> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.videodb.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List Videos

> Retrieve a paginated list of all videos in a collection

Retrieve all videos from a collection with full metadata for each video including duration, thumbnails, and stream URLs.

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  import videodb

  conn = videodb.connect(api_key="your_api_key")
  coll = conn.get_collection()

  # Get all videos
  videos = coll.get_videos()

  for video in videos:
      print(f"Video: {video.name} ({video.id})")
      print(f"Duration: {video.length}s")
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  import { connect } from 'videodb';

  const conn = connect({ apiKey: 'your_api_key' });
  const coll = await conn.getCollection();

  // Get all videos
  const videos = await coll.getVideos();

  for (const video of videos) {
    console.log(`Video: ${video.name} (${video.id})`);
    console.log(`Duration: ${video.length}s`);
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  * Returns all videos within a specific collection
  * Each video object contains complete metadata (ID, name, duration, stream URL, thumbnail)
  * Videos are organized at the collection level
  * Video list includes only videos belonging to the authenticated user's collections
</Note>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /video/
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: VideoDB Server API
  description: >
    VideoDB Server API for video, audio, and image processing with AI
    capabilities.

    This API provides comprehensive video management, search, indexing, and
    AI-powered features.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: VideoDB Support
    url: https://videodb.io
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
  - url: https://api.videodb.io
    description: Production server
  - url: https://staging-api.videodb.io
    description: Staging server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: User authentication and API key management
  - name: Collections
    description: Collection management operations
  - name: Videos
    description: Video upload, processing, and management
  - name: Audio
    description: Audio management operations
  - name: Images
    description: Image management operations
  - name: Search
    description: Content search and indexing
  - name: AI Generation
    description: AI-powered content generation
  - name: Billing
    description: Billing and usage management
  - name: RTStream
    description: Real-time streaming operations
  - name: Utilities
    description: Utility endpoints
  - name: Meeting
    description: Meeting recording and management
  - name: Capture
    description: Capture session management for recording streams
  - name: Editor
    description: Timeline editor operations
  - name: Transcode
    description: Media transcoding operations
  - name: Assets
    description: Cross-collection asset listing
paths:
  /video/:
    get:
      summary: List videos
      parameters:
        - name: collection_id
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            example: default
        - name: page_index
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 0
        - name: count
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            maximum: 5000
            example: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of videos
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      videos:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Video'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Video:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: m-12345
        name:
          type: string
          example: video.mp4
        description:
          type: string
          example: Video description
        collection_id:
          type: string
          example: default
        length:
          type: number
          example: 120.5
        size:
          type: number
          example: 1048576
        stream_url:
          type: string
          example: https://stream.videodb.io/v/12345
        player_url:
          type: string
          example: https://console.videodb.io/player/12345
        thumbnail_url:
          type: string
          example: https://assets.videodb.io/thumb/12345.jpg
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-access-token
      description: API key for authentication (sk-xxx format)

````