Video Editing API
One call applies named operations to a clip: caption, emoji and keyword-highlight toggles, filler-word and pause removal, section trim, split, drop and reorder, phrase cutting, caption colour, position and casing, dubbing, and undo.
Removal operations shorten the clip and keep video, captions and audio in sync, so you are not re-aligning subtitles afterwards.
What separates an editing API from a render farm
Edits stay in sync
Cutting a phrase or a pause shortens the clip and moves captions and audio with it. The output is a finished clip, not a timeline you still have to repair.
It knows what was said
Transcripts come back as paragraphs with start and end times in seconds, an optional speaker, and per-word timings, which is what makes phrase-level cuts possible.
Undo is an operation
Undo is part of the same named-operation set, so an automated edit pass can roll a step back instead of rebuilding the clip from scratch.
Fix captions without opening an editor
Toggle captions, emoji and keyword highlights, change caption colour, position and casing, or correct a single typo in one clip.
The preview re-renders after the call, so the next read shows the corrected cut.
Fix captions without opening an editor
Toggle captions, emoji and keyword highlights, change caption colour, position and casing, or correct a single typo in one clip.
The preview re-renders after the call, so the next read shows the corrected cut.
Ship clean audio by default
Filler-word and pause removal run as operations on an existing clip, or as enableRemoveFillerWords at submit time.
Either way the um, uh and dead air come out before anyone watches.
Ship clean audio by default
Filler-word and pause removal run as operations on an existing clip, or as enableRemoveFillerWords at submit time.
Either way the um, uh and dead air come out before anyone watches.
Get real files, not previews
Listing and describing clips returns preview URLs. HD downloads come from the export call, one clip at a time or a whole collection at once.
Build that into your pipeline and nothing ships at preview quality by accident.
Get real files, not previews
Listing and describing clips returns preview URLs. HD downloads come from the export call, one clip at a time or a whole collection at once.
Build that into your pipeline and nothing ships at preview quality by accident.
From key to edited clip
Create a key
API access is on Pro (Beta), Max and Business plans. Generate the key in the OpusClip dashboard under API Access, and keep it in the environment that launches your code.
Create a project
POST a source URL to /api/clip-projects, or request an upload link for a local file. Inputs run up to 10 hours and 30GB.
Apply operations
Edit the clip with named operations in a single call: trims, splits, reorders, caption changes, filler-word removal, dubbing.
Export
Pull the HD download for the clip or the whole collection, and send a signed webhook to your own service when the render completes.
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What the API covers
Trim, split, drop, reorder
Section-level operations on an existing clip, applied in one request.
Caption control
Toggle captions and emoji, highlight keywords, and set colour, position and casing.
Filler words and pauses
Remove them as an edit operation or set the flag when the project is created.
Clip dubbing
Dub a clip as a named operation. Note that dubbing runs on the MCP server surface, not the Claude connector.
Censor jobs
POST /api/censor-jobs bleeps or masks flagged content, with a status endpoint to poll.
Transcripts
GET /api/transcripts returns paragraphs, speakers and per-word timings for the source video.
Brand templates
Fetch available templates and apply one per project so edits inherit your styling.
Predictable limits
30 requests a minute per key on core project and clip endpoints, with 429 when you exceed it.
What people are saying
"I love that it's AI can find the best moments from a podcast or livestream instead of having to ask my client for specific timestamps, and will even add subtitles, effects and media to the videos as well."
Anonymous
"Simple and easy. Just upload the video and everything else is taken care of. Generally it picks great snapshots to use a YouTube shorts."
Erik-Jon M.
"OpusClip is AMAZING! I love how quickly it deconstructs longer videos into short clips with ratings and descriptions. It has made me more thoughtful in my speeches."
Steve W.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this API edit an existing video or only make new clips?
Both. Creating a project cuts a long video into clips, and the edit call then applies named operations to a clip you already have, including trims, splits, reorders, caption fixes and filler-word removal.
How many requests can I make per minute?
30 per minute per API key on the core project and clip endpoints. Going over returns 429, and the social posting endpoints have their own per-endpoint limits, mostly 1 to 10 requests per second.
How do I get a downloadable file?
Call the export endpoint. Listing and describing clips returns preview URLs only; the HD download URL comes from exporting a single clip or an entire collection.
Which plans include API access?
Pro (Beta), Max and Business. Pro Beta and Max include 15 hours or 900 credits of API usage per workspace per calendar month, and Business limits follow the contract.
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