "model_id": "sadtalker",
      "input": {
        "source_image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
        "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
      },
      "wait_seconds": 20
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

Every call returns a request object. `status` is one of `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `canceled`. `outputs` lists the generated files with URLs on our storage (kept forever, or 7 days with `?storage=temporary`; `storage` says which); `output` is the model's own result object with the same URLs.

```json
{
  "id": "req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
  "object": "request",
  "model": "sadtalker",
  "status": "succeeded",
  "created_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:02Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-10-20T12:00:09Z",
  "queue_position": null,
  "cost": {
    "credits": 4500,
    "usd": "4.50",
    "charged": 4500,
    "refunded": 0
  },
  "input": {
    "source_image_url": "https://content.doitong.com/images/showcase/v3/avatar/talking_avatar.jpg",
    "driven_audio_url": "https://content.doitong.com/audio/showcase/v3/tools/dub_es.mp3"
  },
  "output": {
    "video": {
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_name": "0-output.mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200
    }
  },
  "outputs": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://content.doitong.com/dev-api/2026/10/20/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/0-output.mp4",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "file_size": 1843200,
      "width": 1280,
      "height": 720,
      "duration": 5,
      "stored": true
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "metrics": {
    "inference_seconds": 6.8
  },
  "urls": {
    "self": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t",
    "cancel": "https://api.doitong.ru/v1/requests/req_8k2m4q7x1z9c3v5b6n0p2r4t/cancel"
  }
}
```

### Output fields (`output`)

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `video` | object {url, content_type, file_name, file_size} | URL del video generato. |

## Related models

- [Sad Talker · Reference](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sadtalker/reference.md) (`sadtalker/reference`): $0.00125 / second of processing time
- [Kling AI Avatar 2.0 Pro](https://doitong.com/developers/models/kling-video/ai-avatar/v2/pro.md) (`kling-video/ai-avatar/v2/pro`): $0.115 / second of input audio
- [Sync Lipsync 3](https://doitong.com/developers/models/sync-lipsync/v3.md) (`sync-lipsync/v3`): $8.00 / minute of output video
- [VEED Fabric 1.0](https://doitong.com/developers/models/veed/fabric-1.0.md) (`veed/fabric-1.0`): from $0.08 / second of input audio
- [AI Avatar Multi](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ai-avatar/multi.md) (`ai-avatar/multi`): from $0.20 / second of output video
- [AI Avatar Multi Text](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ai-avatar/multi-text.md) (`ai-avatar/multi-text`): from $0.648 / run
- [AI Avatar Single Text](https://doitong.com/developers/models/ai-avatar/single-text.md) (`ai-avatar/single-text`): from $4.688 / run
- [Flashhead](https://doitong.com/developers/models/flashhead.md) (`flashhead`): $0.068 / run

## Links

- HTML page: https://doitong.com/developers/models/sadtalker
- All models and guides for AI agents: https://doitong.com/developers/llms.txt
- OpenAPI 3.1 with this model's typed request body: https://doitong.com/developers/openapi.json?model=sadtalker
- Errors: https://doitong.com/developers/docs/errors
- Model details as JSON: https://api.doitong.ru/v1/models/sadtalker