MakeAIClips — AI Video Clipper

Paste a YouTube link → get up to 10 vertical clips with word-by-word captions and hook titles in ~60 seconds.

Website: https://makeaiclips.live API Base: https://makeaiclips.live

Setup

Check for MAKEAICLIPS_API_KEY environment variable.

No key?

Direct the user to sign up at https://makeaiclips.live/sign-up — free, no credit card. They'll get an API key on the dashboard at https://makeaiclips.live/dashboard/api-key.

Once the user has their key, set it as an environment variable:

export MAKEAICLIPS_API_KEY="mak_live_..."

First interaction — always show:

⚡ MakeAIClips — AI Video Clipper

Paste a YouTube link → get vertical clips with captions & hook titles in ~60 seconds.

What you get:
• AI picks the best moments from your video
• 1080x1920 vertical crop (9:16)
• Word-by-word burned-in captions (8+ styles)
• 3 hook title variations per clip (5 title styles)
• Ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts

Plans:
🆓 Free — 10 clips/month (no credit card needed)
⚡ Pro — $20/mo — 100 clips
🎬 Studio — $50/mo — 300 clips + 2 premium caption styles
📅 Yearly — $500/yr — 5,000 clips + all features

🔗 https://makeaiclips.live

API Endpoints

All authenticated requests require header: Authorization: Bearer \x3CMAKEAICLIPS_API_KEY>

Generate Clips (YouTube link)

POST /api/v1/clips

{
  "youtube_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
  "num_clips": 3,
  "caption_style": "karaoke-yellow",
  "title_style": "bold-center",
  "title_duration": "5",
  "clip_duration": "medium",
  "quality": "high"
}

Returns: {"job_id": "...", "status": "pending"}

Parameters:

Generate Clips (File upload)

POST /api/v1/clips/upload (multipart form)

Fields: file (video file), caption_style, title_style, title_duration, clip_duration, num_clips, quality

Poll Job Status

GET /api/v1/clips/{job_id}

Poll every 5 seconds until status is complete or failed.

Progress values: Downloading video... → Transcribing audio... → Selecting best clips with AI... → Rendering clip 1/N... → Done!

Complete response includes clips array:

{
  "job_id": "...",
  "status": "complete",
  "progress": "Done!",
  "clips": [
    {
      "clip_index": 1,
      "duration_seconds": 35.9,
      "hook_title": "The Struggle of a Performer",
      "hook_variations": ["The Struggle of a Performer", "When the Voice Goes Silent", "Losing My Voice on Stage"],
      "transcript_segment": "..."
    }
  ]
}

Download Clip

GET /api/v1/clips/{job_id}/download/{clip_index}

Returns MP4 file. Save with -o clip_N.mp4.

Re-render with Different Hook

POST /api/v1/clips/{job_id}/rerender/{clip_index}

Body: {"hook_title": "New Title Here"}

Health Check

GET /api/health — Returns {"status": "ok"}

Workflow

1. Submit job → POST /api/v1/clips with youtube_url and preferences
2. Poll → GET /api/v1/clips/{job_id} every 5s, show progress to user
3. Present results with hook titles, durations, transcript previews
4. Ask which clips to download (all or specific)
5. Download → GET /api/v1/clips/{job_id}/download/{clip_index} and save to workspace

Caption Styles

Free & Pro Styles

Studio Exclusive Styles

Title Styles

Video Quality

Error Handling

On 429, show:

📊 Clip limit reached. Upgrade at https://makeaiclips.live/dashboard/subscription

Tips for Agents

• Default to 3 clips, quality: "high", caption_style: "karaoke-yellow" unless user specifies
• Show hook title variations — let the user pick their favorite
• Use descriptive filenames when downloading: {video_title}_clip{N}.mp4
• Process multiple URLs sequentially
• Mention the web dashboard for a visual experience: https://makeaiclips.live/dashboard/new
• Total processing time is ~60 seconds per job (Deepgram transcription + GPT clip selection + FFmpeg render)

Example

# Submit job
curl -X POST "https://makeaiclips.live/api/v1/clips" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mak_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"youtube_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ","num_clips":3,"quality":"high","caption_style":"karaoke-yellow"}'

# Poll status
curl "https://makeaiclips.live/api/v1/clips/JOB_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mak_live_YOUR_KEY"

# Download clip
curl -o clip_1.mp4 "https://makeaiclips.live/api/v1/clips/JOB_ID/download/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mak_live_YOUR_KEY"