> ## 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. # Start a video export > Starts an export of the specified video. Export processing is asynchronous: poll GET /v1/videos/{id}/exports/{exportId} for status and a download URL, or listen for the export.ready webhook. Creators and editors can always export. Viewers can only start an export if the video's download settings allow it: `video` and `clips` granularity require downloads to be enabled; `tracks` and `raw` require both downloads and raw downloads to be enabled. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/videos/{id}/exports 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 user within a workspace. Rate limit information is returned in response headers: - `RateLimit-Policy`: Named quota, request limit, and window in seconds - `RateLimit`: Remaining quota and seconds until reset - `X-RateLimit-Limit`: Maximum requests per window - `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: Remaining requests in current window - `X-RateLimit-Reset`: Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the window resets A `429 Too Many Requests` response also includes `Retry-After` in seconds. 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: >- Viewing analytics for a video or across the workspace: plays, watch time, retention, geography, referrers name: Analytics - description: Personal, workspace, and default video backgrounds name: Backgrounds - description: >- Reusable media saved to a workspace, plus Tella's curated sound effect and background music catalogs — the same items the editor's media panels show name: Library - description: Webhook endpoint management name: Webhooks externalDocs: description: API versioning and deprecation policy url: https://www.tella.com/docs/versioning paths: /v1/videos/{id}/exports: post: tags: - Videos summary: Start a video export description: >- Starts an export of the specified video. Export processing is asynchronous: poll GET /v1/videos/{id}/exports/{exportId} for status and a download URL, or listen for the export.ready webhook. Creators and editors can always export. Viewers can only start an export if the video's download settings allow it: `video` and `clips` granularity require downloads to be enabled; `tracks` and `raw` require both downloads and raw downloads to be enabled. operationId: exportVideo parameters: - description: Unique video identifier in: path name: id required: true schema: description: Unique video identifier example: vid_abc123def456 type: string requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportVideoRequest' required: true responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportVideoResponse' description: OK headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '400': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: 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. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '401': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: unauthorized message: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '403': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: 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. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '404': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: not_found message: The requested resource was not found. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: The requested resource was not found. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '409': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: conflict message: >- 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. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: >- 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. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '429': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: rate_limited 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. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Retry-After: $ref: '#/components/headers/RetryAfter' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '500': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: server_error message: An unexpected error occurred schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: An unexpected error occurred headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '501': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: not_implemented message: The requested operation is not implemented. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: The requested operation is not implemented. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' '503': content: application/json: example: docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/ error: unavailable message: >- A dependency was unavailable and the request was not executed. Safe to resend unchanged after the Retry-After delay. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' description: >- A dependency was unavailable and the request was not executed. Safe to resend unchanged after the Retry-After delay. headers: Deprecation: $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation' RateLimit: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit' RateLimit-Policy: $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy' Sunset: $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset' X-RateLimit-Limit: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit' X-RateLimit-Remaining: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining' X-RateLimit-Reset: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset' security: - BearerAuth: [] components: schemas: ExportVideoRequest: additionalProperties: false description: Request body for exporting a video properties: fps: description: >- Frames per second. 60 FPS requires the video creator's Premium plan (including Enterprise Premium), or Pro (including Enterprise) for videos up to 5 minutes after cuts. Not available during a free trial. enum: - '30' - '60' example: '30' type: string granularity: description: >- Export granularity: video (full video), clips (one composed file per clip), tracks (camera and screen files per clip with timeline cuts applied), raw (original recordings without cuts) enum: - video - clips - tracks - raw example: video type: string resolution: description: >- Export resolution. Default is 1080p. 4K requires the video creator's paid plan and is not available during a free trial. enum: - 1080p - 4k example: 1080p type: string speed: description: Playback speed multiplier enum: - '1' - '2' - '0.5' - '0.75' - '1.25' - '1.5' - '1.75' example: '1' type: string subtitles: description: Burn subtitles into the video example: false type: boolean type: object ExportVideoResponse: additionalProperties: false description: Response containing export status properties: export: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportStatus' required: - export type: object ErrorResponse: additionalProperties: false description: Standard error response format properties: docsUrl: description: Link to Tella API documentation example: https://docs.tella.com/ format: uri type: string error: description: Machine-readable error code enum: - bad_request - unauthorized - forbidden - not_found - rate_limited - server_error - conflict - not_implemented - unavailable example: not_found type: string message: description: Human-readable error message example: Resource not found type: string required: - error - message - docsUrl type: object ExportStatus: additionalProperties: false description: Status of a video export job properties: downloadUrl: description: Download URL when export is completed, null otherwise example: https://cdn.tella.tv/exports/vid_abc123/video.mp4 format: uri nullable: true type: string exportId: description: Unique identifier for the export job example: >- Export-Story-vid_abc123def456/2026-01-15T10:00:00Z/Story/1920x1080/30FPS type: string progress: description: Export progress percentage (0-100), null if not started example: 100 maximum: 100 minimum: 0 nullable: true type: number status: description: Current export status enum: - queued - running - completed - failed example: completed type: string updatedAt: description: ISO 8601 datetime of last status update example: '2024-01-15T15:00:00.000Z' format: date-time type: string required: - exportId - status - progress - downloadUrl - updatedAt type: object headers: Deprecation: description: Indicates that an API operation is deprecated, following RFC 9745 example: '@1767225600' schema: type: string RateLimit: description: >- Current quota with remaining requests (`r`) and seconds until reset (`t`) example: '"public-api";r=95;t=42' schema: type: string RateLimitPolicy: description: >- Named quota policy with the request limit (`q`) and window in seconds (`w`) example: '"public-api";q=100;w=60' schema: type: string Sunset: description: >- Indicates when a deprecated API operation will become unavailable, following RFC 8594 example: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:59:59 GMT schema: type: string XRateLimitLimit: description: Maximum requests allowed in the current window example: 100 schema: type: integer XRateLimitRemaining: description: Requests remaining in the current window example: 95 schema: type: integer XRateLimitReset: description: Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the window resets example: 1704067200000 schema: format: int64 type: integer RetryAfter: description: Seconds to wait before retrying a rate-limited request example: 45 schema: minimum: 1 type: integer securitySchemes: BearerAuth: description: API key obtained from your Tella account settings scheme: bearer type: http ```` ## Related topics - [Videos](/docs/mcp-tools/videos.md) - [Introduction](/docs/introduction.md) - [Batch export videos](/docs/help/export-videos/batch-export-videos.md) - [List video exports](/docs/api-reference/videos/list-video-exports.md) - [Get video export status](/docs/api-reference/videos/get-video-export-status.md)