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."
}
}Videos
Start a video export
Starts an export of the specified video. Returns the export status including download URL when completed.
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
API key obtained from your Tella account settings
Path Parameters
Unique video identifier
Example:
"vid_abc123def456"
Body
application/json
Request body for exporting a video
Frames per second. 60fps may require paid plan.
Available options:
30, 60 Example:
"30"
Export granularity: video (full video), clips (one file per clip), raw (original uploads)
Available options:
video, clips, raw Example:
"video"
Export resolution. Default is 1080p.
Available options:
1080p, 4k Example:
"1080p"
Playback speed multiplier
Available options:
1, 2, 0.5, 0.75, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 Example:
"1"
Burn subtitles into the video
Example:
false
Response
OK
Response containing export status
Status of a video export job
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
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