---
title: "Get silent ranges in a clip"
method: GET
path: "/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/silences"
tags: ["Clips"]
---

# Get silent ranges in a clip

`GET /v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/silences`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.tella.com`
- URL: `https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/silences`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/withchima/apis/tella-public-api/docs/v1/videos/:id/clips/:clipId/silences/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns silent ranges in a clip's audio, in ms on the clip's playback timeline (cuts applied) — pass ranges directly to the cut endpoint. Silences already removed by cuts are not reported.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required: Video identifier
- `clipId` string, required: Clip identifier

## Query parameters

- `minDurationMs` integer: Minimum silence duration to report, in ms. Defaults to 200.

## Response `200`

OK

- ListClipSilencesResponse: Silent ranges in a clip
  - `silences` SilenceRange[], required
    - `durationMs` number, required
    - `startTimeMs` number, required: Start of the silence, in ms on the clip's playback timeline (cuts applied)

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
- `401`: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key.
- `403`: You don't have permission to access this resource.
- `404`: The requested resource was not found.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the resource's current state, e.g. an Idempotency-Key whose first request is still in progress. Retry once it settles.
- `429`: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down.
- `500`: An unexpected error occurred
- `501`: The requested operation is not implemented.
- `503`: A dependency was unavailable and the request was not executed. Safe to resend unchanged after the Retry-After delay.

## Changes

> 72 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-28** `ac47c99c144f`: 9 warning
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `edit_conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `404`
  - …5 more
- **2026-09-09** `6b1132ef42fb`: 14 warning, 2 info
  - added the new `conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `403`
  - added the new `conflict` enum value to the `error` response property for the response status `404`
  - …12 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/withchima/apis/tella-public-api/changes/v1/videos/:id/clips/:clipId/silences/get.md)

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