> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-tools.memories.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Clip

> Cut a clip for a time range

<Info>
  **Product**: Video Datalake
  **Host**: `https://api.memories.ai/datalake/v1`
  **Auth**: `Authorization: sk-mai-...`
</Info>

Cut (or fetch the cached cut of) the `[start, end]` range as a downloadable clip. The same `(video, start, end)` is transcoded once and cached; repeat calls return a fresh signed link (old links expire in 5h).

<Note>
  **Pricing:** \$0.001 / call · See [Pricing](/datalake/pricing) for the full model.
</Note>

## Response Fields

<ResponseField name="url" type="string">Signed clip download URL.</ResponseField>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /datalake/v1/videos/{id}/clip
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Memories.ai DataLake API 2.0
  version: 2026-08
  description: OpenAPI mapping used by Mintlify Try it for the DataLake API 2.0 docs.
servers:
  - url: https://api.memories.ai
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /datalake/v1/videos/{id}/clip:
    get:
      tags:
        - Moments & Derived Content
      summary: Cut a clip for a time range
      description: >-
        Cut (or fetch the cached cut of) the `[start, end]` range as a
        downloadable clip. The same `(video, start, end)` is transcoded once and
        cached; repeat calls return a fresh signed link (old links expire in
        5h).
      operationId: get_clip
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Video ID.
        - name: start
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: number
          description: Start seconds.
        - name: end
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: number
          description: End seconds.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                url: …signed download link…
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Send `Authorization: sk-mai-...`'

````