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Remix video

POST/videos/{video_id}/remix

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

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
video_id: string
Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
prompt: string

Updated text prompt that directs the remix generation.

maxLength32000
minLength1
ReturnsExpand Collapse
Video = object { id, completed_at, created_at, 10 more }

Structured information describing a generated video job.

id: string

Unique identifier for the video job.

completed_at: number

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

created_at: number

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

error: VideoCreateError { code, message }

Error payload that explains why generation failed, if applicable.

code: string

A machine-readable error code that was returned.

message: string

A human-readable description of the error that was returned.

expires_at: number

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

model: VideoModel

The video generation model that produced the job.

One of the following:
string
"sora-2" or "sora-2-pro" or "sora-2-2025-10-06" or 2 more
One of the following:
"sora-2"
"sora-2-pro"
"sora-2-2025-10-06"
"sora-2-pro-2025-10-06"
"sora-2-2025-12-08"
object: "video"

The object type, which is always video.

progress: number

Approximate completion percentage for the generation task.

prompt: string

The prompt that was used to generate the video.

remixed_from_video_id: string

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

seconds: string

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

size: VideoSize

The resolution of the generated video.

One of the following:
"720x1280"
"1280x720"
"1024x1792"
"1792x1024"
status: "queued" or "in_progress" or "completed" or "failed"

Current lifecycle status of the video job.

One of the following:
"queued"
"in_progress"
"completed"
"failed"

Remix video

curl -X POST https://api.openai.com/v1/videos/video_123/remix \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Extend the scene with the cat taking a bow to the cheering audience"
  }'

{
  "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"
}