---
updatedAt: 2026-09-10T15:50:00.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.synthesia.io/llms.txt
---

# Retrieve a GIF thumbnail

Use this endpoint to pull information on a given video GIF thumbnail.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "info": {
    "description": "Synthesia public API endpoints",
    "title": "Synthesia API",
    "version": "2.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.synthesia.io",
      "description": "Synthesia public API URL."
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/{video_id}/thumbnail.gif": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Retrieve a GIF thumbnail",
        "description": "Use this endpoint to pull information on a given video GIF thumbnail.",
        "tags": [
          "Videos"
        ],
        "security": [
          {
            "api_key": []
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "video_id",
            "description": "The ID of the video to retrieve the thumbnail from.",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK."
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Thumbnail not found.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "default": {
            "description": "Unexpected Server error.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.2",
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "Error": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "context": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "error"
        ]
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "api_key": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "Authorization"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [Create a video](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/create-video.md)
* [Create a video from a template](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/create-a-video-from-a-template.md)
* [List videos](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/list-videos.md)
* [Retrieve a video](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/retrieve-a-video.md)
* [Retrieve a thumbnail](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/retrieve-a-jpg-thumbnail.md)
* [Retrieve a GIF/JPG thumbnail](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/retrieve-a-gif-jpg-thumbnail.md)
* [Update a video](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/update-a-video.md)
* [Delete a video](https://docs.synthesia.io/reference/delete-a-video.md)