> ## 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 clip transcript > Returns the words spoken in a clip with cuts applied — what viewers actually hear. Times are in ms relative to the clip's playback start. Word indices are stable identifiers for cut-by-transcript; they don't shift when cuts change. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/transcript 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}/transcript: get: tags: - Clips summary: Get clip transcript description: >- Returns the words spoken in a clip with cuts applied — what viewers actually hear. Times are in ms relative to the clip's playback start. Word indices are stable identifiers for cut-by-transcript; they don't shift when cuts change. operationId: getClipTranscript 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/ClipTranscriptResponse' 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: ClipTranscriptResponse: additionalProperties: false description: Clip transcript — what viewers hear. properties: words: description: >- Words on the playback timeline (cuts removed, times relative to the clip's playback start). Word indices are stable — they don't shift when cuts change; words inside cuts are simply absent. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/TranscriptWord' type: array required: - words 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 TranscriptWord: additionalProperties: false description: A single transcribed word properties: endTimeMs: description: Word end time, in ms on the clip's playback timeline example: 1800 minimum: 0 type: number hidden: description: Whether the word is hidden by an edit example: false type: boolean index: description: Stable index of the word in the source recording example: 12 maximum: 9007199254740991 minimum: 0 type: integer startTimeMs: description: Word start time, in ms on the clip's playback timeline example: 1500 minimum: 0 type: number text: description: Word text example: Hello type: string required: - index - startTimeMs - endTimeMs - text - hidden type: object securitySchemes: BearerAuth: description: API key obtained from your Tella account settings scheme: bearer type: http ````