---
title: "Detect silences (returns cuts, does not apply them)"
method: POST
path: "/api/clips/{id}/silences"
tags: ["smart"]
---

# Detect silences (returns cuts, does not apply them)

`POST /api/clips/{id}/silences`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cliponit.app`
- URL: `https://cliponit.app/api/clips/{id}/silences`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `session`
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://cliponit.app/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://cliponit.app/oauth/token`, scopes: `clips`)

ffmpeg `silencedetect` on the clip; each silence trimmed by 80 ms on both sides, those shorter than `min_ms` dropped. Returns `{cuts}` in absolute source seconds — merge them into `cuts` of `updateClipEdit` to apply.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `min_ms` integer
- `threshold_db` number

## Response `200`

Silences

- object
  - `cuts` Cut[], required
    - `start` number, required
    - `end` number, required

## Other responses

- `404`: Resource not found or not owned by the user

---

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