---
title: "Get a video"
method: GET
path: "/v1/videos/{videoId}"
tags: ["Videos"]
---

# Get a video

`GET /v1/videos/{videoId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dropl.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.dropl.io/v1/videos/{videoId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Requires the `videos:read` scope (see videos in your library).

## Path parameters

- `videoId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Success

- VideoDetail
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `publicId` string, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `status` 'uploading' | 'processing' | 'ready' | 'failed', required
  - `failureReason` string, nullable, required
  - `visibility` 'PUBLIC' | 'UNLISTED' | 'PRIVATE', required
  - `hasPassword` boolean, required
  - `watchPageEnabled` boolean, required
  - `folderId` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `durationMs` integer, nullable, required
  - `width` integer, nullable, required
  - `height` integer, nullable, required
  - `thumbnailUrl` string, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `deletedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `workspaceId` string, uuid, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `embedPolicy` 'INHERIT' | 'ANYWHERE' | 'ALLOWLIST' | 'DISABLED', required
  - `activeVersion` VideoVersion, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `versionNumber` integer, required
    - `status` 'uploading' | 'processing' | 'ready' | 'failed', required
    - `failureReason` string, nullable, required
    - `sourceFileName` string, nullable, required
    - `sourceSizeBytes` integer, nullable, required
    - `pendingUploadSessionId` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `readyAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `latestVersion` VideoVersion, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `versionNumber` integer, required
    - `status` 'uploading' | 'processing' | 'ready' | 'failed', required
    - `failureReason` string, nullable, required
    - `sourceFileName` string, nullable, required
    - `sourceSizeBytes` integer, nullable, required
    - `pendingUploadSessionId` string, uuid, nullable, required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `readyAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `purgeAfter` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `hasCustomThumbnail` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation failed
- `401`: `INVALID_API_KEY`: missing, invalid, expired, or revoked key
- `403`: `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE` (names the missing scope), `SITE_RESTRICTED_KEY`, or a plan limit
- `404`: Not found, or outside the key's sites
- `429`: Rate limited

---

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