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GET
/
videos
/
{video_id}
/
status
Get video generation status
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.elytron.com/v1/videos/{video_id}/status \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "video_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "status": "pending",
  "progress": 50,
  "estimated_completion": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "error": "<string>"
}
Check the current status and progress of video generation.

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Path Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
video_idstringYesUnique identifier for the video (UUID format)

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Example Request

curl -X GET "https://api.elytron.com/v1/videos/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/status" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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Response

Returns a 200 OK status with the current video generation status: 
{
  "data": {
    "video_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "processing",
    "progress": 65,
    "estimated_completion": "2024-01-01T12:02:30Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2024-01-01T12:01:45Z",
    "request_id": "req_123456789"
  }
}

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Status Values

StatusDescription
pendingVideo generation request received, waiting to start
processingVideo is currently being generated
completedVideo generation finished successfully
failedVideo generation failed with an error

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Progress Tracking

When status is processing, the progress field indicates completion percentage (0-100).

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Example Responses by Status

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Pending

{
  "data": {
    "video_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "pending",
    "progress": 0,
    "estimated_completion": "2024-01-01T12:05:00Z"
  }
}

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Processing

{
  "data": {
    "video_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "processing",
    "progress": 75,
    "estimated_completion": "2024-01-01T12:02:15Z"
  }
}

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Completed

{
  "data": {
    "video_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "completed",
    "progress": 100,
    "estimated_completion": "2024-01-01T12:02:30Z"
  }
}

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Failed

{
  "data": {
    "video_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "failed",
    "progress": 45,
    "error": "Insufficient content in prompt to generate video"
  }
}

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Error Responses

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404 Not Found

{
  "error": {
    "code": "VIDEO_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Video not found"
  }
}

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401 Unauthorized

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Invalid API key"
  }
}

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Polling Recommendations

For real-time applications, we recommend polling the status endpoint every 5-10 seconds while the video is processing. Once the status becomes completed or failed, you can stop polling.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

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video_id
string<uuid>
required

Unique identifier for the video

Response

Status retrieved successfully

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video_id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier for the video

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status
enum<string>

Current generation status

Available options:
pending,
processing,
completed,
failed
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progress
integer

Generation progress percentage

Required range: 0 <= x <= 100
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estimated_completion
string<date-time>

Estimated completion time

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error
string

Error message if generation failed