From c7c8ade95738adaba122b870c6e5cbb00f77a0fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cameron Radmore <radmorecameron@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 16:19:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix!: make clip api less expensive

---
 config/config.example.yml             |  1 -
 src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr     |  2 +-
 src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr | 12 +-----------
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 85fdd0cd8..18ef205e3 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ feed_threads: 1
 ##
 ## Notes: The following API endpoints will be disabled:
 ##  - /api/v1/videos
-##  - /api/v1/clips
 ##  - /api/v1/transcripts
 ##
 ## Accepted values: true, false
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr
index 8395c7a4d..ad364b4e2 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ end
 class DisableAbusableAPIHandler < Kemal::Handler
   {% for method in %w(GET HEAD) %}
     # This endpoints make a video request to Invidious companion.
-    {% for endpoint in %w(videos clips transcripts) %}
+    {% for endpoint in %w(videos transcripts) %}
       only ["/api/v1/{{ endpoint.id }}/:id"], {{ method }}
     {% end %}
   {% end %}
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr
index 0a5d5a4ec..44268a1c1 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr
@@ -413,22 +413,12 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Videos
       start_time, end_time, clip_title = Invidious::Videos::Clip.parse_clip_parameters(params)
     end
 
-    begin
-      video = get_video(video_id, region: region)
-    rescue ex : NotFoundException
-      return error_json(404, ex)
-    rescue ex
-      return error_json(500, ex)
-    end
-
     return JSON.build do |json|
       json.object do
         json.field "startTime", start_time
         json.field "endTime", end_time
         json.field "clipTitle", clip_title
-        json.field "video" do
-          Invidious::JSONify::APIv1.video(video, json, locale: locale, proxy: proxy)
-        end
+        json.field "videoId", video_id
       end
     end
   end