Generate Sora 2 videos by calling the API directly.

call-sora.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Simple CLI for OpenAI Sora 2 video generation.
# Requirements: bash, curl, jq
# Usage examples at bottom.

set -euo pipefail

API_BASE="${OPENAI_API_BASE:-https://api.openai.com}"
API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
MODEL="${MODEL:-sora-2}"          # or "sora-2-pro"
PROMPT="${PROMPT:-}"
SIZE="${SIZE:-1280x720}"          # e.g. 1280x720, 720x1280, 1792x1024
SECONDS="${SECONDS:-8}"           # typical allowed values: 4, 8, 12 (per docs)
REF_IMAGE="${REF_IMAGE:-}"        # optional: path to a JPEG/PNG/WebP; should match SIZE
OUT="${OUT:-sora_output.mp4}"     # output filename
POLL_INTERVAL="${POLL_INTERVAL:-8}"

if [[ -z "$API_KEY" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Set OPENAI_API_KEY in your environment." >&2
  exit 1
fi
if [[ -z "$PROMPT" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Provide a prompt via PROMPT='your text' sora2.sh" >&2
  exit 1
fi

# 1) Create video job (multipart to support optional image reference)
echo "Submitting video job..."
CREATE_URL="${API_BASE}/v1/videos"

# Build -F arguments
FORM=(-F "model=${MODEL}" -F "prompt=${PROMPT}" -F "size=${SIZE}" -F "seconds=${SECONDS}")

if [[ -n "${REF_IMAGE}" ]]; then
  # Best effort to infer mime; override with REF_MIME if needed.
  EXT="${REF_IMAGE##*.}"
  case "${REF_MIME:-$EXT}" in
    jpg|jpeg|image/jpeg) MIME="image/jpeg" ;;
    png|image/png)       MIME="image/png" ;;
    webp|image/webp)     MIME="image/webp" ;;
    *)                   MIME="application/octet-stream" ;;
  esac
  FORM+=(-F "input_reference=@${REF_IMAGE};type=${MIME}")
fi

CREATE_RESP="$(curl -sS -X POST "$CREATE_URL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Expect:" \
  -H "Connection: keep-alive" \
  -F "model=${MODEL}" \
  -F "prompt=${PROMPT}" \
  -F "size=${SIZE}" \
  -F "seconds=${SECONDS}" \
  ${REF_IMAGE:+-F "input_reference=@${REF_IMAGE};type=${MIME}"} )"

if [[ -z "$CREATE_RESP" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: empty response creating video job" >&2
  exit 1
fi

echo "$CREATE_RESP" | jq . >/dev/null || { echo "ERROR: non-JSON response:"; echo "$CREATE_RESP"; exit 1; }

VIDEO_ID="$(echo "$CREATE_RESP" | jq -r '.id')"
STATUS="$(echo "$CREATE_RESP" | jq -r '.status')"

if [[ "$VIDEO_ID" == "null" || -z "$VIDEO_ID" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Could not find video id in response:"
  echo "$CREATE_RESP"
  exit 1
fi
echo "Video ID: $VIDEO_ID (status: $STATUS)"

# 2) Poll for completion
RETRIEVE_URL="${API_BASE}/v1/videos/${VIDEO_ID}"

while true; do
  RESP="$(curl -sS -X GET "$RETRIEVE_URL" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
    -H "Accept: application/json")"

  STATUS="$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r '.status')"
  PROG="$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r '.progress // 0')"

  echo "Status: $STATUS  Progress: ${PROG}%"

  case "$STATUS" in
    completed) break ;;
    failed|canceled)
      echo "Job ended with status: $STATUS"
      echo "$RESP" | jq .
      exit 2
      ;;
    queued|in_progress)
      sleep "$POLL_INTERVAL"
      ;;
    *)
      echo "Unexpected status: $STATUS"
      echo "$RESP" | jq .
      sleep "$POLL_INTERVAL"
      ;;
  esac
done

# 3) Download MP4 content
CONTENT_URL="${API_BASE}/v1/videos/${VIDEO_ID}/content"
echo "Downloading video content to ${OUT} ..."
curl -sS -L "$CONTENT_URL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
  --output "$OUT"

# (Optional) also fetch a thumbnail
# THUMB_URL="${CONTENT_URL}?variant=thumbnail"
# curl -sS -L "$THUMB_URL" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" --output "${OUT%.*}.webp"

echo "Done. File saved: $OUT"
echo "Tip: delete remote artifact when you’re done:"
echo "curl -X DELETE \"${API_BASE}/v1/videos/${VIDEO_ID}\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}\" | jq ."

# --- Example usage ---
# PROMPT="Wide shot of a child flying a red kite across a grassy park, soft golden-hour light, cinematic" \
#   SIZE=1280x720 SECONDS=8 OUT=park.mp4 bash sora2.sh
#
# With image reference (must match SIZE):
# PROMPT="Animate this scene so the kite lifts and the camera slowly dollies right" \
#   SIZE=1280x720 SECONDS=8 REF_IMAGE=./first_frame_1280x720.jpg OUT=guided.mp4 bash sora2.sh