---
title: "Make Video CTV-Compatible"
method: POST
path: "/encode/ctv"
tags: ["Ads"]
---

# Make Video CTV-Compatible

`POST /encode/ctv`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://video-api.picsart.io/v1`
- URL: `https://video-api.picsart.io/v1/encode/ctv`
- Auth: API key in header `X-Picsart-API-Key`

Converts your original video to meet <a href="https://docs.picsart.io/docs/ctv-ads-format-requirements/">CTV requirements</a>.

## Request body

- VideoParameters
  - `video_url` string, uri: Source video URL.

## Response `202`

Request successfully accepted for an asynchronous transformation.

- object
  - `transaction_id` string, nullable
  - `status` 'success' | 'error' | 'processing' | 'queued'

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `402`: Payment Required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `413`: Request Entity Too Large
- `415`: Unsupported Media Type
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `431`: Request Header Fields Too Large
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable
- `529`: Overloaded. The model provider is overloaded and could not complete this request. Please retry shortly, or switch to a different model.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/picsart/apis/picsart-programmable-video-apis.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/picsart/apis/picsart-programmable-video-apis/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/picsart/apis/picsart-programmable-video-apis/revisions/e3f1d0bea43b?raw)