Pika Music

Generate original music from a text description, lyrics, musical reference, and voice sample.

pika/pika-audio/pika-music

Capabilities

Best for

•Original songs from a text prompt
•Music generated from lyrics
•Vocals in a voice you have cloned
•Background beds for edits

Not for

•Reproducing copyrighted recordings
•Stem separation or remixing
•Studio mastering

Authentication

api key header

The Pika API uses API keys to authenticate requests. Send your key in the X-API-Key header. Your API key is a secret. Don't expose it in browsers or other client-side code. Instead, call the API from your server. The signed-in playground uses a portal session and never sends your API key.

header

X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Endpoint

asynchronous · poll for the result

POSThttps://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-audio/pika-musicgenerate endpoint

GEThttps://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/jobs/{request_id}poll until completed

GEThttps://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/jobs/{request_id}/contentget the result URL

Reference Uploads

media inputs

Media inputs accept any public URL. To use a local file, POST its content_type and size_bytes to /v1/media/uploads, PUT the file to the returned upload_url, then pass the url.

upload

# 1. Request a presigned upload URL. Send the file's content
#    type and its exact size in bytes.
curl -X POST https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/uploads \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content_type": "image/png", "size_bytes": 12345}'

# The response returns two URLs:
#   upload_url: a temporary URL to upload the file to. Expires in 5 minutes.
#   url:        the permanent Pika URL. Pass it to the model as the input.
# {
#   "upload_url": "https://upload.r2.pika.art/...?X-Amz-Signature=...",
#   "url": "https://cdn.pika.art/v2/media/uploads/org_abc/9f8e7d.png"
# }

# 2. Upload the file to upload_url, then pass url to the model.
curl -X PUT "<upload_url>" \
  -H "Content-Type: image/png" \
  --data-binary @input.png

Generate

POST /v1/media/pika/pika-audio/pika-music

Request

curl -X POST https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-audio/pika-music \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "mode": "text_to_music",
  "prompt": "mainstream dance pop, four-on-the-floor house beat, 124 bpm, euphoric and restless, bright clear female lead vocal in an upper-mid register, sidechained warm pads, bright plucked synth hook, punchy kick and clap, filtered verse lifting into a full festival-sized chorus, glossy radio-chart mix, DRY close-mic single unlayered lead vocal front and center, no harmony stacks, no vocal chops, no ad-lib doubles, minimal vocal processing, instrumental sits back",
  "lyrics": "[Verse]\nBlue light on my face at four a.m.\nEverybody sleeping, I'm still typing then\nOne more tab, one more ping, one more thing\n[Pre-Chorus]\nI say I'll stop, I never do\n[Chorus]\nI'm always on, always on\nNever found the off switch, baby\nI'm always on, always on\nGlowing till the morning takes me\n[Verse 2]\nMy notifications know me better than my friends\nThe day begins before the last one ends\n[Final Chorus]\nI'm always on, always on\nDon't wait up, I'll be here\nI'm always on, always on\nSame light, same chair, same year",
  "clean_reference_audio": false,
  "voice_consent_attested": false,
  "rewrite_prompt": false,
  "duration": 60,
  "seed": 1001
}'

Response

{
  "id": "media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0",
  "status": "queued"
}

Request body

modeenum

Mode

promptstringrequired

Prompt

lyricsstring

Lyrics

reference_audiostring

Reference Audio

source_audiostring

Source Audio

clean_reference_audiobooleandefault: false

Clean Reference Audio

voice_consent_attestedbooleandefault: false

Set true to attest that you have the rights and permissions needed to clone the voice in reference_audio. Required when reference_audio is supplied.

rewrite_promptbooleandefault: false

Expand the prompt with a model before generating. Leave off when the prompt already specifies the arrangement; turn it on for a short or vague one.

durationnumber10 – 360default: 30

Duration

seedintegerdefault: -1

Seed

Accepted values

mode

Input modes

Reference audioreference_audio

Use a public URL directly, or POST { content_type, size_bytes } to /v1/media/uploads, PUT the audio to the returned upload_url with the returned headers, then pass the url.

Source audiosource_audio

Use a public URL directly, or POST { content_type, size_bytes } to /v1/media/uploads, PUT the audio to the returned upload_url with the returned headers, then pass the url.

Returns

Returns a job object with status , not the final output. Store the id from the response and poll the job until it completes.

Poll status

GET /v1/media/jobs/{request_id}

Request

curl https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/jobs/{request_id} \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0",
  "status": "running"
}

Poll the job by id until it reaches a terminal state: completed or failed.

The job object

idstring

Unique identifier for the job.

statusenum

The status of the job.One of:

object

The generation output. Present once the job completes.

errorstring

If the job failed, the reason for the failure.

Get result

GET /v1/media/jobs/{request_id}/content

Request

curl https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/jobs/{request_id}/content \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "url": "https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/files/audio_8f3a2c91.mp3"
}

Once the job completes, fetch a download URL for the generated media.

Returns

urlstring

Download URL for the generated file.

Errors

shared across calls

Errors use conventional HTTP status codes with a JSON body of the shape {"message": "..."}. Validation failures return 422 with a message naming the offending field. Submit rejections after the job row exists (balance, rate limit) return the failed job envelope — branch on error.code.

Status	When	Body
401 Unauthorized	The API key is missing or invalid.	{"message":"Invalid API key"}
403 Forbidden	An inactive key is rejected with a `{"message"}` body. A submit that the org balance or postpaid cycle limit cannot cover is rejected after the job row exists and returns the failed job envelope. `GET /billing/balance` separates the two: a `200` means the key is active, so the rejection was the balance or the cycle limit.	{"id":"media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0","status":"failed","error":{"code":"insufficient_balance","message":"Insufficient org balance"}}
404 Not Found	No job with that id exists in your org, or the media path names an unknown vendor/model/function.	{"message":"media job not found"}
409 Conflict	The result was requested before the job completed, or an Idempotency-Key header was reused with a different body.	{"message":"media job is not ready"}
422 Unprocessable Entity	The request body failed validation: an invalid enum value, a missing required field, a wrong type, or malformed JSON. The JSON message names the offending field. A schema-valid parameter combination that cannot be priced instead fails after job creation and returns the failed job envelope with error code `invalid_input`.	{"message":"duration: Input should be less than or equal to 15"}
429 Too Many Requests	Org limit reached: requests per minute or day, or concurrent jobs. Returned as the failed job envelope; check the Retry-After header and retry with a fresh Idempotency-Key.	{"id":"media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0","status":"failed","error":{"code":"rate_limited","message":"rate limit exceeded: rpm"}}
503 Service Unavailable	The model rail or a backend dependency is temporarily unavailable. Returned as the failed job envelope; retry with backoff and a fresh Idempotency-Key.	{"id":"media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0","status":"failed","error":{"code":"provider_unavailable","message":"media dispatch unavailable"}}

# 1. Request a presigned upload URL. Send the file's content

# type and its exact size in bytes.

curl -X POST https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/uploads \

-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-d '{"content_type": "image/png", "size_bytes": 12345}'

# The response returns two URLs:

# upload_url: a temporary URL to upload the file to. Expires in 5 minutes.

# url: the permanent Pika URL. Pass it to the model as the input.

# {

# "upload_url": "https://upload.r2.pika.art/...?X-Amz-Signature=...",

# "url": "https://cdn.pika.art/v2/media/uploads/org_abc/9f8e7d.png"

# }

# 2. Upload the file to upload_url, then pass url to the model.

curl -X PUT "<upload_url>" \

-H "Content-Type: image/png" \

--data-binary @input.png

curl -X POST https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-audio/pika-music \

-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-d '{

"mode": "text_to_music",

"prompt": "mainstream dance pop, four-on-the-floor house beat, 124 bpm, euphoric and restless, bright clear female lead vocal in an upper-mid register, sidechained warm pads, bright plucked synth hook, punchy kick and clap, filtered verse lifting into a full festival-sized chorus, glossy radio-chart mix, DRY close-mic single unlayered lead vocal front and center, no harmony stacks, no vocal chops, no ad-lib doubles, minimal vocal processing, instrumental sits back",

"lyrics": "[Verse]\nBlue light on my face at four a.m.\nEverybody sleeping, I'm still typing then\nOne more tab, one more ping, one more thing\n[Pre-Chorus]\nI say I'll stop, I never do\n[Chorus]\nI'm always on, always on\nNever found the off switch, baby\nI'm always on, always on\nGlowing till the morning takes me\n[Verse 2]\nMy notifications know me better than my friends\nThe day begins before the last one ends\n[Final Chorus]\nI'm always on, always on\nDon't wait up, I'll be here\nI'm always on, always on\nSame light, same chair, same year",

"clean_reference_audio": false,

"voice_consent_attested": false,

"rewrite_prompt": false,

"duration": 60,

"seed": 1001

Status

When

Body

401 Unauthorized

The API key is missing or invalid.

{"message":"Invalid API key"}

403 Forbidden

An inactive key is rejected with a `{"message"}` body. A submit that the org balance or postpaid cycle limit cannot cover is rejected after the job row exists and returns the failed job envelope. `GET /billing/balance` separates the two: a `200` means the key is active, so the rejection was the balance or the cycle limit.

{"id":"media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0","status":"failed","error":{"code":"insufficient_balance","message":"Insufficient org balance"}}

404 Not Found

No job with that id exists in your org, or the media path names an unknown vendor/model/function.

{"message":"media job not found"}

409 Conflict

The result was requested before the job completed, or an Idempotency-Key header was reused with a different body.

{"message":"media job is not ready"}

422 Unprocessable Entity

The request body failed validation: an invalid enum value, a missing required field, a wrong type, or malformed JSON. The JSON message names the offending field. A schema-valid parameter combination that cannot be priced instead fails after job creation and returns the failed job envelope with error code `invalid_input`.

{"message":"duration: Input should be less than or equal to 15"}

429 Too Many Requests

Org limit reached: requests per minute or day, or concurrent jobs. Returned as the failed job envelope; check the Retry-After header and retry with a fresh Idempotency-Key.

{"id":"media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0","status":"failed","error":{"code":"rate_limited","message":"rate limit exceeded: rpm"}}

503 Service Unavailable

The model rail or a backend dependency is temporarily unavailable. Returned as the failed job envelope; retry with backoff and a fresh Idempotency-Key.

{"id":"media_8f3a2c91-5b7d-4e0a-9c26-31d4f2a8e6b0","status":"failed","error":{"code":"provider_unavailable","message":"media dispatch unavailable"}}

Pika Music

Capabilities

Authentication

Endpoint

Reference Uploads

Generate

Poll status

Get result

Errors

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Pika Music

Capabilities

Authentication

Endpoint

Reference Uploads

Generate

Poll status

Get result

Errors