🎬 HeyGen AI Avatar Video (Lite)
Create professional AI-generated videos with your own digital human avatar!
🎯 What You'll Build
Generate videos with AI avatars speaking any text
Support for multiple languages
Portrait (9:16) and Landscape (16:9) formats
Custom voice cloning integration
📋 Prerequisites
HeyGen Account (Creator plan or above)
- Sign up: https://heygen.com
- Get API key from Settings → API
Custom Avatar (optional)
- Upload training video to create your digital twin
- Or use HeyGen's stock avatars
🏗️ Architecture
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Your App │────▶│ HeyGen API │────▶│ Video │
│ (trigger) │ │ (generate) │ │ Output │
└─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Text │ │ Avatar + │
│ Input │ │ Voice │
└─────────┘ └─────────────┘
🚀 Quick Start
Step 1: Get Your API Key
HEYGEN_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
Step 2: List Available Avatars
curl -X GET "https://api.heygen.com/v2/avatars" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $HEYGEN_API_KEY" | jq '.data.avatars[:5]'
Step 3: List Available Voices
curl -X GET "https://api.heygen.com/v2/voices" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $HEYGEN_API_KEY" | jq '.data.voices[:5]'
Step 4: Generate a Video
curl -X POST "https://api.heygen.com/v2/video/generate" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $HEYGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"video_inputs": [{
"character": {
"type": "avatar",
"avatar_id": "YOUR_AVATAR_ID",
"avatar_style": "normal"
},
"voice": {
"type": "text",
"input_text": "Hello! This is my AI avatar speaking.",
"voice_id": "YOUR_VOICE_ID"
}
}],
"dimension": {
"width": 1280,
"height": 720
}
}'
Step 5: Check Video Status
VIDEO_ID="your_video_id"
curl -X GET "https://api.heygen.com/v1/video_status.get?video_id=$VIDEO_ID" \
-H "X-Api-Key: $HEYGEN_API_KEY"
📐 Video Dimensions
| Format | Dimensions | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | 1280x720 | YouTube, Website |
| Portrait | 720x1280 | TikTok, Reels, Shorts |
| Square | 1080x1080 |
💰 Cost Estimate
| Plan | Price | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | $29/month | 15 min/month |
| Business | $89/month | 30 min/month |
| Per-minute overage | ~$1-2/min | - |
⚠️ Limitations of Lite Version
Basic API guide only
No automation scripts
No error handling
No subtitle integration
Community support only
🚀 Want More?
Premium Version includes:
✅ Complete Python generation script
✅ Automatic video download
✅ Portrait + Landscape presets
✅ Integration with ZapCap subtitles
✅ Batch video generation
✅ LINE/Telegram delivery integration
✅ Priority support
Get it on Virtuals ACP → Job: heygen_avatar_video ($8 USD)
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