> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.akapulu.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create clip

> Create a named clip with no takes.

Create a named clip with no takes.

`name` is required (max 120 characters). The response includes `id` for later URLs. `favorite_id` is `null` until the first take is created.

Next: [create a take](/api-reference/takes/create) to generate audio. End-to-end flow is in [Workflow](/guides/clips/workflow).


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/akapulu.json POST /clips/create
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Akapulu Labs API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Public Akapulu Labs API reference.
servers:
  - url: https://akapulu.com/api
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /clips/create:
    post:
      summary: Create clip
      description: Create a named clip with no takes.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateClipRequest'
            examples:
              default:
                value:
                  name: Product intro
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Clip created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Clip'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    id: 11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555
                    name: Product intro
                    favorite_id: null
                    take_count: 0
                    takes: []
                    created_at: '2026-08-25T20:00:00+00:00'
                    updated_at: '2026-08-25T20:00:00+00:00'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
              examples:
                default:
                  value:
                    error: name is required
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
              examples:
                default:
                  value:
                    error: Invalid API key
components:
  schemas:
    CreateClipRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Clip name (max 120 characters).
    Clip:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClipSummary'
        - type: object
          properties:
            takes:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TakeSummary'
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
    ClipSummary:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - favorite_id
        - take_count
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        favorite_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: uuid
          description: Favorite take on this clip, or null.
        take_count:
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    TakeSummary:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - clip_id
        - name
        - status
        - avatar_id
        - error
        - audio_url
        - video_url
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        clip_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - starting_tts
            - generating_audio
            - generating_motion_instructions
            - ready_to_render
            - starting_video
            - preparing_video
            - generating_face_video
            - generating_avatar_gestures
            - compositing
            - applying_labels
            - watermarking
            - signing
            - complete
            - failed
          description: >-
            Current landmark. Poll until ready_to_render for audio, complete for
            video.
        avatar_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        error:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        audio_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Hour-long download URL once audio exists.
        video_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Hour-long download URL once video exists.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````