Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API

About Amazon Nova Reel 1.1

Video generation model producing up to 2-minute multi-shot videos from text and optional image prompts with improved quality and consistency.

Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 specs

Model ID

amazon-nova-reel-1-1

Provider

Amazon

Category

Video Generation

Input

text, image

Output

video

Endpoints

POST /v1/videos/generations

Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API pricing

Live pay-as-you-go rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog. You are billed only for what you use, with no monthly minimum.

How to call the Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API

Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 runs through POST /v1/videos/generations. The request returns a job_id right away; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id} until the job completes and read the output URLs from the result. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "amazon-nova-reel-1-1",
    "prompt": "Describe what you want Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 to generate."
  }'

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "amazon-nova-reel-1-1",
        "prompt": "Describe what you want Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 to generate.",
    },
)
job = response.json()

# Generation runs as an async job. Poll until it completes.
import time
while True:
    status = requests.get(
        f"https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/{job['job_id']}",
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
    ).json()
    if status.get("status") in ("completed", "failed"):
        print(status)
        break
    time.sleep(5)

Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API parameters

Request parameters supported by the Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API on EmpirioLabs. Defaults apply when a field is omitted.

Good to know

Multi-shot output

• Up to 2 minutes total, in 6-second increments
• Manual mode: provide one prompt per 6-second shot, with optional starting image (1280x720 PNG/JPEG)

Retention

• Generated videos are deleted after 48 hours.

Uploaded media preprocessing

• Uploaded starter images are resized to 1280x720 before generation.
• Duration is generated in 6-second increments.

Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API: common questions

How much does the Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API cost?

On EmpirioLabs, Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 is billed pay as you go: Per Second $0.14 per second. The live rate card on this page always matches what the API charges.

Which endpoint does Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 use?

Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 is served through POST /v1/videos/generations on api.empiriolabs.ai with standard bearer-token authentication.

Can I try Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 in the browser before integrating?

Yes. The EmpirioLabs playground runs Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 in the browser with the same parameters the API exposes, so you can test prompts before writing code.

How do I get a Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 API key?

Create an EmpirioLabs account, then generate a key under API Keys in the dashboard. Billing is pay-as-you-go credits, so you only pay for the requests you make.