---
title: "Changes to Create a new media description job"
method: POST
path: "/describe"
---

# Changes to Create a new media description job

`POST /describe`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 15 of 70 revisions.

- **2026-10-30** `23d3f240819f`: 5 info
- **2026-08-31** `85130a1f5247`: 2 info
- **2026-07-22** `c02e52ec2e28`: 2 info
- **2026-06-22** `dc094f0637ef`: 2 info
- **2026-06-12** `f90a8032c6ae`: 1 info
- **2026-04-27** `43191ed5a246`: 1 info
- **2026-03-16** `9dc639e1d66c`: 2 info
- **2026-03-11** `1d5d6115c0d0`: 17 info
- **2026-03-09** `3700d31a3ff8`: 7 info
- **2026-01-30** `2e7f65543b55`: 3 info
- **2025-12-12** `89641a9d6eb2`: 1 info
- **2025-11-13** `bad5473b6b88`: 2 info
- **2025-11-03** `86dd61a3e0f3`: 1 breaking, 7 warning, 3 info
- **2025-10-23** `711ac767a126`: 1 info
- **2025-10-17** `1c3cae3a41bc`: 7 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-30** `23d3f240819f`: 5 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `429`
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `509` status
- **2026-08-31** `85130a1f5247`: 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/prompt`
  - added the optional property `describe_config/prompt` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-22** `c02e52ec2e28`: 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/include_metadata`
  - added the optional property `file` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-06-22** `dc094f0637ef`: 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/participants`
  - added the optional property `describe_config/participants` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-06-12** `f90a8032c6ae`: 1 info
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/min_seconds` request property's min was decreased from `1.00` to `0.60`
- **2026-04-27** `43191ed5a246`: 1 info
  - added the new `transcript` enum value to the request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/narrative_config/strategy`
- **2026-03-16** `9dc639e1d66c`: 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/use_in_default_index`
  - added the optional property `use_in_default_index` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-03-11** `1d5d6115c0d0`: 17 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/include_chapters`
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/include_shots`
  - the `enable_audio_description` request property default value `false` was removed
  - the `enable_scene_text` request property default value `true` was removed
  - the `enable_speech` request property default value `true` was removed
  - the `enable_summary` request property default value `true` was removed
  - the `enable_visual_scene_description` request property default value `true` was removed
  - the `fill_gaps` request property default value `true` was removed
  - the `max_seconds` request property default value `300` was removed
  - the `max_width` request property default value `280` was removed
  - the `min_seconds` request property default value `1` was removed
  - the `strategy` request property default value `balanced` was removed
  - added the optional property `chapters` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/allOf[#/components/schemas/DescribeOutput]/speech/items/words` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `shots` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `total_chapters` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `total_shots` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-03-09** `3700d31a3ff8`: 7 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/fill_gaps`
  - the `max_seconds` request property default value `300` was added
  - the `min_seconds` request property default value `1` was added
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/max_seconds` request property's max was increased from `120.00` to `600.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/min_seconds` request property's max was increased from `120.00` to `600.00`
  - added the optional property `data/allOf[subschema #1]/segment_summary/items/thumbnail_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `thumbnail_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-01-30** `2e7f65543b55`: 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/narrative_config`
  - added the new `narrative` enum value to the request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/strategy`
  - added the optional property `segmentation_id` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-12-12** `89641a9d6eb2`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/keyframe_config`
- **2025-11-13** `bad5473b6b88`: 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/manual_config`
  - added the new `manual` enum value to the request property `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/strategy`
- **2025-11-03** `86dd61a3e0f3`: 1 breaking, 7 warning, 3 info
  - the `data` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `data/content` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/scene_text` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/segment_summary` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/speech` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/summary` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/title` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data/visual_scene_description` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the new optional request property `allOf[subschema #1]/enable_audio_description`
  - added the optional property `describe_config/enable_audio_description` to the response with the `200` status
  - added `#/components/schemas/DescribeOutput, subschema #1` to the `data` response property `allOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2025-10-23** `711ac767a126`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `duration_seconds` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-10-17** `1c3cae3a41bc`: 7 info
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/max_seconds` request property's max was increased from `60.00` to `120.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/min_seconds` request property's max was increased from `60.00` to `120.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/uniform_config/hop_seconds` request property's max was increased from `60.00` to `120.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/uniform_config/window_seconds` request property's max was increased from `60.00` to `120.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/max_seconds` request property's min was decreased from `2.00` to `1.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/shot_detector_config/min_seconds` request property's min was decreased from `2.00` to `1.00`
  - the `allOf[#/components/schemas/FileSegmentationConfig]/segmentation_config/uniform_config/window_seconds` request property's min was decreased from `2.00` to `1.00`

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