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Videos

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Retrieve video content

videos.download_content(video_id, **kwargs) -> StringIO

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

variant: :video | :thumbnail | :spritesheet

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

One of the following:

:video

:thumbnail

:spritesheet

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StringIO

Retrieve video content

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Ruby

require "openai"

openai = OpenAI::Client.new

response = openai.videos.download_content("video_123")

puts(response)

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