Add a sound effect to a clip
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"durationMs": 3000,
"sourceId": "su_abc123",
"startTimeMs": 1000,
"name": "Whoosh",
"volume": 1
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects"
payload = {
"durationMs": 3000,
"sourceId": "su_abc123",
"startTimeMs": 1000,
"name": "Whoosh",
"volume": 1
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
durationMs: 3000,
sourceId: 'su_abc123',
startTimeMs: 1000,
name: 'Whoosh',
volume: 1
})
};
fetch('https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'durationMs' => 3000,
'sourceId' => 'su_abc123',
'startTimeMs' => 1000,
'name' => 'Whoosh',
'volume' => 1
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"durationMs\": 3000,\n \"sourceId\": \"su_abc123\",\n \"startTimeMs\": 1000,\n \"name\": \"Whoosh\",\n \"volume\": 1\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"durationMs\": 3000,\n \"sourceId\": \"su_abc123\",\n \"startTimeMs\": 1000,\n \"name\": \"Whoosh\",\n \"volume\": 1\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"durationMs\": 3000,\n \"sourceId\": \"su_abc123\",\n \"startTimeMs\": 1000,\n \"name\": \"Whoosh\",\n \"volume\": 1\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"soundEffect": {
"durationMs": 3000,
"id": "ly_abc123",
"startTimeMs": 1000,
"volume": 1,
"name": "Whoosh",
"sourceId": "su_abc123"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "bad_request",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#bad-request",
"message": "The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unauthorized",
"message": "Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#forbidden",
"message": "You don't have permission to access this resource."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#not-found",
"message": "The requested resource was not found."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unprocessable_entity",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unprocessable-entity",
"message": "The request was well-formed but contained semantic errors."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#rate-limit-exceeded",
"message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "internal_server_error",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#internal-server-error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred on the server."
}
}Clips
Add a sound effect to a clip
Adds a sound effect to a clip from an uploaded audio source. Call create_source first.
POST
/
v1
/
videos
/
{id}
/
clips
/
{clipId}
/
sound-effects
Add a sound effect to a clip
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"durationMs": 3000,
"sourceId": "su_abc123",
"startTimeMs": 1000,
"name": "Whoosh",
"volume": 1
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects"
payload = {
"durationMs": 3000,
"sourceId": "su_abc123",
"startTimeMs": 1000,
"name": "Whoosh",
"volume": 1
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
durationMs: 3000,
sourceId: 'su_abc123',
startTimeMs: 1000,
name: 'Whoosh',
volume: 1
})
};
fetch('https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'durationMs' => 3000,
'sourceId' => 'su_abc123',
'startTimeMs' => 1000,
'name' => 'Whoosh',
'volume' => 1
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"durationMs\": 3000,\n \"sourceId\": \"su_abc123\",\n \"startTimeMs\": 1000,\n \"name\": \"Whoosh\",\n \"volume\": 1\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"durationMs\": 3000,\n \"sourceId\": \"su_abc123\",\n \"startTimeMs\": 1000,\n \"name\": \"Whoosh\",\n \"volume\": 1\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/sound-effects")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"durationMs\": 3000,\n \"sourceId\": \"su_abc123\",\n \"startTimeMs\": 1000,\n \"name\": \"Whoosh\",\n \"volume\": 1\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"soundEffect": {
"durationMs": 3000,
"id": "ly_abc123",
"startTimeMs": 1000,
"volume": 1,
"name": "Whoosh",
"sourceId": "su_abc123"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "bad_request",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#bad-request",
"message": "The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unauthorized",
"message": "Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#forbidden",
"message": "You don't have permission to access this resource."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#not-found",
"message": "The requested resource was not found."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unprocessable_entity",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unprocessable-entity",
"message": "The request was well-formed but contained semantic errors."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#rate-limit-exceeded",
"message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "internal_server_error",
"doc_url": "https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#internal-server-error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred on the server."
}
}Authorizations
API key obtained from your Tella account settings
Path Parameters
Video identifier
Example:
"vid_abc123def456"
Clip identifier
Example:
"cl_xyz789ghi012"
Body
application/json
Add a sound effect to a clip from an uploaded audio source.
Required range:
x <= 9007199254740991Example:
3000
Source ID for the audio, from POST /v1/sources (kind: audio with the audio's duration). Upload the audio file as-is — MP3, WAV, M4A, … — no need to wrap it in an MP4.
Example:
"su_abc123"
Start time. Milliseconds on the clip playback timeline (with cuts applied) — the same timeline as the cut transcript.
Required range:
0 <= x <= 9007199254740991Example:
1000
Example:
"Whoosh"
Playback volume (1 = original). Defaults to 1.
Required range:
x > 0Example:
1
Response
OK
A sound effect on a clip
A sound effect on a clip.
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