---
title: "Get video translate caption"
method: GET
path: "/v2/video_translate/caption"
tags: ["Video Translate"]
---

# Get video translate caption

`GET /v2/video_translate/caption`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.heygen.com`
- URL: `https://api.heygen.com/v2/video_translate/caption`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Get the caption file (SRT or VTT format) for a completed video translation. The translation must have status "completed" — use get_video to check status first. Requires enable_caption=true when creating the translation.

## Query parameters

- `video_translate_id` string, required
- `caption_type` 'vtt' | 'srt', required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` VideoTranslateCaptionGetResponse
    - `caption_url` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request parameters
- `401`: Authentication failed
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `7dfa5e59b4f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/heygen/apis/heygen-external-api/changes/v2/video_translate/caption/get.md)

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