AI SDK - Kling AI Provider

The Kling AI provider for the AI SDK contains video model support for the Kling AI API.

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Setup

The Kling AI provider is available in the @ai-sdk/klingai module. You can install it with:

npm i @ai-sdk/klingai

Skill for Coding Agents

If you use coding agents such as Claude Code or Cursor, we highly recommend adding the AI SDK skill to your repository:

npx skills add vercel/ai

Provider Instance

You can import the default provider instance klingai from @ai-sdk/klingai:

import { klingai } from '@ai-sdk/klingai';

Video Models

This provider currently supports three video generation modes: text-to-video, image-to-video, and motion control.

Note: Not all options are supported by every model version and mode combination. See the KlingAI Capability Map for detailed compatibility.

Text-to-Video

Generate video from a text prompt.

Available models: kling-v1-t2v, kling-v1.6-t2v, kling-v2-master-t2v, kling-v2.1-master-t2v, kling-v2.5-turbo-t2v, kling-v2.6-t2v

import { klingai } from '@ai-sdk/klingai';
import { experimental_generateVideo } from 'ai';

const { videos } = await experimental_generateVideo({
  model: klingai.video('kling-v2.6-t2v'),
  prompt: 'A chicken flying into the sunset in the style of 90s anime.',
  aspectRatio: '16:9',
  duration: 5,
  providerOptions: {
    klingai: {
      mode: 'std',
    },
  },
});

Image-to-Video

Generate video from a start frame image, with optional end frame control.

Available models: kling-v1-i2v, kling-v1.5-i2v, kling-v1.6-i2v, kling-v2-master-i2v, kling-v2.1-i2v, kling-v2.1-master-i2v, kling-v2.5-turbo-i2v, kling-v2.6-i2v

import { klingai } from '@ai-sdk/klingai';
import { experimental_generateVideo } from 'ai';

const { videos } = await experimental_generateVideo({
  model: klingai.video('kling-v2.6-i2v'),
  prompt: {
    image: 'https://example.com/start-frame.png',
    text: 'The cat slowly turns its head and blinks',
  },
  duration: 5,
  providerOptions: {
    klingai: {
      // Pro mode required for start+end frame control
      mode: 'pro',
      // Optional: end frame image
      imageTail: 'https://example.com/end-frame.png',
    },
  },
});

Motion Control

Generate video using a reference motion video.

Available models: kling-v2.6-motion-control

import { klingai } from '@ai-sdk/klingai';
import { experimental_generateVideo } from 'ai';

const { videos } = await experimental_generateVideo({
  model: klingai.video('kling-v2.6-motion-control'),
  prompt: {
    image: 'https://example.com/character.png',
    text: 'The character performs a smooth dance move',
  },
  providerOptions: {
    klingai: {
      videoUrl: 'https://example.com/reference-motion.mp4',
      characterOrientation: 'image',
      mode: 'std',
    },
  },
});

Provider Options

Use providerOptions.klingai to configure video generation. Options vary by mode:

| Option | T2V | I2V | Motion Control | Description | | ---------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------- | | mode | 'std' / 'pro' | 'std' / 'pro' | 'std' / 'pro' | Generation quality mode | | negativePrompt | Yes | Yes | — | What to avoid (max 2500 chars) | | sound | V2.6+ pro only | V2.6+ pro only | — | 'on' / 'off' for audio | | cfgScale | Yes (V1.x) | Yes (V1.x) | — | Prompt adherence [0, 1] | | cameraControl | Yes | Yes | — | Camera movement presets | | imageTail | — | Pro mode | — | End frame image (URL or base64) | | staticMask | — | Yes | — | Static brush mask | | dynamicMasks | — | Yes | — | Dynamic brush configs | | videoUrl | — | — | Required | Reference motion video URL | | characterOrientation | — | — | Required | 'image' or 'video' | | keepOriginalSound | — | — | Yes | 'yes' / 'no' | | watermarkEnabled | — | — | Yes | Enable watermark | | pollIntervalMs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Poll interval (default: 5000ms) | | pollTimeoutMs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Max wait (default: 600000ms) |

See the KlingAI Capability Map for which features each model version supports.

Authentication

Kling AI uses API key authentication. Create a key in the Kling AI developer console and set the following environment variable:

KLINGAI_API_KEY=your-api-key

Or pass it directly:

import { createKlingAI } from '@ai-sdk/klingai';

const klingai = createKlingAI({
  apiKey: 'your-api-key',
});

Legacy access key / secret key

Kling AI's earlier access key / secret key pair is still supported. The provider uses it to sign a short-lived JWT for each request:

KLINGAI_ACCESS_KEY=your-access-key
KLINGAI_SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key

import { createKlingAI } from '@ai-sdk/klingai';

const klingai = createKlingAI({
  accessKey: 'your-access-key',
  secretKey: 'your-secret-key',
});

Credentials are resolved in this order, with explicit settings taking precedence over environment variables:

1. The apiKey setting
2. The accessKey and secretKey settings
3. The KLINGAI_API_KEY environment variable
4. The KLINGAI_ACCESS_KEY and KLINGAI_SECRET_KEY environment variables

Documentation

Please check out the Kling AI API documentation for more information.