---
title: "Retrieve a character"
method: GET
path: "/videos/characters/{character_id}"
tags: ["Videos"]
deprecated: true
---

# Retrieve a character

`GET /videos/characters/{character_id}`

> **Deprecated.**

Fetch a character.

## Path parameters

- `character_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- VideoCharacterResource
  - `id` string, nullable, required — Identifier for the character creation cameo.
  - `name` string, nullable, required — Display name for the character.
  - `created_at` integer, required — Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the character was created.

## Other responses

- `400` — The character ID is invalid, or the organization does not support video generation.
- `404` — The character was not found or is not accessible, or the video character endpoint is unavailable.

## Changes

- **2026-09-25** `d86203de41ae` — 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2026-08-13** `596a83c32a9e` — 1 info
  - endpoint deprecated
- **2026-05-13** `74cbcf73838f` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/videos/characters/:character_id/get.md)

---

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