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# cobalt api documentation
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this document provides info about methods and acceptable variables for all cobalt api requests.
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```
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👍 you can use api.cobalt.tools in your projects for free, just don't be an asshole.
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```
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## POST: `/api/json`
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cobalt's main processing endpoint.
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request body type: `application/json`
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response body type: `application/json`
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```
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⚠️ you must include Accept and Content-Type headers with every POST /api/json request.
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Accept: application/json
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Content-Type: application/json
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```
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### request body variables
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| key | type | variables | default | description |
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|:------------------|:----------|:-----------------------------------|:----------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `url` | `string` | URL encoded as URI | `null` | **must** be included in every request. |
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| `vCodec` | `string` | `h264 / av1 / vp9` | `h264` | applies only to youtube downloads. `h264` is recommended for phones. |
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| `vQuality` | `string` | `144 / ... / 2160 / max` | `720` | `720` quality is recommended for phones. |
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| `aFormat` | `string` | `best / mp3 / ogg / wav / opus` | `mp3` | |
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| `filenamePattern` | `string` | `classic / pretty / basic / nerdy` | `classic` | changes the way files are named. previews can be seen in the web app. |
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| `isAudioOnly` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | |
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| `isTTFullAudio` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | enables download of original sound used in a tiktok video. |
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| `isAudioMuted` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | disables audio track in video downloads. |
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| `dubLang` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | backend uses Accept-Language header for youtube video audio tracks when `true`. |
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| `disableMetadata` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | disables file metadata when set to `true`. |
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| `twitterGif` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | changes whether twitter gifs are converted to .gif |
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| `tiktokH265` | `boolean` | `true / false` | `false` | changes whether 1080p h265 videos are preferred or not. |
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### response body variables
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| key | type | variables |
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|:-------------|:---------|:------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `status` | `string` | `error / redirect / stream / success / rate-limit / picker` |
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| `text` | `string` | various text, mostly used for errors |
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| `url` | `string` | direct link to a file or a link to cobalt's live render |
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| `pickerType` | `string` | `various / images` |
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| `picker` | `array` | array of picker items |
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| `audio` | `string` | direct link to a file or a link to cobalt's live render |
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### picker item variables
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item type: `object`
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| key | type | variables | description |
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|:--------|:---------|:--------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------|
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| `type` | `string` | `video` | used only if `pickerType`is `various`. |
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| `url` | `string` | direct link to a file or a link to cobalt's live render | |
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| `thumb` | `string` | item thumbnail that's displayed in the picker | used only for `video` type. |
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## GET: `/api/stream`
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cobalt's live render (or stream) endpoint. usually, you will receive a url to this endpoint
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from a successful call to `/api/json`. however, the parameters passed to it are **opaque**
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and **unmodifiable** from your (the api client's) perspective, and can change between versions.
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therefore you don't need to worry about what they mean - but if you really want to know, you can
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[read the source code](/src/modules/stream/manage.js).
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## GET: `/api/serverInfo`
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returns current basic server info.
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response body type: `application/json`
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### response body variables
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| key | type | variables |
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|:------------|:---------|:------------------|
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| `version` | `string` | cobalt version |
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| `commit` | `string` | git commit |
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| `branch` | `string` | git branch |
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| `name` | `string` | server name |
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| `url` | `string` | server url |
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| `cors` | `number` | cors status |
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| `startTime` | `string` | server start time |
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