Video Upscale

POST

https://api.piapi.ai/api/v1/task

Video Processing

Overview

The Video Upscale service uses Qubico/video-toolkit model to enhance video resolution. This service automatically scales up video content while maintaining quality and visual fidelity.

Service Limitations

Video Requirements

Resolution: Maximum 720p (1280×720)

Frame count: Between 10 and 240 frames

File size: Maximum 10MB

Format: MP4 only

Scale factor: Currently only supports 2x upscaling (doubles both width and height)

Pricing

$0.0003 per frame processed

Notes and Best Practices

Always verify your video meets the requirements before submission:

Resolution below 720p

Frame count between 10-240

File size under 10MB

MP4 format

Cost calculation example:

For a 60-frame video: 60 frames ×

0.0003 =

0.018 per video

The service currently only supports 2x upscaling, which means:

A 480p video (854×480) will be upscaled to 960p (1708×960)

A 360p video (640×360) will be upscaled to 720p (1280×720)

A 720p video (1280×720) will be upscaled to 1440p (2560x1440)

Request

Header Params

x-api-key

string

required

your api key

Body Params application/json

model

enum<string>

required

Model identifier

Allowed value:

Qubico/video-toolkit

task_type

enum<string>

required

Type of task to perform

Allowed value:

upscale

input

object

required

video

string

required

Video URL or base64 string (MP4 format only)

config

object

optional

webhook_config

object

optional

Example

{
    "model": "Qubico/video-toolkit",
    "task_type": "upscale",
    "input": {
        "video": "string"
    },
    "config": {
        "webhook_config": {
            "endpoint": "string",
            "secret": "string"
        }
    }
}

Request samples

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

PHP

Python

HTTP

Objective-C

Ruby

OCaml

Dart

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.piapi.ai/api/v1/task' \
--header 'x-api-key;' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "model": "Qubico/video-toolkit",
    "task_type": "upscale",
    "input": {
        "video": "string"
    },
    "config": {
        "webhook_config": {
            "endpoint": "string",
            "secret": "string"
        }
    }
}'

Responses

🟢200OK

application/json

Task created successfully

Body

task_id

string

optional

Unique identifier for the created task

Example

{
    "task_id": "string"
}

🟠400Bad Request

🟠401Unauthorized

🟠413413

File Upload API

Video Upscale-Get Task

Video Upscale

Overview#

Service Limitations#

Video Requirements#

Pricing#

Notes and Best Practices#

Request

Request samples

Responses

Overview

Service Limitations

Video Requirements

Pricing

Notes and Best Practices