---
title: "Video Create Character"
method: POST
path: "/videos/characters"
tags: ["videos"]
---

# Video Create Character

`POST /videos/characters`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sea-lion.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.sea-lion.ai/videos/characters`
- Auth: API key in header `x-litellm-api-key`

Create a character from an uploaded video file.

Follows the OpenAI Videos API spec:
https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/videos/create-character

Example:
```bash
curl -X POST "http://localhost:4000/v1/videos/characters"         -H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_MASTER_KEY"         -F "video=@character_video.mp4"         -F "name=my_character"
```

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-21** `f2fb14eab3f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sea-lion/apis/litellm-api/changes/videos/characters/post.md)

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