API referenceProjects
Generate thumbnail options
Design 1–3 YouTube thumbnail options, each a different concept, styled after a frame of the video unless reference_url is given.
Design 1–3 YouTube thumbnail options, each a different concept, styled after a frame of the video unless reference_url is given. Charged per option up front; options that fail are refunded. Asynchronous — poll GET /projects/{id}/thumbnails until pending is empty. Never replaces a thumbnail the project already has; choose one with PUT.
Authorization
bearerAuth AuthorizationBearer <token>
Typecut API key. Generate one in app.typecut.ai → Settings → API keys. Send as Authorization: Bearer tc_live_….
In: header
Path Parameters
id*string
Format
uuidRequest Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
curl -X POST "https://example.com/projects/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08/thumbnails" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{}'{
"data": {
"project_id": "405d8375-3514-403b-8c43-83ae74cfe0e9",
"generation_id": "a3c889df-e7ae-4ae9-9838-8884129ade5e",
"count": 0,
"cost": 0,
"status": "pending"
}
}{
"error": {
"type": "string",
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
}
}{
"error": {
"type": "string",
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
}
}{
"error": {
"type": "string",
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
}
}{
"error": {
"type": "string",
"code": "string",
"message": "string"
}
}