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GET /v1/meta

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Code snippets

curl "https://api.oanor.com/timecode-api/v1/meta" \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/timecode-api/v1/meta", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/timecode-api/v1/meta");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$out = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/timecode-api/v1/meta",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)

Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured by the latest health check.

{
    "data": {
        "name": "Timecode API",
        "notes": "Drop-frame (notated with ; before the frames) only applies to 29.97 and 59.94 fps and is the broadcast default there; pass drop=false for non-drop. Real seconds use the exact rate (e.g. 30000/1001).",
        "version": "v1",
        "endpoints": [
            {
                "path": "/v1/to-frames",
                "params": {
                    "fps": "23.976|24|25|29.97|30|50|59.94|60",
                    "drop": "true/false (auto for 29.97/59.94)",
                    "timecode": "HH:MM:SS:FF (required)"
                },
                "returns": "total frame number"
            },
            {
                "path": "/v1/from-frames",
                "params": {
                    "fps": "frame rate (required)",
                    "drop": "true/false",
                    "frames": "integer (required)"
                },
                "returns": "the timecode string"
            },
            {
                "path": "/v1/to-seconds",
                "params": {
                    "fps": "frame rate (required)",
                    "timecode": "HH:MM:SS:FF (required)"
                },
                "returns": "real-time seconds"
            },
            {
                "path": "/v1/meta",
                "params": [],
                "returns": "this document"
            }
        ],
        "description": "Convert SMPTE timecode to and from frame counts and real-time seconds, with correct drop-frame handling for 29.97 and 59.94 fps. Pure local, no key."
    },
    "meta": {
        "timestamp": "2026-06-02T16:51:45.463Z",
        "request_id": "c683852f-9d29-4007-a75a-a9b0bc8ed3aa"
    },
    "status": "ok",
    "message": "Meta",
    "success": true
}