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# Download Sora 2 video content

> Fetch generated Sora 2 video binary data via GET /v1/videos/{video_id}/content in CometAPI to download completed video outputs by video_id.

Use this endpoint to download the finished Sora output after the job reaches `completed`. Until then, it returns an error instead of a video file.

## Before you download

* Wait until [Retrieve Video](./retrieve) reports `status: completed`
* Pass the `video_id` from the create step
* Store the file in your own bucket or CDN if you need it to outlive the provider's temporary delivery window

## Download flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create the video">
    Start with [Create Video](./create).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Poll for completion">
    Use [Retrieve Video](./retrieve) until the job reaches `completed`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fetch the binary file">
    Call this endpoint to download the MP4 or another supported asset variant.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Temporary delivery window

Once the render is complete, retrieve the file promptly. The provider's delivery URL is not permanent.


## OpenAPI

````yaml api/openapi/video/sora-2/get-retrieve-content.openapi.json GET /v1/videos/{video_id}/content
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Retrieve Video Content API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Download the finished Sora asset for a completed video job. The endpoint
    returns binary content on success and a JSON error if the job is not ready.
servers:
  - url: https://api.cometapi.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/videos/{video_id}/content:
    get:
      summary: Download finished Sora video content
      description: >-
        Call this endpoint only after GET /v1/videos/{video_id} reports a
        completed job. Before completion, CometAPI returns a JSON error response
        instead of a file. Shortly after completion the file can still be
        propagating; a transient `502` from this endpoint resolves on retry.
      operationId: retrieve_video_content
      parameters:
        - name: video_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Completed video id.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: variant
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            Optional content variant such as the main video, thumbnail, or
            spritesheet when supported by the provider.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Binary video content.
          content:
            video/mp4:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '400':
          description: The job is not ready yet.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - message
                      - type
                    properties:
                      message:
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                example:
                  error:
                    message: 'Task is not completed yet, current status: IN_PROGRESS'
                    type: invalid_request_error
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: Shell
          label: Default
          source: |
            VIDEO_ID="<video_id>"

            curl -L "https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/$VIDEO_ID/content" \
              -H "Authorization: Bearer $COMETAPI_KEY" \
              -o video.mp4
        - lang: Python
          label: Default
          source: |
            import os
            import requests

            video_id = "<video_id>"

            response = requests.get(
                f"https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{video_id}/content",
                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["COMETAPI_KEY"]},
            )
            response.raise_for_status()

            with open("video.mp4", "wb") as f:
                f.write(response.content)
        - lang: JavaScript
          label: Default
          source: >
            import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";


            const videoId = "<video_id>";


            const response = await
            fetch(`https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/${videoId}/content`, {
                headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.COMETAPI_KEY}` },
            });


            await writeFile("video.mp4", Buffer.from(await
            response.arrayBuffer()));
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication. Use your CometAPI key.

````