Edits
Update a video edit
Change the title (any time, nothing is rebuilt) or the settings (when the edit is ready, completed, or failed after it was ready; otherwise 409). Settings merge over the current ones and are checked again; the edit is rebuilt (status rebuilding, then ready) as a new editor project, so changes made by hand in the editor are kept in the old one. Free, except turning clean_audio on, which bills its minutes. Requires scope videos:write. After 30 days the edit’s working files are deleted and settings can no longer be changed (410 EDIT_EXPIRED).
PATCH
/
edits
/
{uid}
Update a video edit
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"settings": {
"caption_position": "middle",
"remove_silence": "fast"
}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}"
payload = { "settings": {
"caption_position": "middle",
"remove_silence": "fast"
} }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({settings: {caption_position: 'middle', remove_silence: 'fast'}})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}', 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.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'settings' => [
'caption_position' => 'middle',
'remove_silence' => 'fast'
]
]),
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.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"settings\": {\n \"caption_position\": \"middle\",\n \"remove_silence\": \"fast\"\n }\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", 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.patch("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"settings\": {\n \"caption_position\": \"middle\",\n \"remove_silence\": \"fast\"\n }\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"settings\": {\n \"caption_position\": \"middle\",\n \"remove_silence\": \"fast\"\n }\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"edit_uid": "4f1c9a2e7b3d4c5e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a",
"title": "Launch v2",
"status": "ready",
"stage": "",
"progress": 100,
"language": "auto",
"duration_ms": 184000,
"width": 1920,
"height": 1080,
"settings": {
"captions": true,
"caption_style": "word-pop",
"caption_position": "bottom",
"magic_zooms": true,
"magic_broll": true,
"broll_percentage": 40,
"remove_silence": "natural",
"remove_fillers": true,
"clean_audio": false
},
"auto_export": false,
"editor_url": "https://app.smartlyq.com/edit/9d2b7c4e1f0a3b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e",
"output_url": null,
"export_minutes": 0,
"error": "",
"error_code": "",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/smartlyq",
"created_at": "2026-10-07 09:41:22",
"updated_at": "2026-10-07 09:44:05"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-10-07T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": true,
"data": {
"edit_uid": "4f1c9a2e7b3d4c5e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a",
"title": "Product launch",
"status": "rebuilding",
"stage": "rebuild",
"progress": 0,
"language": "auto",
"duration_ms": 184000,
"width": 1920,
"height": 1080,
"settings": {
"captions": true,
"caption_style": "word-pop",
"caption_position": "bottom",
"magic_zooms": true,
"magic_broll": true,
"broll_percentage": 40,
"remove_silence": "natural",
"remove_fillers": true,
"clean_audio": false
},
"auto_export": false,
"editor_url": "https://app.smartlyq.com/edit/9d2b7c4e1f0a3b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e",
"output_url": null,
"export_minutes": 0,
"error": "",
"error_code": "",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/smartlyq",
"created_at": "2026-10-07 09:41:22",
"updated_at": "2026-10-07 09:44:05"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-10-07T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Post not found.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "CONFLICT",
"message": "This resource was modified by another request. Reload and retry.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}Authorizations
API key from Developer dashboard (Bearer token).
Path Parameters
The edit_uid returned by POST /v1/edits.
Body
application/json
⌘I
Update a video edit
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"settings": {
"caption_position": "middle",
"remove_silence": "fast"
}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}"
payload = { "settings": {
"caption_position": "middle",
"remove_silence": "fast"
} }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({settings: {caption_position: 'middle', remove_silence: 'fast'}})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}', 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.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'settings' => [
'caption_position' => 'middle',
'remove_silence' => 'fast'
]
]),
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.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"settings\": {\n \"caption_position\": \"middle\",\n \"remove_silence\": \"fast\"\n }\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", 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.patch("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"settings\": {\n \"caption_position\": \"middle\",\n \"remove_silence\": \"fast\"\n }\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/edits/{uid}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"settings\": {\n \"caption_position\": \"middle\",\n \"remove_silence\": \"fast\"\n }\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"edit_uid": "4f1c9a2e7b3d4c5e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a",
"title": "Launch v2",
"status": "ready",
"stage": "",
"progress": 100,
"language": "auto",
"duration_ms": 184000,
"width": 1920,
"height": 1080,
"settings": {
"captions": true,
"caption_style": "word-pop",
"caption_position": "bottom",
"magic_zooms": true,
"magic_broll": true,
"broll_percentage": 40,
"remove_silence": "natural",
"remove_fillers": true,
"clean_audio": false
},
"auto_export": false,
"editor_url": "https://app.smartlyq.com/edit/9d2b7c4e1f0a3b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e",
"output_url": null,
"export_minutes": 0,
"error": "",
"error_code": "",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/smartlyq",
"created_at": "2026-10-07 09:41:22",
"updated_at": "2026-10-07 09:44:05"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-10-07T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": true,
"data": {
"edit_uid": "4f1c9a2e7b3d4c5e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a",
"title": "Product launch",
"status": "rebuilding",
"stage": "rebuild",
"progress": 0,
"language": "auto",
"duration_ms": 184000,
"width": 1920,
"height": 1080,
"settings": {
"captions": true,
"caption_style": "word-pop",
"caption_position": "bottom",
"magic_zooms": true,
"magic_broll": true,
"broll_percentage": 40,
"remove_silence": "natural",
"remove_fillers": true,
"clean_audio": false
},
"auto_export": false,
"editor_url": "https://app.smartlyq.com/edit/9d2b7c4e1f0a3b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e",
"output_url": null,
"export_minutes": 0,
"error": "",
"error_code": "",
"webhook_url": "https://example.com/hooks/smartlyq",
"created_at": "2026-10-07 09:41:22",
"updated_at": "2026-10-07 09:44:05"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-10-07T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Post not found.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "CONFLICT",
"message": "This resource was modified by another request. Reload and retry.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}
