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agentutility / mediakit / video-thumbnail
PRICE / CALL
$0.03
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
mediakit
CATEGORY
media
STATUS
live
NAME
video-thumbnail video thumbnail / video frame extractor
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.org/v1/video-thumbnail
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Video thumbnail / video frame extractor. First, middle, or last frame as JPG. fal.ai ffmpeg. Fast — no full transcode.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
video_urlstringPublic URL of a video file.required
frame_typestring'first' (default), 'middle', or 'last'.
enum: first · middle · last
optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
image_urlstringHosted URL of the extracted JPG frame from the video.
widthnumberWidth of the extracted frame in pixels.
heightnumberHeight of the extracted frame in pixels.
file_size_bytesnumberSize of the returned JPG file in bytes.
content_typestringMIME type of the extracted frame, typically image/jpeg.
frame_typestringWhich frame was extracted: first, middle, or last.
source_urlstringOriginal video URL that the frame was pulled from.
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.org/v1/video-thumbnail \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# install once
claude mcp add x402 --command "npx x402-deployer-mcp"

# then ask Claude Code:
# "use the video-thumbnail tool to ..."
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
videothumbnailframepreviewextract
env
FAL_KEY
methods
POST
cluster
mediakit
price
$0.03 USDC per call
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SEE ALSO
agentutility(7) · mediakit(7) · x402(7) · mcp(7) · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org