Seedance Video Generation

Generate AI dance and motion videos through AceDataCloud's Seedance (ByteDance) API.

First-time setup

1. Install the official Skill with clawhub install @acedatacloud/seedance. Check that the ClawHub publisher is @acedatacloud.
2. Sign in at AceDataCloud → Applications, open General application, and check Seedance access, balance, and current pricing. Copy its API key, or select Manage Keys → Create for a separate key. Copy the key value without Bearer ; a platform-... management token is not a service API key.
3. If you enable Allowed APIs restrictions, include /seedance/videos and /seedance/tasks. Advanced workflows below may call additional routes.
4. On the OpenClaw Gateway host, put ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN=your_api_key_here in ~/.openclaw/.env, then restart the Gateway and start a new session. For a direct terminal test, run export ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN="your_api_key_here" in that shell. Never put the key in a prompt or commit an .env file.
5. Run the Quick Start below. If this workflow returns a task ID, query that same task until it finishes; do not submit the same billable request again just to check progress.

Illustrated key setup, first run, and troubleshooting · Token details

Quick Start

curl -X POST https://api.acedata.cloud/seedance/videos \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "doubao-seedance-2-0-260128", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "a dancer performing contemporary ballet in a misty forest"}], "async": true}'

Async: See async task polling. Poll via POST /seedance/tasks with {"id": "..."}. This returns a task ID immediately. Poll for the result:

curl -X POST https://api.acedata.cloud/seedance/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id": "<task_id from above>"}'

Models

Seedance 2.5 (latest flagship)

Use omni_reference_task_type: "auto", "edit", or "extend". Edit and extend require reference_video and ratio: "adaptive"; edit also requires duration: -1. Optional output_format is mp4 or mov.

Seedance 2.0 (multimodal reference, up to 4k)

The 2.0 series adds multimodal reference inputs: real-person / character image references, reference audio, and reference video (see the workflows below).

Seedance 1.x

Workflows

1. Text-to-Video

Pass a text content item in the content array.

POST /seedance/videos
{
  "model": "doubao-seedance-1-0-pro-250528",
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "a street dancer doing breakdancing moves in an urban setting"}
  ],
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5
}

2. Image-to-Video

Include an image content item (with an optional role) alongside the text.

POST /seedance/videos
{
  "model": "doubao-seedance-1-5-pro-251215",
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "the person starts dancing gracefully"},
    {
      "type": "image_url",
      "role": "first_frame",
      "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/dancer.jpg"}
    }
  ],
  "resolution": "720p",
  "duration": 5
}

Image roles:

• first_frame — image is used as the opening frame
• last_frame — image is used as the closing frame
• reference_image — image is used as a style / subject / real-person reference (Seedance 2.0 keeps the referenced person or character consistent)

Reference media (Seedance 2.x):

• audio_url — use role: "reference_audio"
• video_url — use role: "reference_video"
• 2.5 accepts pure-audio reference; 2.0 requires an image or video alongside audio

3. First-frame + Last-frame

Provide both a start and end frame image:

POST /seedance/videos
{
  "model": "doubao-seedance-2-0-260128",
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "smooth transition between two scenes"},
    {"type": "image_url", "role": "first_frame", "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/start.jpg"}},
    {"type": "image_url", "role": "last_frame", "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/end.jpg"}}
  ]
}

4. Real-person / character reference (Seedance 2.0)

Seedance 2.0 models (doubao-seedance-2-0-260128, doubao-seedance-2-0-fast-260128, doubao-seedance-2-0-mini-260615) can keep a specific person or character consistent across a brand-new scene. Pass one or more photos as image_url items with role: "reference_image" — the model preserves that subject's appearance. Up to 9 reference images are accepted.

POST /seedance/videos
{
  "model": "doubao-seedance-2-0-260128",
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "the same person walking through a neon-lit night market, cinematic"},
    {"type": "image_url", "role": "reference_image", "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/person.jpg"}}
  ],
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "duration": 8
}

5. Reference audio / video (Seedance 2.0)

2.0 models also accept reference audio (voice timbre, background music) and reference video (subject content, camera movement, motion, overall style). Add audio_url and/or video_url content items. Limits: up to 3 audio and 3 video references per request.

POST /seedance/videos
{
  "model": "doubao-seedance-2-0-260128",
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "a singer performing on stage, matching the reference voice and motion"},
    {"type": "image_url", "role": "reference_image", "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/person.jpg"}},
    {"type": "audio_url", "role": "reference_audio", "audio_url": {"url": "https://example.com/voice.mp3"}},
    {"type": "video_url", "role": "reference_video", "video_url": {"url": "https://example.com/motion.mp4"}}
  ],
  "generate_audio": true
}

Parameters

Inline Parameter Syntax

You can also embed generation parameters directly in the text prompt using the --param value syntax:

A kitten yawning at the camera. --rs 720p --rt 16:9 --dur 5 --fps 24 --seed 42

Supported inline params: --rs (resolution), --rt (ratio), --dur (duration), --frames, --fps (24 only), --seed, --cf (camera_fixed), --wm (watermark).

Gotchas

• Model names use the doubao-* convention (e.g. doubao-seedance-1-0-pro-250528) — old short names like seedance-1.0 are not valid
• The content array replaces the old prompt + image_url fields; always use content
• Image and text scenarios are mutually exclusive per content item — each item has either text or image_url, not both
• first_frame and last_frame may be combined in one request, but reference_image is mutually exclusive with first_frame / last_frame — do not mix a reference image with first/last frames
• generate_audio: true is supported by doubao-seedance-1-5-pro-251215 and the doubao-seedance-2-0 series; other models ignore this field
• Lite models are split: *-lite-t2v-* only accepts text, *-lite-i2v-* only accepts image-to-video
• audio_url and video_url reference items are supported by Seedance 2.0 and 2.5; 2.5 also supports pure-audio reference
• Resolution options are 480p, 720p, 1080p, and 4k (4k is doubao-seedance-2-0-260128 only; 2-0-fast / 2-0-mini max out at 720p) — there is no 360p or 540p
• Duration is model-specific: 1.0 supports 2–12; 1.5 Pro supports 4–12/-1; 2.0 supports 4–15/-1; 2.5 supports 4–30/-1
• Task states use "succeeded" (not "completed") — check for this value when polling

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