# Set Podcast Duration

This snippet recreates the [⏱️ Set Podcast Duration](/quick-start/podcasts/set-duration.md) recipe using PHP. Review the [PHP guide](https://github.com/miguelpieras/autocontentapi-docs/blob/main/code-samples/php.md) for environment setup before running it.

```php
<?php

$token = getenv('AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN') ?: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN';
$endpoint = 'https://api.autocontentapi.com/content/Create';

$payload = [
  'outputType' => 'audio',
  'resources' => [
    [
      'type' => 'youtube',
      'content' => 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ'
    ]
  ],
  'text' => 'Summarize the key arguments in plain language.',
  'duration' => 'short'
];

$body = json_encode($payload);
if ($body === false) {
    fwrite(STDERR, 'Failed to encode payload: ' . json_last_error_msg() . "\n");
    exit(1);
}

$ch = curl_init($endpoint);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . $token,
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $body,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
if ($response === false) {
    fwrite(STDERR, 'Request failed: ' . curl_error($ch) . "\n");
    curl_close($ch);
    exit(1);
}

$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

if ($status >= 400) {
    fwrite(STDERR, "HTTP $status\n$response\n");
    exit(1);
}

echo "Request accepted:\n" . $response . "\n";
```

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

**See also**

* [Scenario overview](/quick-start/podcasts/set-duration.md)
* [PHP guide](https://github.com/miguelpieras/autocontentapi-docs/blob/main/code-samples/php.md)


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