Get the source movie of a preview

Add MCP server to your AI tool

Allow AI tools and LLMs to interact with the API documentation portal through MCP.

MCP server URL

https://api-docs.kitsu.cloud/mcp

Standard setup for AI tools providing an mcp.json file

mcp.json 
{
  "Kitsu API MCP server": {
    "url": "https://api-docs.kitsu.cloud/mcp"
  }
}
Close
GET /movies/source/preview-files/{instance_id}.mp4
Jwt authorization

Get the movie as it was uploaded, before the normalization. Synchronization tools use this route. You must have access to the task.

Path parameters

  • instance_id string(uuid) Required

    Unique identifier of the preview file

Responses

  • 200 video/mp4

    The MP4 movie
  • 403

    You do not have access to the task of this preview

  • 404

    The preview does not exist, or the source movie was not kept

GET /movies/source/preview-files/{instance_id}.mp4 
curl \
 --request GET '/api/movies/source/preview-files/a24a6ea4-ce75-4665-a070-57453082c250.mp4' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"