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OpenAI Videos API

The Videos API from OpenAI — 8 operation(s) for videos.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

OpenAI Videos API is one of 51 APIs that OpenAI publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Videos. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 10 operations across 8 paths, and defines 21 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.openai.com/v1.

10 operations 8 paths 21 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET5 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.openai.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
OpenAI Support
License
MIT
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

OpenAI Videos API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 10

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Videos 10
POST
/videos
Create a new video generation job from a prompt and optional reference assets.
createVideo body → 200
GET
/videos
List recently generated videos for the current project.
ListVideos 3 params → 200
POST
/videos/characters
Create a character from an uploaded video.
CreateVideoCharacter body → 200
GET
/videos/characters/{character_id}
Fetch a character.
GetVideoCharacter 1 param → 200
POST
/videos/edits
Create a new video generation job by editing a source video or existing generated video.
CreateVideoEdit body → 200
POST
/videos/extensions
Create an extension of a completed video.
CreateVideoExtend body → 200
GET
/videos/{video_id}
Fetch the latest metadata for a generated video.
GetVideo 1 param → 200
DELETE
/videos/{video_id}
Permanently delete a completed or failed video and its stored assets.
DeleteVideo 1 param → 200
GET
/videos/{video_id}/content
Download the generated video bytes or a derived preview asset. Streams the rendered video content for the specified video job.
RetrieveVideoContent 2 params → 200
POST
/videos/{video_id}/remix
Create a remix of a completed video using a refreshed prompt.
CreateVideoRemix 1 param body → 200

Schemas 21

The contract defines 21 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are VideoResource (13 properties), VideoListResource (5 properties), CreateVideoMultipartBody (5 properties), CreateVideoJsonBody (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CreateVideoMultipartBody
object
Multipart parameters for creating a new video generation job.
5 properties 1 required
CreateVideoRemixBody
object
Parameters for remixing an existing generated video.
1 property 1 required
Error-2
object
An error that occurred while generating the response.
2 properties 2 required
ImageRefParam-2
object
2 properties
CreateVideoJsonBody
object
JSON parameters for creating a new video generation job.
5 properties 1 required
CreateVideoEditJsonBody
object
JSON parameters for editing an existing generated video.
2 properties 2 required
VideoStatus
string
CreateVideoCharacterBody
object
Parameters for creating a character from an uploaded video.
2 properties 2 required
VideoSeconds
string
VideoContentVariant
string
VideoCharacterResource
object
3 properties 3 required
CreateVideoExtendJsonBody
object
JSON parameters for extending an existing generated video.
3 properties 3 required
VideoListResource
object
5 properties 5 required
DeletedVideoResource
object
Confirmation payload returned after deleting a video.
3 properties 3 required
VideoSize
string
CreateVideoEditMultipartBody
object
Parameters for editing an existing generated video.
2 properties 2 required
OrderEnum
string
CreateVideoExtendMultipartBody
object
Multipart parameters for extending an existing generated video.
3 properties 3 required
VideoModel
VideoResource
object
Structured information describing a generated video job.
13 properties 13 required
VideoReferenceInputParam
object
Reference to the completed video.
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

openai-videos-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
openai:openai-videos-api
Base URL
https://api.openai.com
Docs
https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/overview
Provider
OpenAI
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