Amara for AI agents
Agents read Amara at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About Amara
Amara is an online platform that enables users to create, edit, and manage subtitles and captions for videos, facilitating accessibility and multilingual content.
What an agent can do in Amara
Every Amara action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in Amara without asking first. 19 actions.
- Fetch Subtitles DataFetch subtitle data for a video in a specific language. Returns a list of subtitle segments with start/end timestamps and text content. Use this after obtaining a video ID (from List Videos) and confi
- Get ActivityTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific activity by its ID. Use when you need to fetch metadata for a particular activity event.
- Get Subtitle Language DetailsTool to retrieve details for a single subtitle language. Use when you have video ID and language code and need metadata about that language track.
- Get Team DetailsTool to get details on a specific team by slug. Use when you need metadata for a single team.
- Get User ActivityTool to retrieve activity log for a specific user on Amara. Use when you need to view a user's recent actions such as video additions, subtitle edits, or comments. Returns a paginated list of activity
- Get User DataRetrieves detailed user profile information from Amara, including username, avatar, biography, languages spoken, and video counts. Use this tool when you need to: - Fetch a user's profile details by t
- Get Video URLTool to get details for a specific video URL. Use when you need to retrieve metadata about a specific URL entry in Amara's system by video_id and url_id.
- Get Video URL DetailsTool to get details for a specific video URL. Use when you have a public or embeddable video URL and need its Amara metadata (ID, title, duration, thumbnails, etc.).
- List ActivityTool to list activity across Amara. Use when you need to retrieve activity logs with optional filters by team, video, or activity type.
- List Available LanguagesTool to get a list of all supported languages. Use when you need to know available language options from Amara.
- List Subtitle ActionsTool to list available actions for subtitles based on current workflow state. Use when you need to determine what operations can be performed on a subtitle (e.g., approve, reject, publish) for a speci
- List Subtitle LanguagesTool to list all subtitle languages for a video. Use when you have a video ID and need to fetch its available subtitle languages.
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- List Subtitle NotesList notes for subtitles in a specific language. Use this to retrieve all notes/comments added to a subtitle language for collaboration and feedback purposes.
- List TeamsTool to list all teams. Use when you need to retrieve your accessible teams with pagination.
- List VideosTool to list all videos. Use when you need to fetch a paginated list of videos with optional filters.
- View Video DetailsTool to view details of a specific video by ID. Use when you need complete metadata for a given video.
- Get Team LanguagesTool to get language preferences for a specific team by slug. Use when you need to retrieve preferred and blacklisted languages for a team.
- List Video ActivityTool to list activity for a specific video. Use when you need to fetch the activity log or history of actions performed on a video.
- List Video URLsTool to list all URLs associated with a video. Use when you need to retrieve every URL for embedding or processing.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 11 actions.
- Add Subtitle NoteAdds a note/comment to a specific subtitle language for a video. Notes are used for collaboration and providing feedback on subtitles during the editing process. Requires a valid video ID and language
- Add Video URLTool to add a new URL to a video, allowing association with multiple video providers (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.). Use when you need to add alternative URLs for the same video content on different platforms
- Create Subtitle LanguageCreates a new subtitle language track for an Amara video. This is the first step before adding or uploading subtitles - you must create the language track before you can add subtitle content. Each vid
- Create SubtitlesTool to create new subtitles for a video in a specific language. Accepts subtitle data in multiple formats (SRT, VTT, DFXP, etc.) either as a string or via URL. The subtitle language must already exis
- Create VideoTool to add a new video to Amara. Use when you need to create a video entry from a URL. Supports URLs from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or direct video file URLs.
- Make Video URL PrimaryTool to set a video URL as the primary URL. Use when you need to designate one of a video's URLs as primary for embedding and display. Call after listing video URLs to confirm the URL ID.
- Perform Subtitle ActionTool to perform an action on subtitles such as publish, unpublish, approve, reject, send-back, or endorse. Use when you need to change the workflow state of subtitles for a specific video and language
- Send MessageSends a message to a user or team member in Amara. Use this tool to send notifications, updates, or communicate with other users or teams on the platform. You must specify either a recipient user (by
- Delete Video URLTool to remove a video URL from a video. Use when you need to delete an unwanted or incorrect URL from a video's list of URLs. The video must have at least one other URL remaining.
- Update Subtitle LanguageTool to update a subtitle language for a video. Use after reviewing existing subtitle language settings and needing to adjust completeness flags or soft-limit constraints.
- Update VideoTool to update an existing video's metadata including title, description, team, and project assignment. Use when you need to modify video information after creation.
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in Amara are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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Amara questions
Can an agent change data in Amara on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in Amara are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in Amara?
This connector lists 19 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does Amara connect?
It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.