Videoask Python API Docs | dltHub

VideoAsk is a platform for creating video‑first forms (videoasks) to collect video or text responses from respondents. The REST API base URL is https://api.videoask.com and All requests require OAuth2 Bearer tokens or temporary API tokens for testing..

dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading Videoask data in under 10 minutes.

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What data can I load from Videoask?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Videoask:

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How do I authenticate with the Videoask API?

VideoAsk uses OAuth2 (authorization code flow) for production and accepts a temporary Bearer token for testing; send it in the header Authorization: Bearer <token>.

1. Get your credentials

1. Log in to https://app.videoask.com/app.
2. Go to Account > API and click Copy code to obtain a temporary token for testing.
3. For production, open Organization Settings > Developer Apps and click Create a developer app.
4. Save the generated client_id and client_secret.
5. Implement the OAuth2 authorization code flow: direct the user to https://auth.videoask.com/authorize, then exchange the returned code at POST https://api.videoask.com/oauth/token to receive access and refresh tokens.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

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[sources.videoask_source]
api_key = "your_bearer_token_here"

dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.

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How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

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uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"

1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:

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dlt ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex

This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →

2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:

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dlt ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install

This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →

3. Start LLM-assisted coding:

Use /find-source to load data from the Videoask API into DuckDB.

The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.

4. Run the pipeline:

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python videoask_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

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Pipeline videoask_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds
1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset videoask_data
The duckdb destination used duckdb:/videoask.duckdb location to store data
Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

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dlt pipeline videoask_pipeline show

This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.

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Python pipeline example

This example loads forms and responses from the Videoask API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

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import dlt
from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources

@dlt.source
def videoask_source(api_key=dlt.secrets.value):
    config: RESTAPIConfig = {
        "client": {
            "base_url": "https://api.videoask.com",
            "auth": {
                "type": "bearer",
                "token": api_key,
            },
        },
        "resources": [
            {"name": "forms", "endpoint": {"path": "forms"}},
            {"name": "responses", "endpoint": {"path": "responses"}}
        ],
    }
    yield from rest_api_resources(config)


def get_data() -> None:
    pipeline = dlt.pipeline(
        pipeline_name="videoask_pipeline",
        destination="duckdb",
        dataset_name="videoask_data",
    )
    load_info = pipeline.run(videoask_source())
    print(load_info)

To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.

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How do I query the loaded data?

Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.

Python (pandas DataFrame):

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("videoask_pipeline").dataset()
sessions_df = data.responses.df()
print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

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SELECT * FROM videoask_data.responses LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

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import dlt

data = dlt.pipeline("videoask_pipeline").dataset()
data.responses.df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.

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What destinations can I load Videoask data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.

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Troubleshooting

Authentication failures

If you see 401 Unauthorized, verify you are sending Authorization: Bearer <token>. Temporary tokens from Account > API expire; for production use oauth tokens obtained via the client_id/client_secret flow.

Pagination and missing count

Several listing endpoints are paginated (examples: /forms, /questions/{id}/answers, /messages). Send limit and/or offset query params. The API will stop including a top‑level count by default; include with_count=1 if you need the total.

Rate limits and 429 errors

If the API returns 429 Too Many Requests, back off and retry after the period indicated in Retry-After header.

Ensure that the API key is valid to avoid 401 Unauthorized errors. Also, verify endpoint paths and parameters to avoid 404 Not Found errors.

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Next steps

Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI Workbench:

• data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
• dlthub-runtime — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.

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dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install
dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install

• How to deploy a pipeline
• How to explore your data in marimo Notebooks
• How to query your data in Python with dataset
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