# Sora · Create Video

Source: https://docs.aicentos.com/en/api/videos/sora/create

Language: en

> Submit a Sora video generation task; returns a task ID and the initial status. Use the task ID to query progress

Videos — Veo (OpenAI-compatible)

`POST /videos`

## Authentication

Store your API key in `AICENTOS_API_KEY`; the shell examples expand it in the `Authorization: Bearer` header.

The API Key obtained under "Token Management" in the console

Location: `header`

## Request Body

`application/json`

TypeScript type definition

Use the request body type in TypeScript

## Response Body

###

`application/json`

```bash
export AICENTOS_API_KEY="sk-your-aicentos-api-key"

curl -X POST "https://aicentos.com/v1/videos" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AICENTOS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{    "model": "veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview",    "prompt": "a DJ mixing tracks",    "size": "1920x1080",    "seconds": "8"  }'
```

```bash
{
  "id": "string",
  "task_id": "string",
  "status": "queued"
}
```