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updatedAt: 2026-08-31T10:34:56.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.telestream.dev/llms.txt
---

# Get Video metadata

Returns a Video's metadata

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "termsOfService": "https://www.telestream.net/telestream-cloud/terms.htm",
    "contact": {
      "name": "Telestream, LLC.",
      "email": "cloudsupport@telestream.net"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "Apache 2.0",
      "url": "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
    },
    "description": "Flip",
    "version": "3.1",
    "title": "Flip Transcoding API"
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "apiKey": []
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Flip"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/videos/{video_id}/metadata.json": {
      "get": {
        "tags": [
          "videos",
          "Flip"
        ],
        "operationId": "video_metadata",
        "summary": "Get Video metadata",
        "description": "Returns a Video's metadata",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/videoIdPathParam"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/factoryIdParam"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successfully fetched the Video's metadata",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/VideoMetadata"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Video or Factory not found",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.cloud.telestream.net/flip/3.1"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "videoIdPathParam": {
        "name": "video_id",
        "description": "ID of a Video.",
        "in": "path",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "factoryIdParam": {
        "name": "factory_id",
        "description": "ID of a Factory.",
        "in": "query",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "apiKey": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "X-Api-Key"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "Error": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error type"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Explanation why the error has been raised."
          }
        }
      },
      "VideoMetadata": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true
  }
}
```