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Hailuo AI / MiniMax Files API

Retrieve generated assets by file_id.

Hailuo AI / MiniMax Files API is one of 5 APIs that Hailuo AI / MiniMax publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Files. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://api.minimax.io/v1, https://api-uw.minimax.io/v1, https://api.minimaxi.chat/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.minimax.io/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Hailuo AI / MiniMax Files API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Bearer API key created in the MiniMax platform console under Account Management API Keys. Passed as Authorization: Bearer {apikey}.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Files 1

Retrieve generated assets by fileid.

GET
/files/retrieve
Retrieve a generated file
retrieveFile 1 param → 200401

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BaseResp (2 properties), FileRetrieveResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

FileRetrieveResponse
object
2 properties
BaseResp
object
Standard MiniMax response status wrapper.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

hailuo-ai-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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