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DocsAPI referenceJobs

Get a job

GET /v1/jobs/{id}

Needs an API key: Authorization: Bearer $VIDEXO_API_KEY.

Parameters

Parameters
NameInTypeDescription
id requiredpathstring, up to 64 charactersThe job id.

Request

bash
curl "$VIDEXO_API_URL/v1/jobs/job_3k9x0c2mfq8w1n7r5t4b6v2z" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIDEXO_API_KEY"

Response

200 JSON
{
  "id": "job_3k9x0c2mfq8w1n7r5t4b6v2z",
  "state": "succeeded",
  "kind": "operations",
  "operation": "transcode",
  "spec": {
    "inputs": {
      "source": {
        "url": "https://videxo.io/samples/talk.mp4"
      }
    },
    "outputs": [
      {
        "name": "video",
        "type": "video",
        "preset": "web-720p",
        "input": "source",
        "filename": "talk-720p.mp4",
        "format": "mp4",
        "resize": {
          "width": 1280,
          "height": 720,
          "fit": "contain",
          "enlarge": false
        },
        "video": {
          "codec": "h264",
          "crf": 23,
          "encoder_preset": "veryfast",
          "pixel_format": "yuv420p",
          "faststart": true
        },
        "audio": {
          "codec": "aac",
          "bitrate": "128k"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "command": "-i {{in_source}} -map 0:v:0 -vf \"scale='min(iw,1280)':'min(ih,720)':force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease:force_divisible_by=2\" -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 23 -pix_fmt yuv420p -map 0:a:0? -c:a aac -b:a 128k -movflags +faststart {{out_video}}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_source": "https://videxo.io/samples/talk.mp4"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "talk-720p.mp4"
  },
  "ffmpeg_command": "ffmpeg -i https://videxo.io/samples/talk.mp4 -map 0:v:0 -vf 'scale='\\''min(iw,1280)'\\'':'\\''min(ih,720)'\\'':force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease:force_divisible_by=2' -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 23 -pix_fmt yuv420p -map '0:a:0?' -c:a aac -b:a 128k -movflags +faststart talk-720p.mp4",
  "steps": [
    {
      "tool": "ffmpeg",
      "inputs": [
        "source"
      ],
      "outputs": [
        "video"
      ],
      "command": "ffmpeg -i https://videxo.io/samples/talk.mp4 -map 0:v:0 -vf 'scale='\\''min(iw,1280)'\\'':'\\''min(ih,720)'\\'':force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease:force_divisible_by=2' -c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 23 -pix_fmt yuv420p -map '0:a:0?' -c:a aac -b:a 128k -movflags +faststart talk-720p.mp4"
    }
  ],
  "webhook_url": null,
  "metadata": {
    "order": "1234"
  },
  "progress": 1,
  "error": null,
  "outputs": [
    {
      "alias": "out_video",
      "name": "video",
      "filename": "talk-720p.mp4",
      "size_bytes": 300000000,
      "sha256": "9f2c4e1a7b3d5f60c8e2a4b6d8f0e1c3a5b7d9f1e3c5a7b9d1f3e5c7a9b1d3f5",
      "content_type": "video/mp4",
      "expires_at": "2026-11-05T12:01:09.000Z",
      "download_url": "https://api.videxo.io/v1/files/job_3k9x0c2mfq8w1n7r5t4b6v2z/out_video?account=acc_example&expires=1793797269&signature=example",
      "download_url_expires_at": "2026-11-04T13:01:09.000Z",
      "deleted_at": null
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "seconds": 61,
    "input_bytes": 1200000000,
    "output_bytes": 300000000,
    "credits": 45,
    "bill": {
      "lines": [
        {
          "kind": "video",
          "seconds": 300,
          "per_minute": 6,
          "multiplier": 1,
          "credits": 30
        }
      ],
      "data": {
        "input_bytes": 1200000000,
        "output_bytes": 300000000,
        "credits": 15
      },
      "processing": {
        "seconds": 61,
        "included_seconds": 900,
        "credits": 0
      }
    }
  },
  "created_at": "2026-11-04T12:00:00.000Z",
  "started_at": "2026-11-04T12:00:04.000Z",
  "finished_at": "2026-11-04T12:01:09.000Z"
}

Responses

Responses
StatusBodyWhen
200JobThe job.
401Problemauthentication_failed (missing_api_key, invalid_api_key, api_key_revoked, api_key_expired)
403Problempermission_denied (token_scope): a client token cannot call this route
404Problemnot_found (job)
429Problemrate_limited, with Retry-After in seconds