---
title: "Create a video"
method: POST
path: "/videos"
tags: ["Videos"]
deprecated: true
---

# Create a video

`POST /videos`

## Request

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

> **Deprecated.**

Create a new video generation job from a prompt and optional reference assets.

## Request body

- CreateVideoJsonBody: JSON parameters for creating a new video generation job.
  - `model` union
    - string
    - 'sora-2' | 'sora-2-pro' | 'sora-2-2025-10-06' | 'sora-2-pro-2025-10-06' | 'sora-2-2025-12-08'
  - `prompt` string, required: Text prompt that describes the video to generate.
  - `input_reference` ImageRefParam2
    - `image_url` string, uri: A fully qualified URL or base64-encoded data URL.
    - `file_id` string
  - `seconds` '4' | '8' | '12'
  - `size` '720x1280' | '1280x720' | '1024x1792' | '1792x1024'

## Response `200`

Success

- VideoResource: Structured information describing a generated video job.
  - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for the video job.
  - `object` 'video', required: The object type, which is always `video`.
  - `model` union, required
    - string
    - 'sora-2' | 'sora-2-pro' | 'sora-2-2025-10-06' | 'sora-2-pro-2025-10-06' | 'sora-2-2025-12-08'
  - `status` 'queued' | 'in_progress' | 'completed' | 'failed', required
  - `progress` integer, required: Approximate completion percentage for the generation task.
  - `created_at` integer, required: Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job was created.
  - `completed_at` integer, nullable, required: Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the job completed, if finished.
  - `expires_at` integer, nullable, required: Unix timestamp (seconds) for when the downloadable assets expire, if set.
  - `prompt` string, nullable, required: The prompt that was used to generate the video.
  - `size` '720x1280' | '1280x720' | '1024x1792' | '1792x1024', required
  - `seconds` string, required: Duration of the generated clip in seconds. For extensions, this is the stitched total duration.
  - `remixed_from_video_id` string, nullable, required: Identifier of the source video if this video is a remix.
  - `error` Error2, required (unresolved $ref)

## Other responses

- `400`: The video request is invalid, or the organization does not support video generation.
- `404`: A referenced character was not found or is not accessible, or the Videos API is unavailable.
- `429`: The request was rejected because a rate limit was exceeded. A slow_down error means traffic increased too quickly; reduce your request rate, then increase it gradually.
- `500`: The video generation task could not be created.
- `503`: The service is temporarily unavailable. A server_is_overloaded error means the requested model is temporarily overloaded; retry after a brief delay.

## Changes

- **2026-10-15** `dba4f2c2307f`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `error/anyOf[subschema #1: Error]/param` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `error/anyOf[subschema #1: Error]/type` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-10-06** `487892d3954e`: 6 info
  - added the optional property `error/anyOf[subschema #1: Error]/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `200` status
  - 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 `429` status
  - …2 more
- **2026-10-05** `7f654af7f94f`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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