> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.tella.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get a clip > Returns a single clip in a video. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId} openapi: 3.0.3 info: description: >- The Tella Public API allows you to programmatically access your videos and playlists, including transcripts, chapters, and thumbnails. ## Authentication All requests require a Bearer token in the Authorization header: ``` Authorization: Bearer tella_pk_xxxxx... ``` API keys can be generated in your Tella workspace settings. ## Rate Limiting The API is rate-limited to 100 requests per minute per organization. Rate limit information is returned in response headers: - `X-RateLimit-Limit`: Maximum requests per window - `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: Remaining requests in current window - `X-RateLimit-Reset`: Unix timestamp when the window resets title: Tella Public API version: 1.0.0 servers: - description: Production url: https://api.tella.com security: [] tags: - description: Video operations name: Videos - description: Sections of a video name: Clips - description: Playlist operations name: Playlists - description: Sidebar groups for organizing playlists name: Playlist Groups - description: Tags for categorizing and filtering videos name: Tags - description: Webhook endpoint management name: Webhooks paths: /v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}: get: tags: - Clips summary: Get a clip description: Returns a single clip in a video. operationId: getClip parameters: - description: Video identifier in: path name: id required: true schema: description: Video identifier example: vid_abc123def456 type: string - description: Clip identifier in: path name: clipId required: true schema: description: Clip identifier example: cl_xyz789ghi012 type: string responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetClipResponse' description: OK '400': content: application/json: example: error: code: bad_request doc_url: https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#bad-request message: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters. '401': content: application/json: example: error: code: unauthorized doc_url: https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#unauthorized message: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key. '403': content: application/json: example: error: code: forbidden doc_url: https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#forbidden message: You don't have permission to access this resource. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: You don't have permission to access this resource. '404': content: application/json: example: error: code: not_found doc_url: https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#not-found message: The requested resource was not found. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: The requested resource was not found. '422': content: application/json: example: 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. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: The request was well-formed but contained semantic errors. '429': content: application/json: example: 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. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down. '500': content: application/json: example: 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. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: An unexpected error occurred on the server. security: - BearerAuth: [] components: schemas: GetClipResponse: additionalProperties: false description: Response shape for a single clip properties: clip: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Clip' required: - clip type: object ErrorResponse: additionalProperties: false description: Standard error response format properties: error: additionalProperties: false description: Error details properties: code: description: Machine-readable error code enum: - bad_request - unauthorized - forbidden - not_found - unprocessable_entity - rate_limit_exceeded - internal_server_error example: not_found type: string doc_url: description: Link to documentation for this error example: https://tella.tv/docs/api-reference/errors#not-found format: uri type: string message: description: Human-readable error message example: The requested resource was not found. type: string required: - code - message - doc_url type: object required: - error type: object Clip: additionalProperties: false description: A section of a video properties: background: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClipBackgroundOutput' createdAt: description: ISO 8601 datetime example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z' format: date-time type: string cuts: description: Time ranges cut from the clip's playback items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CutOutput' type: array durationSeconds: description: Effective playback duration of the clip after cuts, in seconds example: 12.5 minimum: 0 type: number id: description: Unique clip identifier example: cl_xyz789ghi012 type: string layoutSceneType: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LayoutSceneType' description: >- Determines which layouts can be applied to this clip via `add_layout`. See `BasicSubjectLayoutName`, `CameraSubjectLayoutName`, `CombiLayoutName`. maxDurationSeconds: description: Total length of the underlying source, in seconds example: 14.2 minimum: 0 type: number name: description: Clip display name example: Intro type: string order: description: Position of the clip within the video example: 0 maximum: 9007199254740991 minimum: 0 type: integer studioSound: description: >- Effective Studio Sound (AI audio enhancement) state for this clip: the video-level switch minus this clip's opt-out. example: false type: boolean updatedAt: description: ISO 8601 datetime example: '2026-01-15T14:45:00.000Z' format: date-time type: string videoId: description: Video identifier example: vid_abc123def456 type: string required: - id - videoId - name - order - durationSeconds - maxDurationSeconds - cuts - layoutSceneType - background - studioSound - createdAt - updatedAt type: object ClipBackgroundOutput: additionalProperties: false description: >- Clip background. Use type = 'solid' with `color`, type = 'image' or 'video' with `sourceId` (from `POST /v1/sources`), or type = 'gradient' with `gradientColor1`, `gradientColor2`, `gradientAngle`. properties: color: description: Hex color string. Required when type = 'solid'. example: '#000000ff' nullable: true type: string gradientAngle: description: Linear gradient angle in degrees. Required when type = 'gradient'. example: 45 maximum: 9007199254740991 minimum: -9007199254740991 nullable: true type: integer gradientColor1: description: Hex color string. Required when type = 'gradient'. example: '#ff0080ff' nullable: true type: string gradientColor2: description: Hex color string. Required when type = 'gradient'. example: '#7928caff' nullable: true type: string imageUrl: description: >- Hosted image URL. Read-only: present in responses for image backgrounds; no longer accepted as input — pass `sourceId` instead. example: https://cdn.example.com/bg.png format: uri nullable: true type: string sourceId: description: >- Source ID from `POST /v1/sources` (`kind: image` for type = 'image', `kind: video` for type = 'video'). Required when type = 'image' or 'video'. Input-only. example: su_abc123 nullable: true type: string type: description: Background variant enum: - solid - gradient - image - video example: solid type: string videoDurationSeconds: description: >- Video background duration in seconds. Read-only: derived from the source on input. example: 12.4 minimum: 0 nullable: true type: number videoUrl: description: >- Hosted video URL. Read-only: present in responses for video backgrounds; no longer accepted as input — pass `sourceId` instead. example: https://cdn.example.com/bg.mp4 format: uri nullable: true type: string required: - type type: object CutOutput: additionalProperties: false description: >- A range of the raw recording removed from playback. Cut definitions are the one place raw-recording coordinates appear: replacing the cut set describes the playback timeline you'd get after clearing all cuts. Cuts are always undoable — replace with `[]` to restore everything. properties: durationMs: description: Length of the cut, in milliseconds example: 750 exclusiveMinimum: true maximum: 9007199254740991 type: integer startTimeMs: description: Start of the cut, in ms of the raw recording example: 1500 maximum: 9007199254740991 minimum: 0 type: integer required: - startTimeMs - durationMs type: object LayoutSceneType: description: >- How a clip composes its layers, which determines the set of layouts it accepts: `basicSubject` (screen-only), `cameraSubject` (camera-only), or `combi` (camera + presentation). enum: - basicSubject - cameraSubject - combi example: combi type: string securitySchemes: BearerAuth: description: API key obtained from your Tella account settings scheme: bearer type: http ````