Descript Export from Descript API

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  description: Descript API documentation.
  version: '1.2'
  title: Descript API Endpoints Export from Descript API
  x-logo:
    url: assets/descript-logo.svg
    altText: Descript
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.descript.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://descriptapi.com/v1
tags:
- name: Export from Descript
  description: 'Users of Descript currently have three options to export their edited content. They can export files in various

    formats, share a Descript link, or use our [one-click cloud export](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043869551-Becoming-a-Supported-Content-Hosting-Partner)

    to publish directly to a partner.


    ### Roundtrip Metadata

    If Project data previously came from a partner via an Edit in Descript schema then any Descript Export pages

    will include `<meta/>` tags which contains the `partner_drive_id` and `source_id` provided when originally

    importing into Descript. This allows partners to deduplicate data returning back to partner systems after

    editing in Descript. Both partner and source properties are included on all public Descript Export pages.


    ```

    <meta property="descript:partner" content="9121bf3a-60fe-4a31-ad59-ed32df610cc3" />

    <meta property="descript:source" content="409148bd-81aa-4af6-a9c3-29b761506f3a" />

    ```

    '
paths:
  /published_projects/{publishedProjectSlug}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Export from Descript
      summary: Get Published Project Metadata
      description: 'Retrieve metadata for a published Descript project by its URL slug. This endpoint provides information

        about the published project including title, duration, publisher details, privacy settings, and subtitles.


        This endpoint requires authentication using a personal token and is subject to rate limiting of 1000

        requests per hour per user.

        '
      operationId: getPublishedProjectMetadata
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: publishedProjectSlug
        description: The unique URL slug identifying the published project
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved published project metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedProjectMetadata'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing authentication token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedProjectPrivateError'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - user does not have access to this published project.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedProjectForbiddenError'
        '404':
          description: Not found - published project does not exist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedProjectError'
        '409':
          description: Conflict - published project is in an invalid state (processing or failed).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishedProjectConflictError'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error429Response'
components:
  schemas:
    PublishedProjectMetadata:
      type: object
      description: Metadata for a successfully published Descript project
      properties:
        download_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A time-limited signed URL for downloading the original published media file. See download_url_expires_at for expiration date.
          example: https://storage.googleapis.com/bucket/file.mp4?X-Goog-Signature=...
        download_url_expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the download_url expires. Present when download_url is present.
          example: '2025-01-16T10:30:00.000Z'
        project_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier of the source Descript project
          example: 12345678-1234-5678-1234-567812345678
        publish_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - audio
          - video
          - audiogram
          description: The type of published project
          example: video
        privacy:
          type: string
          enum:
          - public
          - unlisted
          - private
          - drive
          - password
          description: The access permission level for this published project
          example: unlisted
        metadata:
          type: object
          description: Detailed metadata about the published project
          properties:
            title:
              type: string
              description: The title of the published project
              example: My Video Project
            duration_seconds:
              type: number
              description: Duration of the published content in seconds (rounded to nearest millisecond)
              example: 125.456
            duration_formatted:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable duration in HH:MM:SS format
              example: 00:02:05
            published_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: ISO 8601 timestamp of when the project was published
              example: '2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z'
            published_by:
              type: object
              description: Information about the user who published the project
              properties:
                first_name:
                  type: string
                  description: First name of the publisher
                  example: Jane
                last_name:
                  type: string
                  description: Last name of the publisher
                  example: Doe
        subtitles:
          type: string
          description: Full VTT-formatted subtitle/caption content for the published project
          example: WEBVTT\n\n00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.000\nWelcome to my video
      required:
      - project_id
      - publish_type
      - privacy
      - metadata
      - subtitles
    PublishedProjectPrivateError:
      type: object
      description: Error response when published project is private to drive and user is unauthenticated
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
          - unauthorized
          description: Error type identifier
          example: unauthorized
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Private to drive, user must log in to account with access.
    Error429:
      description: 'Rate limit exceeded response. When this error is returned, the response includes headers

        to help you implement proper retry logic:

        - `Retry-After`: Number of seconds to wait before retrying

        - `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: Requests remaining in current window

        - `X-RateLimit-Consumed`: Requests consumed in current window

        '
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code indicating rate limit was exceeded
          example: rate_limit_exceeded
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Too many requests
      required:
      - error
      - message
    PublishedProjectConflictError:
      type: object
      description: Error response when published project is in an invalid state
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
          - conflict
          description: Error type identifier
          example: conflict
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Published in invalid state
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - processing
          - failed
          description: Current state of the published project
          example: processing
      required:
      - error
      - message
      - state
    PublishedProjectForbiddenError:
      type: object
      description: Error response when the user does not have access to the published project
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
          - forbidden
          description: Error type identifier
          example: forbidden
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: User id 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 does not have access to this project
    PublishedProjectError:
      type: object
      description: Error response for published project requests
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
          - not_found
          - unauthorized
          - forbidden
          description: Error type identifier
          example: not_found
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Published project not found
      required:
      - error
      - message
  responses:
    Error429Response:
      description: 'Too many requests - rate limit exceeded.

        Use the `Retry-After` header to determine when to retry.

        '
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Number of seconds to wait before retrying the request
          schema:
            type: integer
          example: 30
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: Number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window
          schema:
            type: integer
          example: 0
        X-RateLimit-Consumed:
          description: Number of requests consumed in the current rate limit window
          schema:
            type: integer
          example: 100
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error429'
          examples:
            rate_limit:
              summary: Rate limit exceeded
              value:
                error: rate_limit_exceeded
                message: Too many requests. Please try again later.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Personal API token created in Descript Settings → API Tokens. See the Authentication section for details.
x-tagGroups:
- name: Early Access Public API
  tags:
  - Getting started
  - Using the CLI
  - API Endpoints
  - Direct file upload
  - Authentication
  - Rate Limiting
- name: Partner APIs
  tags:
  - Edit in Descript
  - Export from Descript