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# Download Vidu video content

> Download the completed MP4 file for a Vidu video task through the content route.

Use this endpoint to download the MP4 file for a completed Vidu video task. If the task is still running, the API returns a JSON error instead of video bytes.

## Before you download

* Create a task with [Create a Vidu video](./create).
* Poll with [Retrieve a Vidu video](./retrieve) until `status` is `completed`.
* Pass the same task ID to this endpoint.

## Store completed media

The response body is binary `video/mp4` content. Save the bytes to your own storage when your application needs durable access to the generated media.


## OpenAPI

````yaml api/openapi/video/vidu/get-retrieve-content.openapi.json GET /v1/videos/{task_id}/content
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Vidu Video Content API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Download the completed MP4 file for a Vidu video task. The endpoint returns
    binary video content on success and a JSON error if the task is not ready.
servers:
  - url: https://api.cometapi.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/videos/{task_id}/content:
    get:
      summary: Download Vidu video content
      description: >-
        Download the generated MP4 file after a Vidu video task reaches
        completed status.
      operationId: vidu_retrieve_video_content
      parameters:
        - name: task_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Task ID returned by POST /v1/videos.
          schema:
            type: string
          example: task_example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Binary MP4 video content.
          content:
            video/mp4:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '400':
          description: The task is not completed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  message: 'Task is not completed yet, current status: IN_PROGRESS'
                  type: invalid_request_error
        '404':
          description: The task ID does not match a task for the authenticated user.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  message: Task not found
                  type: invalid_request_error
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: Shell
          label: Download MP4
          source: |-
            curl https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/<TASK_ID>/content \
              -H "Authorization: Bearer $COMETAPI_KEY" \
              --output output.mp4
        - lang: Python
          label: Download MP4
          source: |
            import os
            from pathlib import Path

            import requests

            TASK_ID = "<TASK_ID>"
            response = requests.get(
                f"https://api.cometapi.com/v1/videos/{TASK_ID}/content",
                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["COMETAPI_KEY"]},
                timeout=300,
            )
            response.raise_for_status()
            Path("output.mp4").write_bytes(response.content)
        - lang: JavaScript
          label: Download MP4
          source: |
            import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";

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

            if (!response.ok) {
              throw new Error(await response.text());
            }

            const video = new Uint8Array(await response.arrayBuffer());
            await writeFile("output.mp4", video);
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      description: >-
        Error body. Validation errors can use a top-level code and message,
        while authentication errors can use an error object.
      oneOf:
        - type: object
          required:
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
              description: Short error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message.
          additionalProperties: true
        - type: object
          required:
            - error
          properties:
            error:
              type: object
              required:
                - message
              properties:
                message:
                  type: string
                  description: Human-readable error message.
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: Error category.
                code:
                  type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                  description: Short error code.
              additionalProperties: true
          additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer authentication. Use your CometAPI API key.

````