Combine Clips and Apply Basic Edits

Stitch video clips together with titles, captions, background music, and transitions.

When to Use This Template

• You have your own video clips (recorded on your phone, from a camera, or downloaded) and want to stitch them together into one video

• You want to add a title card, auto-generated captions, background music, or transitions to existing footage

• You are a content creator, real estate agent, or business owner who films your own clips and needs light editing before posting to TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts

• You do NOT need AI to generate any visuals -- you are bringing your own footage

Template Information

Property	Value
Template ID	/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1
Output Type	Video
Category	Video Editor

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
videoClips	array	Yes	-	Video clips to stitch. Min: 1, Max: 20
videoClips[].url	video	Yes	-	URL of video clip
trimSilence	boolean	No	false	Trim silence at start/end
titleConfig	object	No	-	Title overlay configuration
titleConfig.enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable title overlay
titleConfig.text	string	No	Your Title Here	Title text
titleConfig.position	enum	No	top	Values: top, center, bottom
titleConfig.duration	number	No	4	Seconds to display. Range: 1-10
titleConfig.style	enum	No	minimal	Values: minimal, bold, elegant, modern
captionsConfig	object	No	-	Captions configuration
captionsConfig.enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable captions
captionsConfig.style	enum	No	minimal	Values: minimal, bold, highlight, tiktok
captionsConfig.position	enum	No	bottom	Values: top, center, bottom
musicConfig	object	No	-	Background music configuration
musicConfig.enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable background music
musicConfig.url	string	No	-	Music file URL (MP3/WAV)
musicConfig.volume	number	No	30	Volume level. Range: 0-100
transitionConfig	object	No	-	Transition configuration
transitionConfig.type	enum	No	none	Values: none, fade, crossfade, slide, zoom
transitionConfig.duration	number	No	0.5	Seconds. Range: 0-2
maxDuration	number	No	0	Max output duration in seconds. 0 = no limit. Max: 600
aspectRatio	enum	No	9:16	Values: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5

Example 1: Basic Clip Combination

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "videoClips": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip1.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip2.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip3.mp4" }
    ],
    "aspectRatio": "9:16"
  },
  "render": true
}

Example 2: Full Featured Edit

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "videoClips": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/intro.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/main-content.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/outro.mp4" }
    ],
    "trimSilence": true,
    "titleConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "text": "My Amazing Video",
      "position": "center",
      "duration": 3,
      "style": "bold"
    },
    "captionsConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "style": "tiktok",
      "position": "bottom"
    },
    "musicConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "url": "https://example.com/background-music.mp3",
      "volume": 25
    },
    "transitionConfig": {
      "type": "crossfade",
      "duration": 0.5
    },
    "maxDuration": 60,
    "aspectRatio": "9:16"
  },
  "render": true
}

Example 3: With Captions and Transitions

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/from-templates
Content-Type: application/json
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "templateId": "/base/v2/combine-clips/c306ae43-1dcc-4f45-ac2b-88e75430ffd8/v1",
  "inputs": {
    "videoClips": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip1.mp4" },
      { "url": "https://example.com/clip2.mp4" }
    ],
    "captionsConfig": {
      "enabled": true,
      "style": "highlight",
      "position": "center"
    },
    "transitionConfig": {
      "type": "fade",
      "duration": 0.8
    },
    "aspectRatio": "1:1"
  },
  "render": true
}

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See Also

• Create Visual API Reference

• All Visual Templates