As more creators look for ways to automate their workflow, a common question appears: “Does CapCut have an API?” The short answer is: there is no public API that general developers can freely use as of December 2025. However, the situation isn’t entirely hopeless—there are still practical ways to automate parts of your workflow.
● The Official Situation
CapCut’s Terms of Service mention SDKs and APIs, but these are not public developer tools. There is no place where developers can sign up, get an API key, and start building applications.
So effectively, an API exists internally, but it is not available for public use.
● Why do people online talk about a “CapCut API”?
Because several different things get labeled as such:
- Internal endpoints once used for ChatGPT plugins
- Unofficial open-source tools created by independent developers
- Third‑party Video APIs that simply replicate CapCut‑like features
These are not official and may have limitations or risks.
● What regular users can do
Even without a public API, automation is still possible:
- Use external AI tools to generate scripts/materials, then edit in CapCut.
- Use unofficial OSS tools to generate draft projects and finalize them inside CapCut.
- Use dedicated Video API services (e.g., JSON2Video) for large‑scale automated video generation.
● Which option should you choose?
- For safe, stable use: external AI + CapCut’s official features
- For semi‑automation: draft generation with OSS → final editing in CapCut
- For full automation / batch video creation: use a Video API service instead of CapCut
Understanding these categories will help creators find the right balance between convenience, automation, and safety.
