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Argil Videos API

Create, render, and manage avatar videos.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Argil Assets Videos API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Argil API programmatically generates AI avatar videos. Create a video from moments (transcript or audio) mapped to an avatar and voice, render it asynchronously, clone avatars and voices, manage B-roll assets, and receive render events via webhooks. All requests authenticate with an `x-api-key` header.
  contact:
    name: Argil
    url: https://www.argil.ai
  termsOfService: https://www.argil.ai/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.argil.ai/v1
  description: Argil production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Videos
  description: Create, render, and manage avatar videos.
paths:
  /videos:
    post:
      tags:
      - Videos
      operationId: createVideo
      summary: Create a new video
      description: Creates a video from an array of moments. Each moment binds a transcript or audio URL to an avatar and voice. The video is created in an IDLE state and must be rendered to produce an MP4.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateVideoRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Video created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
    get:
      tags:
      - Videos
      operationId: listVideos
      summary: List videos
      description: Returns a paginated list of videos for the authenticated account.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of videos.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
                  page:
                    type: integer
                  pageSize:
                    type: integer
                  total:
                    type: integer
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /videos/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Videos
      operationId: getVideo
      summary: Get a video
      description: Retrieves a single video by its ID, including status and output URLs.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested video.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Videos
      operationId: deleteVideo
      summary: Delete a video
      description: Permanently deletes a video by its ID.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Video deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /videos/{id}/render:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VideoId'
    post:
      tags:
      - Videos
      operationId: renderVideo
      summary: Render a video
      description: Triggers asynchronous rendering of a video. Optionally accepts a one-shot `callbackUrl` (HTTPS) that receives a webhook when this specific render completes.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                callbackUrl:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                  description: Optional HTTPS URL to receive a one-shot notification when this render completes.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Render started; returns the updated video with status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    PageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 20
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
    VideoId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  schemas:
    CreateVideoRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - moments
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Video title.
        moments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Moment'
        subtitles:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subtitles'
        aspectRatio:
          type: string
          enum:
          - '16:9'
          - '9:16'
        enableAutoBrolls:
          type: boolean
        model:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ARGIL_V1
          - ARGIL_ATOM
        extras:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Up to 10 custom key-value pairs (max 256 chars each).
    Moment:
      type: object
      description: A segment of a video pairing a script or audio with an avatar and voice.
      properties:
        transcript:
          type: string
          maxLength: 500
          description: Text the avatar speaks. Mutually exclusive with audioUrl.
        audioUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL of pre-recorded audio (up to ~40s). Mutually exclusive with transcript.
        avatarId:
          type: string
          description: Avatar that presents this moment.
        voiceId:
          type: string
          description: Voice used to synthesize the transcript.
        gestureSlug:
          type: string
          description: Optional gesture applied during the moment.
        zoom:
          type: number
          description: Optional zoom level for the moment.
      required:
      - avatarId
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
        statusCode:
          type: integer
    Video:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - IDLE
          - GENERATING_AUDIO
          - GENERATING_VIDEO
          - DONE
          - FAILED
        duration:
          type: number
          nullable: true
        aspectRatio:
          type: string
        moments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Moment'
        videoUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        videoUrlSubtitled:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        previewUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        extras:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Subtitles:
      type: object
      properties:
        enabled:
          type: boolean
        style:
          type: string
        position:
          type: string
        size:
          type: integer
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: Request validation failed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key issued in the Argil dashboard.