Video to Short Clips

npm install axios

import axios from "axios";

const API_BASE_URL = "https://api.pictory.ai/pictoryapis";
const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

// Sample video URL - replace with your own long-form video URL
const VIDEO_URL = "https://pictory-static.pictorycontent.com/sample_long_video.mp4";

async function createVideoToShorts() {
  try {
    console.log("Creating short clips from long video...");

    const response = await axios.post(
      `${API_BASE_URL}/v2/video/storyboard/render`,
      {
        videoName: "video_to_shorts",
        url: VIDEO_URL,                    // Long-form video URL
        videoToVideo: true,                // Enable video repurposing mode
      },
      {
        headers: {
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          Authorization: API_KEY,
        },
      }
    );

    const jobId = response.data.data.jobId;
    console.log("✓ Video processing started!");
    console.log("Job ID:", jobId);

    // Monitor progress
    console.log("\nMonitoring video creation...");
    let jobCompleted = false;
    let jobResult = null;

    while (!jobCompleted) {
      const statusResponse = await axios.get(
        `${API_BASE_URL}/v1/jobs/${jobId}`,
        {
          headers: { Authorization: API_KEY },
        }
      );

      const status = statusResponse.data.data.status;
      console.log("Status:", status);

      if (status === "completed") {
        jobCompleted = true;
        jobResult = statusResponse.data;
        console.log("\n✓ Short clips are ready!");
        console.log("Video URL:", jobResult.data.videoURL);

        if (jobResult.data.highlights) {
          console.log("Highlight clips:", jobResult.data.highlights);
        }
      } else if (status === "failed") {
        throw new Error("Video creation failed: " + JSON.stringify(statusResponse.data));
      }

      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
    }

    return jobResult;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error:", error.response?.data || error.message);
    throw error;
  }
}

createVideoToShorts();