# List Templates

Source: https://recoupable.dev/docs/api-reference/content/templates

List all available content creation templates. Templates are optional — every content primitive works without one. When you do use a template, it provides a complete creative recipe: image prompts, video motion config, caption style rules, and edit operations. Returns template ID and description only — enough to pick the right one.

## GET /api/content/templates

Full OpenAPI specification: https://recoupable.dev/docs/spec/content.json

## Authentication

This operation requires one of the security alternatives in the specification below. Security scheme definitions are included where present in the published specification.

[Authentication guide](https://recoupable.dev/docs/authentication)

## Operation and referenced schemas

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Recoup API - Content",
    "description": "API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the music industry",
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT"
    },
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.recoupable.dev"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/content/templates": {
      "get": {
        "description": "List all available content creation templates. Templates are optional — every content primitive works without one. When you do use a template, it provides a complete creative recipe: image prompts, video motion config, caption style rules, and edit operations. Returns template ID and description only — enough to pick the right one.",
        "security": [
          {
            "apiKeyAuth": []
          },
          {
            "bearerAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Templates retrieved successfully",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentTemplatesResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized — invalid or missing API key",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ContentTemplatesResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "templates"
        ],
        "description": "List of available content creation templates.",
        "properties": {
          "templates": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentTemplate"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "ContentErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "error"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error message describing what went wrong",
            "example": "Unauthorized"
          }
        }
      },
      "ContentTemplate": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "id",
          "description"
        ],
        "description": "A content creation template — a complete creative recipe defining visual style, composition, caption rules, and edit operations. Templates are optional; all primitives work without one.",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Template identifier. Pass this as the template field in content primitive requests or POST /api/content/create.",
            "example": "artist-caption-bedroom"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Human-readable description of the template's visual style",
            "example": "Moody bedroom selfie. Artist on camera with deadpan expression, purple LED lighting, dark room. Short blunt captions in lowercase. Vertical 9:16 video, 8 seconds. Best for: introspective songs, vulnerable moments, daily content. Requires: face image, audio."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "apiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key",
        "description": "Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys)."
      },
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
```