---
title: "Download video content"
method: GET
path: "/videos/{video_id}/content"
tags: ["Videos"]
deprecated: true
---

# Download video content

`GET /videos/{video_id}/content`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openai.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.openai.com/v1/videos/{video_id}/content`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

> **Deprecated.**

Download the generated video bytes or a derived preview asset.

Streams the rendered video content for the specified video job.

## Path parameters

- `video_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `variant` 'video' | 'thumbnail' | 'spritesheet'

## Response `200`

The video bytes or preview asset that matches the requested variant.

- string

## Other responses

- `400`: The request or content variant is invalid, or the organization does not support video generation.
- `404`: The video was not found or is not ready, its download is unavailable or expired, or the Videos API is unavailable.
- `500`: The requested video media is unavailable.

## Changes

- **2026-10-06** `487892d3954e`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `500` status
- **2026-10-05** `7f654af7f94f`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/omnistack-sh/apis/openai-api/changes/videos/:video_id/content/get.md)

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