TwelveLabs

TwelveLabs Embed API

Create multimodal Marengo embeddings.

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Operations 4

POST /embed Create sync embeddings #
POST /embed/tasks Create an async embedding task #
GET /embed/tasks List async embedding tasks #
GET /embed/tasks/{task_id} Retrieve embedding task status and results #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/docs/concepts/indexes
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APIReference
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/api-reference/indexes/list
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Documentation
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/docs/filtering-indexes-and-tasks
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APIReference
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/api-reference/upload-content/tasks/create
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Documentation
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/docs/guides/search
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APIReference
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/api-reference/any-to-video-search/make-search-request
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Documentation
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/docs/guides/generate-text-from-video/summaries-chapters-and-highlights
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APIReference
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/api-reference/analyze-videos/analyze
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Documentation
https://www.twelvelabs.io/blog/introducing-twelve-labs-embed-api-open-beta
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APIReference
https://docs.twelvelabs.io/v1.3/api-reference/create-embeddings-v2/create-embeddings

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/twelvelabs/refs/heads/main/openapi/twelvelabs-embed-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/twelvelabs/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/twelvelabs-asyncapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/twelvelabs/refs/heads/main/collections/twelvelabs.postman_collection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

twelvelabs-embed-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TwelveLabs Analyze Embed API
  description: REST API for the TwelveLabs video-understanding platform. Upload and index video, run any-to-video semantic search (Marengo), generate text from video (Pegasus) - open-ended analysis, gist, and summaries - and create multimodal embeddings. All requests are authenticated with an `x-api-key` header.
  termsOfService: https://www.twelvelabs.io/terms-of-use
  contact:
    name: TwelveLabs Support
    url: https://docs.twelvelabs.io
    email: support@twelvelabs.io
  version: '1.3'
servers:
- url: https://api.twelvelabs.io/v1.3
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Embed
  description: Create multimodal Marengo embeddings.
paths:
  /embed:
    post:
      operationId: createEmbeddings
      tags:
      - Embed
      summary: Create sync embeddings
      description: Creates Marengo embeddings for text, image, audio, or short video in a single shared multimodal vector space. For longer audio/video, use the asynchronous embedding task endpoints.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - model_name
              properties:
                model_name:
                  type: string
                  description: The Marengo embedding model, e.g. Marengo-retrieval-2.7.
                text:
                  type: string
                  description: Text to embed.
                image_url:
                  type: string
                image_file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                audio_url:
                  type: string
                audio_file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                video_url:
                  type: string
                  description: URL of a short (<10 min) video to embed.
                video_file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingResponse'
  /embed/tasks:
    post:
      operationId: createEmbeddingTask
      tags:
      - Embed
      summary: Create an async embedding task
      description: Creates an asynchronous embedding task for longer audio and video (up to several hours). Results are stored for seven days.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - model_name
              properties:
                model_name:
                  type: string
                video_url:
                  type: string
                video_file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                video_embedding_scopes:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - clip
                    - video
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _id:
                    type: string
    get:
      operationId: listEmbeddingTasks
      tags:
      - Embed
      summary: List async embedding tasks
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: page_limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          maximum: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingTask'
                  page_info:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageInfo'
  /embed/tasks/{task_id}:
    get:
      operationId: retrieveEmbeddingTask
      tags:
      - Embed
      summary: Retrieve embedding task status and results
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TaskId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingTask'
components:
  schemas:
    EmbeddingResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        model_name:
          type: string
        text_embedding:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingSegments'
        image_embedding:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingSegments'
        audio_embedding:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingSegments'
        video_embedding:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingSegments'
    PageInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        limit_per_page:
          type: integer
        total_results:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        total_page:
          type: integer
        next_page_token:
          type: string
        prev_page_token:
          type: string
    EmbeddingSegments:
      type: object
      properties:
        segments:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              float:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: number
              start_offset_sec:
                type: number
              end_offset_sec:
                type: number
              embedding_scope:
                type: string
                enum:
                - clip
                - video
    EmbeddingTask:
      type: object
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
        model_name:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - processing
          - ready
          - failed
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        video_embedding:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmbeddingSegments'
  parameters:
    TaskId:
      name: task_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Unique identifier of the task.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: TwelveLabs API key sent in the `x-api-key` request header.