---
title: "Trim Video"
method: POST
path: "/trim"
tags: ["Edit"]
---

# Trim Video

`POST /trim`

Trim the input video clip: pull a specific segment or trim to your desired video clip duration.

## Request body

- object
  - `video_url` string, uri — Source video URL.
  - `start` integer, required — This is the point in time of the video from where the trimming begins in milliseconds.
  - `end` integer, required — This is the point in time of the video where the trimming ends in milliseconds. It must be greater than `start`.
  - `export` object
    - `format` 'MOV' | 'MP4' | 'WEBM' | 'GIF' — Optionally select one of the output video formats (MP4 is chosen if left blank). Container options are as follows * MOV * MP4 * WEBM * GIF
    - `frame_rate` integer — The output video frame rate.
    - `bitrate` integer — The output video bitrate in kb/s. Leave empty to set automatically and optimize accordingly.

## Response `202`

Requested successfully accepted when doing asynchronous transformation.

- object
  - `transaction_id` string, nullable
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `402` — Payment Required
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `413` — Request Entity Too Large
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `429` — Too Many Requests
- `431` — Request Header Fields Too Large
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — Service Unavailable

---

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