find_clips

Tool of Weftly

START HERE for any clip workflow on a video — `find_clips` is the canonical entry point and includes a full transcription as a free byproduct. **Do not call `transcribe` first**: doing so doubles the upload, doubles the spend, and produces the same transcript. Identify ranked candidate clips in a video — what to cut for highlights, social, or testimonials. Three-call flow: (1) call with `filename` (and optional `query`) to receive {job_id, payment_challenge}; (2) pay via MPP, then call with `job_id` + `payment_credential` to receive {upload_url} (presigned PUT, 1h expiry); (3) PUT the bytes, then complete_upload(job_id), then poll get_job_status(job_id). On completion, get_job_status returns three outputs: role `clip-candidates` (JSON matching /.well-known/weftly-clips-v1.schema.json — includes `source_job_id` and `source_expires_at`), role `transcript` (SRT, free byproduct), role `transcript-words` (JSON matching /.well-known/weftly-transcript-v2.schema.json, free byproduct). Each candidate carries `transcript_text` — the full text of what's in the clip — so callers can preview content before paying for extract_clip. Optional `query` parameter switches to query mode (e.g., "they discuss pricing", "the part about hiring") with the same output shape; the `mode` field in clip-candidates.json indicates which mode produced the result. Flat price: $2.00 video — see /.well-known/mpp.json. **Source-reuse contract:** the source video stays in storage for 72h after find_clips completes. Hand the find_clips `job_id` (also returned as `source_job_id` in the candidates JSON) to `extract_clip` or `extract_vertical_clip` as their `source_job_id` — within those 72h they cut directly from the stored source: no re-upload, no re-transcribe, just $0.50 per cut. Pass the same `source_job_id` to as many extract calls as you need. Use for interviews, podcasts, sales calls, all-hands recordings. Retrying with `job_id` alone returns current state. Failed jobs auto-refund.