---
title: "Get shorts generation status by ID"
method: GET
path: "/api/agent/shorts/{id}"
tags: ["Shorts"]
---

# Get shorts generation status by ID

`GET /api/agent/shorts/{id}`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Generation status

- ShortsStatusResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `status` 'generating' | 'completed' | 'failed', required
  - `credits_charged` integer, required
  - `video_url` string, uri, nullable, required
  - `error` string, nullable, required
  - `subtitles_applied` boolean, required
  - `subtitle_warning` string, nullable, required
  - `provider` string, nullable — Provider that produced the completed video.
  - `model` string, nullable — Provider model used for the completed video.
  - `provider_strategy` string, nullable — Requested provider strategy for the completed video.
  - `requested_duration_seconds` 5 | 10 | 15 | null, nullable
  - `actual_duration_seconds` number, nullable
  - `provider_billed_seconds` integer, nullable
  - `billed_duration` 5 | 10 | 15 | null, nullable
  - `generation_cost_usd` number, nullable
  - `generation_cost_source` string, nullable
  - `provider_attempts` ShortsProviderAttempt[], required
    - `provider` 'xAI' | 'Veo' | 'Veo+Merge', required
    - `model` string, required
    - `status` 'started' | 'succeeded' | 'failed' | 'skipped', required
    - `requestedDurationSeconds` 5 | 10 | 15, required
    - `providerBilledSeconds` number, required
    - `generationCostUsd` number, required
    - `costSource` string, required
    - `error` string
  - `downgraded_from_duration` 5 | 10 | 15 | null, nullable

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not found
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

> 28 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-05-02** `1b40d6cae615` — 11 info
  - added the optional property `actual_duration_seconds` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `billed_duration` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `downgraded_from_duration` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `generation_cost_source` to the response with the `200` status
  - …7 more
- **2026-03-01** `2df2182b5901` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/citedy/apis/citedy-agent-api/changes/api/agent/shorts/:id/get.md)

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