Hailuo CLI

A command-line tool for generating AI videos using Hailuo (MiniMax) through the AceDataCloud platform.

Get your Ace Data Cloud API key

1. Open Ace Data Cloud → Applications. Sign in, or register an account first.
2. Find General application. If it has not been created, choose Initialize General Application. A general key can use the services available to your account; a dedicated application's key is limited to its service. Check the required service/model access and current pricing.
3. Copy the API Key from the application card, or open Keys / Manage Keys → Create to create a separate key for this integration. Give it a recognizable name so you can revoke or rotate it independently.
4. When creating a key, review Expiration Time, Set Usage Limitation, and Allowed APIs. Enable only the restrictions you need, allow the operations you will call, then click Create and copy the token from the key list. Task lookup does not grant permission to submit a generation. Confirm the application's balance can cover your first request; any trial allowance is whatever your account currently displays.
5. Copy only the token value, without quotation marks, spaces, or Bearer . An API Key / API Token field expects this raw value; only a manually configured HTTP Authorization header needs the Bearer prefix. A platform-... account-management token cannot replace a generation API key.

Save the key in the client's credential store or the environment variable shown below. Never put it in a prompt, shared workflow, screenshot, or Git commit. If authentication fails, check the full copied value, application/service access, expiration, usage limit, and balance before creating another key.

Installation

pip install hailuo-cli

Configuration

export ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN=your_token

Or copy .env.example to .env and fill in your token.

Commands

Video Generation

Task Management

Utilities

Global Options

--token TEXT    API token (or set ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN env var)
--version       Show version
--help          Show help message

Most commands support:

--json          Output raw JSON (for piping/scripting)
--callback-url  Webhook URL for async notifications

Examples

# Generate a video from a text prompt
hailuo generate "A cat playing in the snow"

# Generate from image reference
hailuo image-to-video "Animate the scene" --image-url https://example.com/photo.jpg

# Use a specific model
hailuo generate "Ocean waves" --model MiniMax-H3

# Check task status
hailuo task abc123-def456

# Wait for completion
hailuo wait abc123 --timeout 300

Docker

# Pull the image
docker pull ghcr.io/acedatacloud/hailuo-cli:latest

# Run a command
docker run --rm -e ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN=your_token \
  ghcr.io/acedatacloud/hailuo-cli generate "A happy scene"

# Or use docker-compose
docker compose run --rm hailuo-cli generate "A happy scene"

Project Structure

HailuoCli/
├── hailuo_cli/             # Main package
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── __main__.py         # python -m hailuo_cli entry point
│   ├── main.py             # CLI entry point
│   ├── core/               # Core modules
│   │   ├── client.py       # HTTP client for Hailuo API
│   │   ├── config.py       # Configuration management
│   │   ├── exceptions.py   # Custom exceptions
│   │   └── output.py       # Rich terminal formatting
│   └── commands/           # CLI command groups
│       ├── video.py        # Video generation commands
│       ├── task.py         # Task management commands
│       └── info.py         # Info and utility commands
└── tests/                  # Test suite

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.