---
title: "Start transcode job"
method: POST
path: "/transcode"
tags: ["Transcode"]
---

# Start transcode job

`POST /transcode`

## Request body

- object
  - `source` string, required — Source video ID

## Response `200`

Transcode job started

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `job_id` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request

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[API](https://skmtc.net/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/video-db/apis/videodb-server-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/video-db/videodb-server-api/revisions/21b1d1d3eae8/schema)