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POST
/
v1
/
videos
/
{id}
/
exports
Start a video export
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "fps": "30",
  "granularity": "video",
  "resolution": "1080p",
  "speed": "1",
  "subtitles": false
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports"

payload = {
"fps": "30",
"granularity": "video",
"resolution": "1080p",
"speed": "1",
"subtitles": False
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
fps: '30',
granularity: 'video',
resolution: '1080p',
speed: '1',
subtitles: false
})
};

fetch('https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'fps' => '30',
'granularity' => 'video',
'resolution' => '1080p',
'speed' => '1',
'subtitles' => false
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"fps\": \"30\",\n \"granularity\": \"video\",\n \"resolution\": \"1080p\",\n \"speed\": \"1\",\n \"subtitles\": false\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"fps\": \"30\",\n \"granularity\": \"video\",\n \"resolution\": \"1080p\",\n \"speed\": \"1\",\n \"subtitles\": false\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/exports")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"fps\": \"30\",\n \"granularity\": \"video\",\n \"resolution\": \"1080p\",\n \"speed\": \"1\",\n \"subtitles\": false\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "export": {
    "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.tella.tv/exports/vid_abc123/video.mp4",
    "exportId": "exp_abc123def456",
    "progress": 100,
    "status": "completed",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T15:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
{
"error": {
"code": "bad_request",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#bad-request",
"message": "The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters."
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unauthorized",
"message": "Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key."
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#forbidden",
"message": "You don't have permission to access this resource."
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#not-found",
"message": "The requested resource was not found."
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "unprocessable_entity",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unprocessable-entity",
"message": "The request was well-formed but contained semantic errors."
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#rate-limit-exceeded",
"message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down."
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "internal_server_error",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#internal-server-error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred on the server."
}
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key obtained from your Tella account settings

Path Parameters

id
string
required

Unique video identifier

Example:

"vid_abc123def456"

Body

application/json

Request body for exporting a video

fps
enum<string>

Frames per second. 60fps may require paid plan.

Available options:
30,
60
Example:

"30"

granularity
enum<string>

Export granularity: video (full video), clips (one file per clip), raw (original uploads)

Available options:
video,
clips,
raw
Example:

"video"

resolution
enum<string>

Export resolution. Default is 1080p.

Available options:
1080p,
4k
Example:

"1080p"

speed
enum<string>

Playback speed multiplier

Available options:
1,
2,
0.5,
0.75,
1.25,
1.5,
1.75
Example:

"1"

subtitles
boolean

Burn subtitles into the video

Example:

false

Response

OK

Response containing export status

export
object
required

Status of a video export job