Getting Started
Overview
Use the Captions API to generate, edit, and translate videos at scale to optimize your video production.
Accessing the API
The API is available on our API Dashboard. Here, you can generate an API Key for your account.
Requirements to using the API
To use the Captions API, you must:
- Accept the Captions API Terms
- Be actively subscribed to Captions Max, Scale, or Enterprise
- Have enough credits to complete your request
Understanding API Pricing
Each API consumes a different number of credits per second and you can view your available credits in the API Dashboard.
| API | Credit Consumption |
|---|---|
| AI Creator | 1 credit is equal to 1 second of video generated |
| AI Twins | AI Twins is free and does not consume credits |
| AI Translate | 1 credit is equal to 1 second of translated video |
| AI Edit | 2 credits is equal to 1 second of edited video |
Rate Limits
To mitigate against misuse and manage capacity on our API, please space out your request. The following rate limits are in place:
| API | Rate Limit |
|---|---|
| AI Creator | 5 requests per minute |
| AI Twins | 5 requests per minute |
| AI Translate | 5 requests per minute |
| AI Edit | 1 requests per minute |
Making your first API request
- Decide which API you want to use.
- Generate your API Key in the API Dashboard
- Open your favorite terminal and make your first API call.
Captions Max comes with 1200, and Captions Scale comes with 3600 monthly credits. Once you’ve tested your use case, you can purchase additional credits in the API Dashboard. If you would like to purchase more than the maximum allowed on the dashboard, please send us a message from within the API dashboard. We do not have a test environment.
Get in touch
- If you have questions about using the API, please navigate to the API Dashboard and send us a message.
- If you’d like to get in touch about purchasing bulk credits or setting up a recurring purchase, please email hello+api@captions.ai
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