> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.modellix.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Motion Control (Mimic) > [Core Function] PixVerse Motion Control (Mimic) animates a subject image so it follows the motion of a reference video. [Strengths] Transfers human/animal motion from a driving video onto a still subject. [Best For] Making a character mimic a dance or action, motion retargeting onto a photo. [Limitations] Do NOT use this if you only have a video and no subject image (use Restyle or Extend instead), or if you need 1080p output (only 360p/540p/720p are supported). It requires BOTH a subject image (with a clear person or animal) AND a reference video (with a person as the primary focus). [Routing] Use when the user has one subject image and one motion reference video and wants the subject to mimic that motion. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /model-api/pixverse/pixverse-v2v.json post /pixverse/motion-control openapi: 3.1.0 info: description: >- The video-to-video models API from PixVerse. Includes lip sync, restyle, extend, motion control (mimic), and upscale. Tasks are asynchronous: submit, then poll the task endpoint for the result. version: 1.0.0 contact: name: Modellix Support email: support@modellix.ai title: PixVerse Video-to-Video Models API servers: - url: https://api.modellix.ai/api/v1 description: The video-to-video models API from PixVerse. security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /pixverse/motion-control: post: summary: Motion Control (Mimic) description: >- [Core Function] PixVerse Motion Control (Mimic) animates a subject image so it follows the motion of a reference video. [Strengths] Transfers human/animal motion from a driving video onto a still subject. [Best For] Making a character mimic a dance or action, motion retargeting onto a photo. [Limitations] Do NOT use this if you only have a video and no subject image (use Restyle or Extend instead), or if you need 1080p output (only 360p/540p/720p are supported). It requires BOTH a subject image (with a clear person or animal) AND a reference video (with a person as the primary focus). [Routing] Use when the user has one subject image and one motion reference video and wants the subject to mimic that motion. operationId: pixverseMotionControlAsync requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PixverseMotionControlRequest' examples: basic: summary: Subject image + reference video value: image: https://example.com/subject.png video: https://example.com/dance.mp4 quality: 720p responses: '200': description: Task submitted successfully content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncTaskResponse' example: code: 0 message: success data: status: pending task_id: task-pixverse-motion-001 model_id: pixverse/motion-control get_result: method: GET url: >- https://api.modellix.ai/api/v1/tasks/task-pixverse-motion-001 '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' components: schemas: PixverseMotionControlRequest: type: object required: - image - video - quality description: >- PixVerse motion control (mimic) request. Animates a subject image to follow the motion of a reference video. The subject image must contain a clear person/animal; the reference video must have a person as the primary focus. properties: image: type: string minLength: 1 description: >- Subject image URL with a clear person or animal (publicly accessible). example: https://example.com/subject.png video: type: string minLength: 1 description: >- Reference motion video URL with a person as the primary focus (publicly accessible). example: https://example.com/dance.mp4 quality: type: string enum: - 360p - 540p - 720p description: Output resolution (required). Motion Control does not support 1080p. example: 720p AsyncTaskResponse: type: object required: - code - message - data properties: code: type: integer description: Response code, 0 indicates success example: 0 message: type: string description: Response message example: success data: type: object required: - status - task_id - model_id properties: status: type: string enum: - pending - processing description: Task status example: pending task_id: type: string description: Unique task identifier for polling example: task-abc123 model_id: type: string description: Model ID in `provider/model` format example: pixverse/lipsync get_result: type: object description: API information to query the task result properties: method: type: string example: GET url: type: string example: https://api.modellix.ai/api/v1/tasks/task-abc123 description: Detailed data about the submitted asynchronous task. ErrorResponse: type: object required: - code - message properties: code: type: integer example: 400 message: type: string example: 'Invalid parameters: parameter ''video'' is required' responses: BadRequest: description: Invalid request parameters content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' example: code: 400 message: 'Invalid parameters: parameter ''video'' is required' Unauthorized: description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API Key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' example: code: 401 message: 'Authentication failed: invalid API key' TooManyRequests: description: Too many requests - Rate limit exceeded headers: X-RateLimit-Limit: description: Maximum requests per minute schema: type: integer example: 100 X-RateLimit-Remaining: description: Remaining quota in current window schema: type: integer example: 0 X-RateLimit-Reset: description: Rate limit window reset time (Unix timestamp) schema: type: integer example: 1704067260 content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' example: code: 429 message: >- Rate limit exceeded: 100 requests per minute, retry after 60 seconds InternalServerError: description: Internal server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' example: code: 500 message: Internal server error securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: 'API Key authentication. Format: `Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`.' ````