POST /v1/media/video-trim
Trim video
Keep the section you want, copying the streams where possible so it stays fast and lossless.
Cut a video down now No key, no code — 5 credits either way.
curl -X POST "$DOATHING_API/v1/media/video-trim" \
-H "x-api-key: $DOATHING_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"file": {"filename": "clip.mp4", "content_type": "video/mp4", "data_b64": "<base64>"}, "options": {"start": 5, "end": 15}}'
Keep the section you want, copying the streams where possible so it stays fast and lossless.
Trim video to a start and end timestamp, stream-copying where keyframes allow.
Input
Send a file object with base64 data_b64, its content_type and a filename. Accepted types: video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/webm.
The declared type is not trusted — the bytes are sniffed and a contradiction is rejected rather than corrected.
Response
The result carries your remaining balance alongside it, so you can track spend without a second call.
{
"start_seconds": 5.0,
"end_seconds": 15.0,
"duration_seconds": 10.0,
"precise": false,
"request_id": "37f01edb-0163-42a1-ac51-0acaef979800",
"credits_remaining": 96
}
Cost
5 credits per call, whether it is run from the site or from the API — the credential differs, the price does not. A new account starts with 20 credits.
A rejected request still costs a credit: the authorizer decrements before the tool validates. A call rejected for a missing or invalid key is free.
Parameters
Generated from the endpoint’s own validation, so this is exactly what it accepts. A body field goes at the top level; an option goes inside options.
| Name | In | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| start | options | number | string | "start" | Seconds or a timestamp. |
| end | options | number | string | "end" | Seconds or a timestamp. |
| precise | options | boolean | false | Re-encode to land on the exact frame. Off by default, which copies the streams and cuts at the nearest earlier keyframe. |