get_video
Get an AI video job
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Returns the current state of one video generation on the signed-in account. This is a SINGLE, IMMEDIATE read - it does not wait for anything. WHEN: only when you need one job's raw fields right now - what it cost, whether it was refunded, why it failed. It is NOT how you wait for a generation and it is NOT how you show one to the user. TO WAIT for a running video, call wait_for_generation instead: it waits server-side for up to 15 seconds per call, so it costs a fraction of the calls that polling this tool in a loop would. You do NOT need this to show a video: generate_video already put the aicut card up, and show_generation brings back an earlier one. Do not poll this tool repeatedly. TIMING: a video usually finishes in 1-3 minutes, and can take up to about 6. Do not assume it failed before then, and do not spawn timers or background shells to wait: call wait_for_generation (it waits server-side for up to 15 seconds per call), wait its poll_after_seconds and call it again, and stop when it answers terminal: true. get_video is a single immediate read for one job's raw fields - it is not the waiting loop and must not be polled in one. status is one of queued (accepted, not started), processing (running), succeeded (the url field is a public link to the finished file), or failed (terminal - error.message says why, and nothing further will arrive). STORY EPISODES: an AI Video Story job additionally carries story.stage. frames_review means the run is WAITING FOR THE USER (show the frames, do not keep polling); writing_failed is TERMINAL with status: "failed" - the episode writer failed before anything generated, nothing was charged for it and the cast is saved, so offer a retry via a fresh generate_story_video with the same cast_member_ids. Once an episode has been rendered it also carries story.render, the verdict of the LATEST render: stage: "rendered" with story.render.status: "succeeded" is the finished episode and story.render.url is the FINAL file, while story.render.status: "failed" means that render failed and was refunded (the episode returns to ready_to_render and can be rendered again). At ready_to_render the episode url is only the raw stitched scene preview - do not hand it to the user as the final video. FAILURE HONESTY: when the user says something failed or looks wrong, NEVER argue from memory - read the job with this tool and report its actual state, what was charged and what was not, and the retry. Every failure line names the charges. The url is public and needs no credentials, so it can be given to the user directly. OUTPUT: this returns JSON for you to read. When you report back to the user, give them the media URL plus a one-line summary. Do not paste the raw JSON, job ids, or internal field names into the conversation.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | The job id returned by `generate_video` or `generate_story_video` - this is the documented way to read a story episode's stage, and `list_videos` carries the id too. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The job id returned by `generate_video` or `generate_story_video` - this is the documented way to read a story episode's stage, and `list_videos` carries the id too."
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}