aid: heygen
name: HeyGen
description: >-
  HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that creates studio-quality
  avatar videos, voice clones, and translated video content from simple
  text prompts. The product line includes Avatar V (digital twins), Photo
  Avatar, Avatar IV, the Starfish text-to-speech engine, the Video Agent
  API, Video Translation, and Lipsync. HeyGen serves sales, marketing,
  e-learning, and localization teams with both self-serve pay-as-you-go
  API access (starting at a $5 minimum) and enterprise contracts. The
  company is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant and has powered 50M+
  generated videos.
type: Index
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Generative AI
  - Video
  - Avatars
  - Voice Cloning
  - Text To Speech
  - Lipsync
  - Translation
  - Streaming
  - MCP
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/heygen/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
  - aid: heygen:heygen-api
    name: HeyGen API
    description: >-
      The HeyGen REST API exposes video generation, avatar management,
      text-to-speech (Starfish), video translation, and lipsync capabilities.
      It supports avatar videos generated from a single text prompt via the
      Video Agent API, as well as fine-grained programmatic control over
      avatars, voices, backgrounds, and layouts.
    humanURL: https://developers.heygen.com/
    baseURL: https://api.heygen.com/v3
    tags:
      - Video
      - Avatars
      - Voices
      - Lipsync
      - Translation
      - Text To Speech
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.heygen.com/
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://developers.heygen.com/docs/quick-start
      - type: SignUp
        url: https://app.heygen.com/signup
      - type: API
        url: https://developers.heygen.com/reference
      - type: Pricing
        url: https://www.heygen.com/pricing
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.heygen.com/docs/authentication
    features:
      - name: Video Agent API
        description: >-
          Generate complete avatar videos from a single text prompt with no
          manual setup.
      - name: Video Generation API
        description: >-
          Programmatically control avatars, voices, backgrounds, and layouts
          to compose videos.
      - name: Digital Twin Avatars (Avatar V)
        description: >-
          Create photorealistic digital twins of real people for enterprise
          and creator use.
      - name: Photo Avatar and Avatar IV
        description: >-
          Generate talking avatars from a single photo with multiple model
          tiers.
      - name: Starfish Text-to-Speech
        description: >-
          Natural voice synthesis used for narration across video and audio
          workflows.
      - name: Video Translation
        description: >-
          Translate and dub videos into 175+ languages with preserved
          lip-sync.
      - name: Lipsync
        description: >-
          Swap audio in existing videos with automatic lip synchronization
          (Precision and Speed models).
      - name: Streaming Avatars
        description: >-
          Real-time interactive avatar streaming for conversational
          experiences.
      - name: Webhooks
        description: >-
          Subscribe to events such as video completion for downstream
          automation.
      - name: MCP and Skills
        description: >-
          Connect HeyGen to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol or
          coding-agent Skills.
    useCases:
      - name: Personalized Sales Outreach
        description: >-
          Send 1:1 personalized prospect videos at scale.
      - name: E-Learning and Training
        description: >-
          Produce and update course content without re-recording.
      - name: Marketing Localization
        description: >-
          Translate hero videos into dozens of languages with preserved
          presenter likeness.
      - name: Podcast Repurposing
        description: >-
          Convert audio content into avatar-narrated video.
      - name: Conversational Avatars
        description: >-
          Build interactive avatar agents for support and onboarding.
    integrations:
      - name: Claude
      - name: Claude Code
      - name: Cursor
      - name: Zapier
      - name: Make
      - name: Webhooks
      - name: OAuth (MCP)
    authentication:
      - type: API Key
        description: >-
          API keys generated in the HeyGen dashboard are passed in the
          X-Api-Key header; MCP-based connections use OAuth.
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.heygen.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.heygen.com
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.heygen.com/blog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.heygen.com/pricing
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.heygen.com/policy
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.heygen.com/privacy-policy
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/HeyGen_Official
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heygen
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developers.heygen.com/changelog
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: https://developers.heygen.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com