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Videos

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Retrieve video 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.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

video_id: string

Query ParametersExpand Collapse

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

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

One of the following:

"video"

"thumbnail"

"spritesheet"

Retrieve video content

HTTP

HTTP

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Python

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Go

Ruby

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/videos/$VIDEO_ID/content \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

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