Runway Aleph 2.0

Runway Aleph 2.0 is Runway's upgraded flagship video editing model for transforming existing footage while keeping the rest of the clip stable. It is built for precise localized edits, single-frame visual guidance, and consistent edits across cuts and scene changes, making it useful for product swaps, packaging updates, background changes, relighting, scene cleanup, and other post-production workflows that need the output to stay close to the source video. It supports clips up to 30 seconds at 1080p.

Complete technical specification for integration
Ready-to-use code snippets for common workflows
Step-by-step tutorials for advanced use cases
API Options
Platform-level options for task execution and delivery.
taskType
stringrequiredvalue: videoInferenceIdentifier for the type of task being performed
taskUUID
stringrequiredUUID v4UUID v4 identifier for tracking tasks and matching async responses. Must be unique per task.
outputType
stringdefault: URLVideo output type.
Allowed values1 value
outputFormat
stringdefault: MP4Specifies the file format of the generated output. The available values depend on the task type and the specific model's capabilities.
- `MP4`: Widely supported video container (H.264), recommended for general use.
- `WEBM`: Optimized for web delivery.
- `MOV`: QuickTime format, common in professional workflows (Apple ecosystem).
Allowed values3 values
outputQuality
integermin: 20max: 99default: 95Compression quality of the output. Higher values preserve quality but increase file size.
webhookURL
stringURISpecifies a webhook URL where JSON responses will be sent via HTTP POST when generation tasks complete. For batch requests with multiple results, each completed item triggers a separate webhook call as it becomes available.
Learn more1 resource
- WebhooksPLATFORM
- Webhooks
deliveryMethod
stringdefault: asyncDetermines how the API delivers task results.
Allowed values1 value
- Returns an immediate acknowledgment with the task UUID. Poll for results using getResponse. Required for long-running tasks like video generation.
Learn more1 resource
- Task PollingPLATFORM
uploadEndpoint
stringURISpecifies a URL where the generated content will be automatically uploaded using the HTTP PUT method. The raw binary data of the media file is sent directly as the request body. For secure uploads to cloud storage, use presigned URLs that include temporary authentication credentials.
Common use cases:
- Cloud storage: Upload directly to S3 buckets, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage using presigned URLs.
- CDN integration: Upload to content delivery networks for immediate distribution.
// S3 presigned URL for secure upload https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/generated/content.mp4?X-Amz-Signature=abc123&X-Amz-Expires=3600 // Google Cloud Storage presigned URL https://storage.googleapis.com/your-bucket/content.jpg?X-Goog-Signature=xyz789 // Custom storage endpoint https://storage.example.com/uploads/generated-image.jpgThe content data will be sent as the request body to the specified URL when generation is complete.
safety
objectContent safety checking configuration for video generation.
Properties2 properties
safety»checkContentcheckContent
booleandefault: falseEnable or disable content safety checking.
safety»modemode
stringdefault: noneSafety checking mode for video generation.
Allowed values3 values
- Disables checking.
- Checks key frames.
- Checks all frames.
ttl
integermin: 60Time-to-live (TTL) in seconds for generated content. Only applies when
outputTypeisURL.
includeCost
booleandefault: falseInclude task cost in the response.
Inputs
Input resources for the task (images, audio, etc). These must be nested inside the inputs object.
inputs object.inputs»frameImagesframeImages
array of strings or objectsmin items: 1max items: 5List of frame-specific image inputs. Each item can be either a plain image input (UUID, URL, Data URI, or Base64) or an object with an image and a target position in the video.
Format 1: string[]
Image input (UUID, URL, Data URI, or Base64).
Format 2: object[]3 properties
inputs»frameImages»imageimage
stringrequiredImage input (UUID, URL, Data URI, or Base64).
inputs»frameImages»frameframe
objectTarget frame position for the image. Supports first and last frame.
Allowed values4 values
- First frame of the video.
- Last frame of the video.
- Frame index 0 (first frame).
- Frame index -1 (last frame).
inputs»frameImages»timestamptimestamp
floatmin: 0max: 30step: 0.01Timestamp in seconds indicating where the reference image is applied in the video. Hundredths-of-a-second precision.
inputs»videovideo
stringrequiredVideo input (UUID or URL). Source video to be edited. Duration must be between 2 and 30 seconds.
Core Parameters
Primary parameters that define the task output.
numberResults
integermin: 1max: 4default: 1Number of results to generate. Each result uses a different seed, producing variations of the same parameters.
model
stringrequiredvalue: runway:aleph@2.0Identifier of the model to use for generation.
positivePrompt
stringrequiredmin: 1max: 1000Text prompt describing elements to include in the generated output.