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Videos

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Retrieve video content

client.videos.downloadContent(stringvideoID, VideoDownloadContentParams { variant } query?, RequestOptionsoptions?): Response

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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videoID: string

query: VideoDownloadContentParams { variant }

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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unnamed_schema_5 = Response

Retrieve video content

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import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI();

const response = await client.videos.downloadContent('video_123');

console.log(response);

const content = await response.blob();
console.log(content);

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