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# Media · Video · Repurpose media into short clips

POST https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a clip project from a downloadable media source. Supports direct media URLs, YouTube (youtube.com or youtu.be), Vimeo, and Google Drive file links that the service can download. Private or login-only sources and arbitrary landing pages are not guaranteed. Costs credits. Returns immediately with the project id, not a task_id. Poll getRepurposeProject until job_status is DONE or UPDATED; FAILED is terminal. Then use listRepurposeClips for individual clip status and download URLs. Clips render asynchronously.

Reference: https://docs.simplified.com/api-reference/video-tools/video/create-repurpose-project

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) (prefixed with ` Api-Key   `) — Header authentication of the form `Api-Key  <token>`
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `title` (string, required)
- `media_url` (string, required) — Downloadable source media file or supported YouTube, Vimeo, or Google Drive file URL. For a Simplified asset, resolve its fresh file URL first; an asset UUID is not a URL. Preserve signed query parameters.
- `project_type` (enum, optional, default: V) — V for source video; A for source audio/podcast.
  - Allowed values: `V`, `A`
- `duration` (enum, optional, default: 58) — Target clip length in seconds (58 is the one-minute preset).
  - Allowed values: `15`, `30`, `58`, `180`, `300`
- `aspect_ratio` (enum, optional, default: youtube-shorts)
  - Allowed values: `youtube-shorts`, `youtube-video`, `instagram-post-video`
- `clip_layout` (enum, optional, default: auto)
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `just_active_speaker`, `center_fit`
- `language_code` (string, optional, default: en-US)
- `brand_kit_config` (BrandKitConfig, optional)

## Response

### 201

Resource or asynchronous submission result.

- `id` (string, optional)
- `story_id` (string, optional)
- `title` (string, optional)
- `media_url` (string, optional)
- `project_type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `V`, `A`
- `job_status` (string, optional)

## Types

### BrandKitConfig

- `logo_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `caption_style_id` (string, optional, nullable)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "title": "string",
  "media_url": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "story_id": "string",
  "title": "string",
  "media_url": "string",
  "project_type": "V",
  "job_status": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose"

payload = {
    "title": "string",
    "media_url": "string"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Api-Key  <apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Api-Key  <apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"title":"string","media_url":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"title\": \"string\",\n  \"media_url\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Api-Key  <apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Api-Key  <apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"title\": \"string\",\n  \"media_url\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose")
  .header("Authorization", "Api-Key  <apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"title\": \"string\",\n  \"media_url\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose', [
  'body' => '{
  "title": "string",
  "media_url": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Api-Key  <apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Api-Key  <apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"title\": \"string\",\n  \"media_url\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Api-Key  <apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "title": "string",
  "media_url": "string"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.simplified.com/api/v2/repurpose")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```