Halcyon API — Generative motion models for production

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Turn a still into motion

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Widely regarded as the most capable generative video models available, the Halcyon API lets you embed Kestrel-2 Turbo directly inside your product.

Icebergs drifting in a glacial lagoon below mountains — photo by Thibaut Tattevin on Pexels

cURL Node Python

import httpx

response = httpx.post(
  "https://api.halcyon.dev/v1/image_to_motion",
  json={
    "promptImage": "https://cdn.example.com/still.jpg",
    "model": "kestrel2_turbo"
  },
  headers={
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{ YOUR API KEY }}",
    "X-Halcyon-Version": "2025-11-04",
  },
)
response.raise_for_status()