KActionKling AIUpdated September 2026

How do I animate an image with Kling?

Short answer: You can kling image to video in Kling AI by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Kling AI Kling Image to Video action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Kling Image to Video in Kling AI — start free All 3 Kling AI actions

Kling Image to Video in Kling AI — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Image URL or base64 image	string	Required	Image URL or base64 (required)
Motion Prompt prompt	string	Optional	camera slowly zooms in
Model model_name	options	Optional	Model. Options: Kling V2.1, Kling V1.6
Duration duration	options	Optional	Duration. Options: 5s, 10s

Sample request

{
  "image": "{{trigger.image}}",
  "prompt": "camera slowly zooms in",
  "model_name": "{{trigger.model_name}}",
  "duration": "{{trigger.duration}}"
}

Returns

{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "task_id": "task_abc",
    "task_status": "submitted"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Kling Image to Video.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Kling AI

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Kling AI

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Kling Image to Video.

What does the Kling Image to Video action do in Kling AI?

Takes a source image and generates motion consistent with the content. Optional prompt for motion direction. For "character image generated, now animate it" workflows.

What inputs does Kling Image to Video require?

Required: Image URL or base64. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Kling AI returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Kling AI returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Kling Image to Video support batch operations?

Run Kling Image to Video inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Kling AI's rate limits.

More actions

Other Kling AI actions.

Action

Kling Generate Video

Text-to-video with strong character/motion coherence — competitive with Runway Gen-3 and Luma Dream Machine. Async with polling; use webhook callback for production.

Action

Get Kling Task Status

Polls a task ID; returns the video URL once status is succeed. For production, configure callback URL on the generation request to skip polling.

Kling Image to Video in Kling AI — start free