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POST
/
v1
/
videos
/
{id}
/
duplicate
Duplicate a video
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/duplicate \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "My Video (Copy)",
  "trim": {
    "chapterIndex": 0,
    "endTime": 60,
    "startTime": 10.5
  }
}
'
{
  "video": {
    "aspectRatio": "16:9",
    "chapters": [
      {
        "description": "Overview of what we'll cover",
        "timestampSeconds": 0,
        "title": "Introduction"
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "description": "Learn how to create and share your first video",
    "durationSeconds": 125.5,
    "exports": [
      {
        "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.tella.tv/exports/vid_abc123/video.mp4",
        "exportId": "exp_abc123def456",
        "progress": 100,
        "status": "completed",
        "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ],
    "id": "vid_abc123def456",
    "links": {
      "embedPage": "https://www.tella.tv/video/vid_abc123def456/embed",
      "viewPage": "https://www.tella.tv/video/vid_abc123def456/view"
    },
    "name": "Getting Started with Tella",
    "playlistIds": [
      "pl_abc123",
      "pl_def456"
    ],
    "settings": {
      "allowedEmbedDomains": [
        "example.com",
        "mysite.org"
      ],
      "captionsDefaultEnabled": true,
      "commentEmailsEnabled": false,
      "commentsEnabled": true,
      "customThumbnailURL": "https://example.com/custom-thumbnail.jpg",
      "defaultPlaybackRate": 1,
      "downloadsEnabled": true,
      "linkScope": "public",
      "publishDateEnabled": true,
      "rawDownloadsEnabled": false,
      "searchEngineIndexingEnabled": true,
      "transcriptsEnabled": true,
      "viewCountEnabled": true
    },
    "thumbnails": {
      "large": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      },
      "medium": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      },
      "small": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      },
      "xl": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      }
    },
    "transcript": {
      "language": "en",
      "sentences": [
        {
          "endSeconds": 2.3,
          "startSeconds": 0.5,
          "text": "Hello and welcome to this tutorial."
        }
      ],
      "status": "ready",
      "text": "Hello and welcome to this tutorial..."
    },
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T14:45:00.000Z",
    "views": 1234
  }
}

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 duplicating a video

​
name
string

Name for the duplicated video. Defaults to original name with ' (Copy)' suffix.

Required string length: 1 - 255
Example:

"My Video (Copy)"

​
trim
object

Optional trim parameters. Specify startTime+endTime for time range trim (duration must be at least 1 second), or chapterIndex to extract a specific chapter.

Response

OK

​
video
object
required

Detailed information about a video including chapters, transcript, and exports