---
title: "Analyze a timeline transcript for edit decisions"
method: POST
path: "/v1/timeline-analysis"
tags: ["media"]
---

# Analyze a timeline transcript for edit decisions

`POST /v1/timeline-analysis`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cueframe.ai`
- URL: `https://api.cueframe.ai/v1/timeline-analysis`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://api.cueframe.ai/api/auth/mcp/authorize`, token URL `https://api.cueframe.ai/api/auth/mcp/token`, scopes: `media:write`)
  - API key in header `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`

Returns filler, silence-gap, and emphasis word indices for an editor timeline. Analysis settings are selected server-side and cannot be overridden.

## Request body

- TimelineAnalysisRequest: A bounded merged timeline transcript for CueFrame edit analysis. The server selects the model; clients cannot provide a provider, API key, or model override.
  - `words` object[], required
    - `text` string, required
    - `timelineStart` number, required
    - `timelineEnd` number, required
    - `clipId` string, required
    - `poolItemId` string, required
    - `sourceStart` number, required
    - `sourceEnd` number, required
    - `speakerId` string, nullable, required

## Response `200`

Timeline analysis completed.

- TimelineAnalysisResponse: CueFrame-model analysis of timeline word indices. Every returned index refers to the request's words array.
  - `fillers` integer[], required
  - `silenceGaps` integer[], required
  - `emphasis` integer[], required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request — validation_error / invalid_cursor / invalid_query.
- `401`: Missing or invalid Authorization header.
- `402`: Payment required — billing_required or x402 payment_*.
- `403`: Forbidden — permission insufficient.
- `422`: Unprocessable — invalid_composition / media_in_use / session_in_use / render_not_cancellable.
- `429`: Rate limited. Retry-After header present.
- `500`: Internal error.
- `503`: Service unavailable — billing_unavailable / honest-503 for runtime deps.

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