Crop Video

Crop a rectangular region out of a video by specifying the region's size and position.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/crop-video

Accepts multipart form data with a video file and a JSON settings field.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
width	integer	Yes	-	Crop region width in pixels (minimum 16)
height	integer	Yes	-	Crop region height in pixels (minimum 16)
x	integer	No	0	Horizontal offset from the top-left corner
y	integer	No	0	Vertical offset from the top-left corner

Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/crop-video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F 'settings={"width": 640, "height": 480, "x": 100, "y": 50}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/clip.mp4",
  "originalSize": 12500000,
  "processedSize": 5200000
}

Notes

• The crop region must fit within the video dimensions. If x + width or y + height exceeds the source size, the request returns a 400 error.
• Minimum crop size is 16x16 pixels.
• Dimensions are rounded to even numbers as required by most video codecs.