---
title: "Refill a terminal clip batch"
method: POST
path: "/clip-batches/{batch_id}/recover"
tags: ["Clip Creation"]
---

# Refill a terminal clip batch

`POST /clip-batches/{batch_id}/recover`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://blitzreels.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://blitzreels.com/api/v1/clip-batches/{batch_id}/recover`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Preserves accepted clips and creates an official recovery batch in the same project folder for the missing count.

## Path parameters

- `batch_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `target_clip_count` integer, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `source_batch_id` string, required
  - `recovery_batch_id` string, nullable, required
  - `project_folder_id` string, required
  - `status` 'satisfied' | 'queued' | 'waiting' | 'failed', required
  - `target_clip_count` integer, required
  - `retained_clip_count` integer, required
  - `refill_clip_count` integer, required
  - `unfilled_clip_count` integer, required
  - `processing_run_id` string, nullable, required
  - `queue_reason` string, nullable, required
  - `next_action` 'poll' | 'stop', required
  - `duration_policy` object, required
    - `mode` 'quality_first', required
    - `target_max_seconds` number, nullable, required
    - `suggestion_boundaries_preserved` true, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input data
- `401`: Authorization not provided
- `403`: Insufficient access
- `500`: Internal server error

---

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