cli/resources/videos/methods/download_content/index.md 2026-05-05 23:00 UTC to 2026-05-07 21:57 UTC

1## Retrieve video content

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3`$ openai videos download-content`

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5**get** `/videos/{video_id}/content`

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7Download the generated video bytes or a derived preview asset.

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9Streams the rendered video content for the specified video job.

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11### Parameters

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13- `--video-id: string`

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15 The identifier of the video whose media to download.

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17- `--variant: optional "video" or "thumbnail" or "spritesheet"`

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19 Which downloadable asset to return. Defaults to the MP4 video.

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21### Returns

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23- `unnamed_schema_6: file path`

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25### Example

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27```cli

28openai videos download-content \

29 --api-key 'My API Key' \

30 --video-id video_123

31```