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# Get HeyGen Image

> Return the generation job status and ordered images with fresh download URLs once the entire job completes.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/external-api.json get /v3/models/images/{generation_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: HeyGen External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    HeyGen's external API for programmatic AI video creation. See
    https://docs.heygen.com for full documentation.
  contact:
    name: HeyGen Product Infra
    url: https://heygen.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.heygen.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Video Agent
    description: Create videos from text prompts using AI
  - name: Videos
    description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete videos
  - name: Templates
    description: Generate videos from reusable templates by replacing their variables
  - name: Voices
    description: Text-to-speech and voice management
  - name: Audio
    description: Search the background-music and sound-effects catalog
  - name: Video Translate
    description: Translate videos into other languages
  - name: AI Clipping
    description: Turn long-form videos into ready-to-share short clips with captions
  - name: Batches
    description: Create and track batches of videos.
  - name: Video Translation Batches
    description: Create and track batches of video translations.
  - name: Lipsync Batches
    description: Create and track batches of lipsyncs.
  - name: Asset Batches
    description: Create and track batches of direct-to-S3 asset uploads.
  - name: User
    description: Account information and billing
  - name: API Keys
    description: Inspect the API key authenticating the current request
  - name: Avatars
    description: List and manage avatars and looks
  - name: Assets
    description: Upload files for use in video creation
  - name: Folders
    description: >-
      Create folders to organize videos and translations in the workspace, and
      look up any folder, Assets library folders included, by id
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Manage webhook endpoints and events
  - name: Lipsync
    description: Dub or replace audio on existing videos
  - name: Brand
    description: >-
      Brand-related resources — brand kits (colors, fonts, logos) and brand
      glossaries (custom term translations)
  - name: HyperFrames
    description: Render HyperFrames composition zips into video — separate from /v3/videos
  - name: Models
    description: ''
  - name: Filler Word Removal
    description: ''
paths:
  /v3/models/images/{generation_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Models
      summary: Get HeyGen Image
      description: >-
        Return the generation job status and ordered images with fresh download
        URLs once the entire job completes.
      operationId: getImageGeneration
      parameters:
        - name: generation_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Generation job identifier returned by create image generation.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageGenerationResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: unauthorized
                  message: Invalid or expired API key. Verify your x-api-key header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: resource_not_found
                  message: Image generation not found.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: rate_limit_exceeded
                  message: >-
                    Too many requests. Retry after the duration specified in the
                    Retry-After header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying
              schema:
                type: integer
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ImageGenerationResponse:
      properties:
        generation_id:
          description: Generation job identifier returned by creation.
          title: Generation Id
          type: string
        status:
          description: Current generation status.
          enum:
            - pending
            - completed
            - failed
            - cancelled
          title: Status
          type: string
        model:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageGenerationModel'
          description: Requested image generation model.
        num_images:
          description: Number of images requested for this generation job.
          maximum: 5
          minimum: 1
          title: Num Images
          type: integer
        created_at:
          description: Request creation time as Unix seconds.
          title: Created At
          type: integer
        images:
          description: >-
            Generated images in stable output order. Contains exactly num_images
            entries when completed; empty for every other status.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneratedImageResponse'
          title: Images
          type: array
        failure_code:
          anyOf:
            - enum:
                - generation_failed
                - generation_cancelled
                - insufficient_credit
                - usage_limit_reached
                - no_face_detected
                - multiple_faces_detected
              type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: >-
            Failure code, present when failed or cancelled. Face detection
            failures require replacing the indicated input image.
          title: Failure Code
        failure_message:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: Failure explanation, present when failed or cancelled.
          title: Failure Message
      required:
        - generation_id
        - status
        - model
        - num_images
        - created_at
        - images
      title: ImageGenerationResponse
      type: object
    StandardAPIError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: invalid_parameter
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Video not found
        param:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Which request field caused the error
        doc_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Link to error documentation
        errors:
          type: array
          description: >-
            Per-item error details for batch/multi-node failures (e.g. graph
            compilation errors by node).
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIErrorDetail'
      required:
        - code
        - message
    ImageGenerationModel:
      enum:
        - heygen-image-1
      title: ImageGenerationModel
      type: string
    GeneratedImageResponse:
      properties:
        image_id:
          description: >-
            Unique identifier of this generated image, distinct from the
            generation job identifier.
          title: Image Id
          type: string
        image_url:
          description: Download URL. Poll the generation again to obtain a fresh URL.
          title: Image Url
          type: string
        width:
          description: Generated image width in pixels.
          exclusiveMinimum: 0
          title: Width
          type: integer
        height:
          description: Generated image height in pixels.
          exclusiveMinimum: 0
          title: Height
          type: integer
        seed:
          description: Actual seed used for this image.
          title: Seed
          type: integer
      required:
        - image_id
        - image_url
        - width
        - height
        - seed
      title: GeneratedImageResponse
      type: object
    StandardAPIErrorDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: unknown_node_type
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Unknown node type
        node_id:
          type: string
          description: Graph node id this error pertains to, if applicable
        port:
          type: string
          description: Port name on the node this error pertains to, if applicable
        path:
          type: string
          description: Field path within the item this error pertains to, if applicable
      required:
        - code
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: HeyGen API key. Obtain from your HeyGen dashboard.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 bearer token.

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