models/live_portrait
Experience the magic of the Yimeta AI Live Portrait Generator API: effortlessly transform static images into dynamic, lifelike portraits with AI-powered facial enhancement, lighting effects, and realistic details. Elevate your photos with expressive, high-quality portraits, perfect for profile images, virtual avatars, and personalized content. Ideal for gaming apps, social media platforms, and creative tools looking to deliver visually stunning, real-time portrait transformations.
Cost: 5 Credits / use
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Input
img_url
URL or file of the original image (JPG, PNG, WEBP): ≤ 20 MB.
video_url
URL or file of the original video (MP4, AVI): ≤ 100 MB.
Output
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AI Live Portrait API – Instantly Animate Photos into Realistic Talking Portraits with Advanced AI

What Is AI Live Portrait API?

The AI Live Portrait API is an advanced tool that brings still photos to life by turning them into realistic talking or moving portraits. Powered by state-of-the-art AI animation and facial motion synthesis technology, it analyzes facial features, expressions, and head movements to generate lifelike video animations from a single image. Developers can easily integrate it into apps or platforms to enable users to create engaging video avatars, interactive characters, or dynamic profile portraits—instantly and without the need for manual animation or video editing skills.

Key Features of AI Live Portrait API

Real-Time Portrait Animation

Transform still images into dynamic, video-like portraits powered by advanced AI motion synthesis. The API analyzes facial features and instantly generates natural movements, breathing life into static photos.

Video Motion Imitation

AI intelligently mimics motion patterns from reference videos—such as head turns, eye blinks, and lip movements—allowing portraits to move and express just like in real footage.

Audio & Lip Sync Support

Easily sync an image with voice or background audio. The AI automatically aligns lip shapes, expressions, and timing with the sound, producing realistic talking portrait videos.

High-Quality, Natural Output

Delivers HD animated portraits with smooth motion, realistic lighting, and consistent facial details—preserving the authenticity and visual quality of the original image.

Simple API Integration

Integrate seamlessly by uploading an image and, optionally, a driving video or audio file. The API returns a fully animated video ready for playback, sharing, or embedding.

Customizable Animation Styles

Choose between realistic, cinematic, or expressive animation styles. Adjust motion intensity and expression detail to match different creative or commercial needs.

Versatile Use Cases

Perfect for creating video avatars, interactive characters, digital storytelling, virtual influencers, or marketing content—turning static images into captivating, lifelike videos with minimal effort.

How to Use the AI Live Portrait API

  1. Prepare Your Image
    Upload a clear, front-facing photo of the person you want to animate. For best results, ensure the face is well-lit, unobstructed, and captured at a natural angle.

  2. Upload or Link a Target Video
    Provide a reference video (either by uploading a file or pasting a video URL) that contains the desired facial motions or expressions. The AI will analyze the video’s movements to drive the animation of your image.

  3. Make an API Request
    Send your image and target video (or video URL) to the AI Live Portrait API endpoint using your API token, or experiment directly in our playground.

  4. Get the Result
    The API returns a fully animated video where the person in your photo mimics the movements, expressions, and emotions from the target video—ready to download, share, or integrate into your application.

Popular Use Cases

🎭 Talking Portraits & Video Avatars
Turn static photos into lifelike talking portraits for social media, virtual assistants, or digital influencers—bringing personality and motion to any still image.

🎬 Video Content Creation
Easily generate short animated clips or reaction videos by making portraits mimic real human expressions and speech, perfect for marketing, storytelling, or entertainment.

🧍 Virtual Characters & Metaverse Avatars
Create realistic 3D-style avatars that move, blink, and talk naturally, ideal for metaverse platforms, virtual events, or AI-driven digital humans.

📱 Social Media & Messaging Apps
Integrate AI-powered live portrait animation into apps to let users bring selfies and profile photos to life, enhancing engagement and creativity.

💼 Customer Service & Education
Build interactive AI agents or virtual presenters that speak naturally and react expressively—making training, communication, and customer interaction more engaging.

🎨 Creative & Design Tools
Add dynamic photo-to-video animation features to creative software, empowering users to transform portraits into captivating video content instantly.

Why Choose Our AI Live Portrait API?

Save time and effort by transforming still images into lifelike, animated portraits with advanced AI motion technology. Yimeta’s AI Live Portrait API delivers ultra-realistic facial expressions, smooth movements, and natural lip-syncing with effortless integration. Whether you’re building social media apps, virtual avatar platforms, marketing tools, or creative content systems, our solution lets users instantly bring photos to life—creating engaging, dynamic, and humanlike video experiences across all platforms.