curl --request POST \
--url https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"instructions": "Keep the camera visible the whole time",
"style": "product-demo-round"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto"
payload = {
"instructions": "Keep the camera visible the whole time",
"style": "product-demo-round"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
instructions: 'Keep the camera visible the whole time',
style: 'product-demo-round'
})
};
fetch('https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'instructions' => 'Keep the camera visible the whole time',
'style' => 'product-demo-round'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"instructions\": \"Keep the camera visible the whole time\",\n \"style\": \"product-demo-round\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"instructions\": \"Keep the camera visible the whole time\",\n \"style\": \"product-demo-round\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"instructions\": \"Keep the camera visible the whole time\",\n \"style\": \"product-demo-round\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"layouts": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"type": "image",
"height": 0,
"imageUrl": "<string>",
"slot": "screen",
"sourceId": "<string>",
"width": 0
}
],
"durationMs": 5000,
"layout": {
"kind": "fullscreen",
"screenFit": "cover",
"style": "regular"
},
"startTimeMs": 0,
"transitionStyle": "spring"
}
],
"editingStyle": "product-demo-round"
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "bad_request",
"message": "The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "unauthorized",
"message": "Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "forbidden",
"message": "You don't have permission to access this resource."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "not_found",
"message": "The requested resource was not found."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "rate_limited",
"message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred"
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "not_implemented",
"message": "The requested operation is not implemented."
}Auto-generate layouts with AI
Lets AI watch the clip and lay it out — the API twin of the editor’s “Auto layouts”. The clip’s existing layouts are replaced: the AI picks an editing style (or follows style), sets the clip’s base layout, and adds time-ranged layout changes. Generation watches the actual video, so expect the request to take on the order of a minute for longer clips.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"instructions": "Keep the camera visible the whole time",
"style": "product-demo-round"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto"
payload = {
"instructions": "Keep the camera visible the whole time",
"style": "product-demo-round"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
instructions: 'Keep the camera visible the whole time',
style: 'product-demo-round'
})
};
fetch('https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'instructions' => 'Keep the camera visible the whole time',
'style' => 'product-demo-round'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"instructions\": \"Keep the camera visible the whole time\",\n \"style\": \"product-demo-round\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"instructions\": \"Keep the camera visible the whole time\",\n \"style\": \"product-demo-round\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.tella.com/v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/layouts/auto")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"instructions\": \"Keep the camera visible the whole time\",\n \"style\": \"product-demo-round\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"layouts": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"type": "image",
"height": 0,
"imageUrl": "<string>",
"slot": "screen",
"sourceId": "<string>",
"width": 0
}
],
"durationMs": 5000,
"layout": {
"kind": "fullscreen",
"screenFit": "cover",
"style": "regular"
},
"startTimeMs": 0,
"transitionStyle": "spring"
}
],
"editingStyle": "product-demo-round"
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "bad_request",
"message": "The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "unauthorized",
"message": "Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "forbidden",
"message": "You don't have permission to access this resource."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "not_found",
"message": "The requested resource was not found."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "rate_limited",
"message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down."
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred"
}{
"docsUrl": "https://docs.tella.com/",
"error": "not_implemented",
"message": "The requested operation is not implemented."
}Authorizations
API key obtained from your Tella account settings
Path Parameters
Video identifier
"vid_abc123def456"
Clip identifier
"cl_xyz789ghi012"
Body
Let AI watch the clip and lay it out — the API twin of the editor's "Auto layouts". Replaces the clip's existing layouts with the generated ones.
Free-form guidance for the AI, e.g. "keep the camera visible the whole time" or "punch in whenever a menu is opened".
2000"Keep the camera visible the whole time"
Editing style guiding the AI's layout choices. Omit to let the AI pick one based on the clip's content.
product-demo-portrait, product-demo-round, product-demo-square, product-demo-wide, presentation-tv-show, presentation-portrait, tutorial-round, tutorial-square, intro, outro, intro-and-outro "product-demo-round"
Response
OK
Layouts generated by AI for the clip
The generated time-ranged layouts. The clip's base layout is also updated; fetch it via the layouts list endpoint.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
The editing style the AI chose (or was told to use).
product-demo-portrait, product-demo-round, product-demo-square, product-demo-wide, presentation-tv-show, presentation-portrait, tutorial-round, tutorial-square, intro, outro, intro-and-outro "product-demo-round"
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