> The Sora 2 models and Videos API were shut down on September 24, 2026 and are no longer available. No one-to-one replacement API is available. This page is retained for historical reference. See the [deprecation notice](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations#2026-03-24-sora-2-video-generation-models-and-videos-api).

## Download video content

**get** `/videos/{video_id}/content`

Download the generated video bytes or a derived preview asset.

Streams the rendered video content for the specified video job.

### Path Parameters

- `video_id: string`

### Query Parameters

- `variant: optional "video" or "thumbnail" or "spritesheet"`

  Which downloadable asset to return. Defaults to the MP4 video.

  - `"video"`

  - `"thumbnail"`

  - `"spritesheet"`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/videos/$VIDEO_ID/content \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
```