Videos

Duplicate a video

Creates a copy of the specified video. Optionally specify a new name for the duplicate.

post/v1/videos/{id}/duplicate

Path parameters

idstring required

Unique video identifier

Example:vid_abc123def456

Unique video identifier

Request body

namestring

Name for the duplicated video. Defaults to original name with ' (Copy)' suffix.

Example request

{
  "name": "My Video (Copy)",
  "trim": {
    "endTime": 60,
    "startTime": 10.5
  }
}

Response

OK

Example response

{
  "video": {
    "aspectRatio": "16:9",
    "backgroundMusic": {
      "durationMs": 180036,
      "name": "Calm Product Tour",
      "url": "https://ucarecdn.com/example-track/",
      "volume": 0.2
    },
    "chapters": [
      {
        "description": "Overview of what we'll cover",
        "title": "Introduction"
      }
    ],
    "clipIds": [
      "cl_abc123",
      "cl_def456"
    ],
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "description": "Learn how to create and share your first video",
    "dimensions": {
      "height": 1080,
      "width": 1920
    },
    "durationSeconds": 125.5,
    "exports": [
      {
        "downloadUrl": "https://cdn.tella.tv/exports/vid_abc123/video.mp4",
        "exportId": "Export-Story-vid_abc123def456/2026-01-15T10:00:00Z/Story/1920x1080/30FPS",
        "progress": 100,
        "status": "completed",
        "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ],
    "id": "vid_abc123def456",
    "links": {
      "embedPage": "https://www.tella.tv/video/vid_abc123def456/embed",
      "viewPage": "https://www.tella.tv/video/vid_abc123def456/view"
    },
    "name": "Getting Started with Tella",
    "playlistIds": [
      "pl_abc123",
      "pl_def456"
    ],
    "settings": {
      "allowedEmbedDomains": [
        "example.com",
        "mysite.org"
      ],
      "captionGrouping": "chunked",
      "captionSize": "medium",
      "captionStyle": {
        "backgroundColor": "#5E51F8FF",
        "textColor": "#5E51F8FF"
      },
      "captionsDefaultEnabled": true,
      "commentsEnabled": true,
      "cursor": {
        "size": 3.05,
        "style": "macTahoe"
      },
      "customThumbnailURL": "https://example.com/custom-thumbnail.jpg",
      "defaultClipTransition": "smooth",
      "defaultPlaybackRate": 1,
      "downloadsEnabled": true,
      "linkScope": "org",
      "microphoneVolume": 1,
      "motionBlur": true,
      "publishDateEnabled": true,
      "searchEngineIndexingEnabled": true,
      "shrinkCameraDuringZooms": true,
      "subtitlesEnabled": true,
      "systemAudioVolume": 1,
      "transcriptsEnabled": true,
      "viewCountEnabled": true
    },
    "thumbnails": {
      "large": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      },
      "medium": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      },
      "small": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      },
      "xl": {
        "gif": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.gif",
        "jpg": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.jpg",
        "mp4": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/640x360.mp4",
        "webp": "https://cdn.tella.tv/thumbnails/vid_abc123/1920x1080.webp"
      }
    },
    "transcript": {
      "language": "en",
      "sentences": [
        {
          "endSeconds": 2.3,
          "startSeconds": 0.5,
          "text": "Hello and welcome to this tutorial."
        }
      ],
      "status": "ready",
      "text": "Hello and welcome to this tutorial..."
    },
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T14:45:00.000Z",
    "views": 1234
  }
}

Changes

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