Choose Explainer Video Format

This snippet recreates the 🎬 Choose Explainer Video Format recipe using Java. Review the Java guide for environment setup before running it.

// Requires Java 17+ (text blocks) and the java.net.http module.
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class SetFormatSample {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String token = System.getenv().getOrDefault("AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN", "YOUR_API_TOKEN");
        String payload = """
{
  "outputType": "video",
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "youtube",
      "content": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
    }
  ],
  "text": "Summarize the key arguments in plain language.",
  "format": "short"
}
""";

        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create("https://api.autocontentapi.com/content/Create"))
                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
                .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(payload))
                .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) {
            System.err.println("Request failed: " + response.statusCode());
            System.err.println(response.body());
            System.exit(1);
        }

        System.out.println("Request accepted: " + response.body());
    }
}

Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN (or set the AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN environment variable) before running the request.

Available formats: explainer (default), short, and cinematic (100 credits).

See also

• Scenario overview

• Java guide