# Generate video · OpenAI - Workflow node | Docs - nodulz

Source: https://nodulz.com/docs/nodes/generate_video_openai

Language: en

Generate video with OpenAI and track its processing.

## Usage and specifics

Choose an accessible model and prompt. Image references and JSON parameters depend on the model. For asynchronous generation, retrieve its jobId with the status operation and the same credentials. Stopping locally does not guarantee stopping provider work or billing. Completed output contains data, encoding and mimeType.

Technical type : `generate_video_openai`. Runtime : `nodulz`.

## Credentials and prerequisites

- [Create and configure the credential : openai](/docs/credentials/openai)

Create credentials in your nodulz instance’s Credentials area, then select them on the node. Availability depends on ownership and sharing. See the [credentials guide](/docs/credentials) for access and rotation.

## Parameters

Names below are technical keys. Defaults are not a ready-to-run configuration: complete fields required by your operation. Paths containing [] describe list items; some fields depend on the selected mode.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Values / limits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `credentialId` | `string` | `""` | - |
| `operation` | `enum` | `"generate"` | `generate`, `status` |
| `model` | `string` | `"sora-2"` | -; min 1 |
| `prompt` | `string` | `""` | - |
| `inputImage` | `string` | `""` | - |
| `jobId` | `string` | `""` | - |
| `waitForCompletion` | `boolean` | `true` | - |
| `timeoutSeconds` | `number` | `600` | -; ≥ 1, ≤ 3600 |
| `parameters` | `string` | `"{}"` | - |

## Configuration help

| Setting | Purpose and guidance |
| --- | --- |
| `credentialId`<br>AI credential | API credential for the selected provider. The key stays encrypted on the server. |
| `operation`<br>Operation | Generate creates a new job. Retrieve checks an existing job without starting another generation. |
| `waitForCompletion`<br>Wait for result | Disable to return a jobId immediately, then retrieve the generation after a pause. The global workflow timeout also applies. |
| `timeoutSeconds`<br>Timeout (seconds) | Local limit from 1 to 3600 seconds. For long jobs, also adjust server WORKFLOW_RUN_TIMEOUT_MS. Stopping locally does not guarantee cancellation of provider billing. |

## Initial configuration

Initial catalog configuration example, to adapt before running. Keep secrets in credentials.

```json
{
  "credentialId": "",
  "operation": "generate",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "prompt": "",
  "inputImage": "",
  "jobId": "",
  "waitForCompletion": true,
  "timeoutSeconds": 600,
  "parameters": "{}"
}
```

## Verification

Test with representative data. Check node output in the inspector and logs, then use editor mapping for downstream fields. A trigger test with a simulated payload does not validate external service delivery.

See also : [Expressions and data](/docs/expressions), [Executions](/docs/executions), [Node catalog](/docs/nodes).

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