# Mimetic Short-Form Video Generator

> Mimetic Short-Form Video Generator is a paid API for AI agents from trymimetic.com, paid per call via x402, $10/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Generates a 5–15 second short-form video from a text prompt in TikTok/Reels, YouTube, or Instagram formats with synchronized audio, returning a polling URL for the completed video.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://trymimetic.com/x402/create-video
- Price: $10/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/trymimetic-com-f4855ea1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Vnfqyk8s4C0C-SZZDxngs

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability trymimetic-com-f4855ea1
```

Example prompt: Can you create a 15-second TikTok-format (9:16) video for my new skincare product called GlowSoft — the concept is 'morning routine, dewy skin, fresh confidence'?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs to programmatically generate short-form social video content from a text description, especially for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts formats. Ideal for marketing automation, ad creation pipelines, or social media content workflows where a 5–15 second video with audio is needed quickly without manual editing.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or empty prompt returns a 400 error
- Unsupported aspect ratio or duration value returns a validation error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance results in a 402 error before generation starts
- Polling URL may expire if not accessed within a time window
- Generation timeout if the rendering service is overloaded — polling URL may remain pending

## How this service works

Generate a short-form video from a text prompt. Produces a 5-15 second video in 9:16 (TikTok/Reels), 16:9 (YouTube), or 1:1 (Instagram) format with synchronized audio. Returns a polling URL — video ready in ~2 minutes.

## Output

Returns a polling URL that the agent can query to check when the video is ready (typically ~2 minutes). Once complete, the URL resolves to a rendered short-form video with synchronized audio in the requested aspect ratio and duration.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Ad concept or product description"
  },
  "duration": {
   "enum": [
    5,
    10,
    15
   ],
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Video length in seconds (default: 15)"
  },
  "aspect_ratio": {
   "enum": [
    "9:16",
    "16:9",
    "1:1",
    "4:3",
    "3:4"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Video format (default: 9:16)"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/trymimetic-com-f4855ea1/health.json
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