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Remix video

Deprecated: The Sora API is scheduled to permanently shut down on September 24, 2026.

Video videos().remix(VideoRemixParamsparams, RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())

POST/videos/{video_id}/remix

Create a remix of a completed video using a refreshed prompt.

ParametersExpand Collapse

VideoRemixParams params

Optional<String> videoId

String prompt

Updated text prompt that directs the remix generation.

minLength1

maxLength32000

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class Video:

Structured information describing a generated video job.

String id

Unique identifier for the video job.

Optional<Long> completedAt

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job completed, if finished.

formatunixtime

long createdAt

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job was created.

formatunixtime

Optional<VideoCreateError> error

Error payload that explains why generation failed, if applicable.

Optional<Long> expiresAt

Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the downloadable assets expire, if set.

formatunixtime

VideoModel model

The video generation model that produced the job.

JsonValue; object_ "video"constant"video"constant

The object type, which is always video.

long progress

Approximate completion percentage for the generation task.

Optional<String> prompt

The prompt that was used to generate the video.

Optional<String> remixedFromVideoId

Identifier of the source video if this video is a remix.

VideoSeconds seconds

Duration of the generated clip in seconds. For extensions, this is the stitched total duration.

VideoSize size

The resolution of the generated video.

Status status

Current lifecycle status of the video job.

Remix video

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package com.openai.example;

import com.openai.client.OpenAIClient;
import com.openai.client.okhttp.OpenAIOkHttpClient;
import com.openai.models.videos.Video;
import com.openai.models.videos.VideoRemixParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OpenAIClient client = OpenAIOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        VideoRemixParams params = VideoRemixParams.builder()
            .videoId("video_123")
            .prompt("Extend the scene with the cat taking a bow to the cheering audience")
            .build();
        Video video = client.videos().remix(params);
    }
}

{
  "id": "video_456",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1712698600,
  "size": "720x1280",
  "seconds": "8",
  "remixed_from_video_id": "video_123"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "video_456",
  "object": "video",
  "model": "sora-2",
  "status": "queued",
  "progress": 0,
  "created_at": 1712698600,
  "size": "720x1280",
  "seconds": "8",
  "remixed_from_video_id": "video_123"
}