cli/resources/videos/methods/download_content/index.md 2026-07-10 23:02 UTC to 2026-07-12 06:58 UTC

Retrieve video content

$ openai videos download-content

get /videos/{video_id}/content

Download the generated video bytes or a derived preview asset.

Streams the rendered video content for the specified video job.

Parameters

• --video-id: string

  The identifier of the video whose media to download.

• --variant: optional "video" or "thumbnail" or "spritesheet"

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

Returns

• unnamed_schema_6: file path

Example

openai videos download-content \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --video-id video_123