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Videos

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Retrieve video content

$ openai videos download-content

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.

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--video-id: string

The identifier of the video whose media to download.

--variant: optional "video" or "thumbnail" or "spritesheet"

Which downloadable asset to return. Defaults to the MP4 video.

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unnamed_schema_6: file path

Retrieve video content

CLI Tool

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

Java

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Ruby

CLI Tool

openai videos download-content \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --video-id video_123

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