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POST
/
v1
/
script-jobs
Create a new script job
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.yalg.ai/v1/script-jobs \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "title": "The story-first content system"
}
'
{
  "id": "018f9f42-9c1d-7b12-97c4-8142b8a27c90",
  "title": "The story-first content system",
  "status": "draft",
  "currentStep": "outline",
  "selectedAnecdoteIds": [
    "018f9f41-22a1-74bb-9450-7dd0d21ab8ab"
  ],
  "thumbnailStatus": "pending",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z"
}

Authorizations

​
x-api-key
string
header
default:yalg_live_your_api_key
required

YALG Developer API key. Send it in the x-api-key header from a server-side environment only.

Body

application/json
​
title
string
required

Title of the script job

​
brief
string

Brief or description for the script

​
selectionMode
enum<string>
default:auto

Anecdote selection mode. V1 supports auto only.

Available options:
auto

Response

Script job created successfully

Long-form script generation job.

​
id
string<uuid>

Job identifier.

Example:

"018f9f40-7d7b-7712-9b0f-2e5d9fd5df3f"

​
status
string
Example:

"pending"

​
currentStep
string
Example:

"draft_generation"

​
qualityScore
number
Example:

0.91

​
riskLevel
string
Example:

"low"

​
warnings
string[]
​
totalTokensUsed
integer
Example:

1284

​
startedAt
string<date-time>
Example:

"2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z"

​
completedAt
string<date-time>
Example:

"2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z"

​
createdAt
string<date-time>
Example:

"2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z"

​
updatedAt
string<date-time>
Example:

"2026-06-20T17:24:39.000Z"

​
title
string
Example:

"Why creators need stories"

​
selectedAnecdoteIds
string<uuid>[]
​
thumbnailStatus
string
Example:

"pending"