---
title: "Create an xAI video edit job"
method: POST
path: "/grok/v1/videos/edits"
---

# Create an xAI video edit job

`POST /grok/v1/videos/edits`

Start a Grok video editing job from a source MP4 and a natural-language edit instruction. Poll the same query endpoint used by video generation.

## Request body

- object
  - `prompt` string, required — Edit instruction describing the change you want.
  - `model` string — xAI video model id.
  - `video` object, required — Source video to edit. xAI documents an input limit of about 8.7 seconds.
    - `url` string, required — Reachable source MP4 URL.
  - `output` object — Optional output delivery configuration.
  - `user` string — Optional end-user identifier.

## Response `200`

Request accepted.

- object
  - `request_id` string, required — Deferred request id used for polling.

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