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POST
/
v1
/
shorts
Create a new standalone short
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.yalg.ai/v1/shorts \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "title": "The 30-second lesson"
}
'
{
  "id": "018f9f43-1a76-7b1e-a3ce-f01cce71c641",
  "title": "The 30-second lesson",
  "status": "draft",
  "sourceScriptJobId": "018f9f42-9c1d-7b12-97c4-8142b8a27c90",
  "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 short

​
brief
string

Brief or description for the short

​
selectionMode
enum<string>
default:auto

Anecdote selection mode. V1 supports auto only.

Available options:
auto

Response

Short created with status CREATED (not queued - manual trigger required via drag-drop or Generate All)

Short-form video 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:

"The 30-second lesson"

​
sourceScriptJobId
string<uuid>

Source script job identifier.

Example:

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

​
thumbnailStatus
string
Example:

"pending"