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# ModelsLabs

## Prerequisites

You need to install the `requests` library.

```bash theme={null}
uv pip install requests
```

Set the `MODELS_LAB_API_KEY` environment variable.

```bash theme={null}
export MODELS_LAB_API_KEY=****
```

## Example

The following agent will use ModelsLabs to generate a video based on a text prompt.

```python cookbook/14_tools/models_labs_tools.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.models_labs import ModelsLabsTools

# Create an Agent with the ModelsLabs tool
agent = Agent(tools=[ModelsLabsTools()], name="ModelsLabs Agent")

agent.print_response("Generate a video of a beautiful sunset over the ocean", markdown=True)
```

## Toolkit Params

| Parameter             | Type   | Default | Description                                                                |
| --------------------- | ------ | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `api_key`             | `str`  | `None`  | The ModelsLab API key for authentication                                   |
| `wait_for_completion` | `bool` | `False` | Whether to wait for the video to be ready                                  |
| `add_to_eta`          | `int`  | `15`    | Time to add to the ETA to account for the time it takes to fetch the video |
| `max_wait_time`       | `int`  | `60`    | Maximum time to wait for the video to be ready                             |
| `file_type`           | `str`  | `"mp4"` | The type of file to generate                                               |

## Toolkit Functions

| Function         | Description                                     |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `generate_media` | Generates a video or gif based on a text prompt |

## Developer Resources

* View [Tools](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/libs/agno/agno/tools/models_labs.py)