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Content farms produce hundreds or thousands of short-form videos daily for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Trackyard’s smart trimming eliminates manual music editing at scale.

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The Challenge

Traditional workflow:
  1. License a track manually
  2. Download the full 3-minute file
  3. Open in an audio editor
  4. Find a good 15-second segment
  5. Export and sync to video
  6. Repeat 500 times
Problem: This takes 2-5 minutes per video. At 100 videos/day, that’s 3-8 hours of pure audio editing.

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The Trackyard Solution

1

Define your video specs

Most platforms have standard durations:
  • Instagram Reels: 15s, 30s, 60s, 90s
  • TikTok: 15s, 60s, 3min
  • YouTube Shorts: 15s, 30s, 60s
2

Search once, reuse across videos

Find a track that matches your content style:
curl -X POST https://api.trackyard.com/api/external/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "upbeat music for travel content",
    "filters": {"has_vocals": false}
  }'
3

Download custom clips for each video

Request different durations from the same track:
# Video A: 15 seconds
download("trk_abc123", duration_seconds=15)

# Video B: 30 seconds
download("trk_abc123", duration_seconds=30)

# Video C: 60 seconds
download("trk_abc123", duration_seconds=60)
Each clip is auto-trimmed to the best-sounding segment. No manual editing.

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Example: Travel Content Farm

Scenario: 200 Reels/week about travel destinations Old workflow:
  • 5 minutes per video × 200 = 16.6 hours/week
  • Manual trimming, fades, syncing
New workflow: 
import requests
import os

API_KEY = os.environ["TRACKYARD_API_KEY"]
BASE = "https://api.trackyard.com/api/external/v1"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

# Search once
search = requests.post(
    f"{BASE}/search",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={"query": "upbeat travel music", "limit": 1}
).json()

track_id = search["tracks"][0]["id"]

# Process 200 videos
videos = [
    {"id": "paris_15s.mp4", "duration": 15},
    {"id": "tokyo_30s.mp4", "duration": 30},
    {"id": "nyc_60s.mp4", "duration": 60},
    # ... 197 more
]

for video in videos:
    # Download custom clip
    audio = requests.post(
        f"{BASE}/download-track",
        headers=HEADERS,
        json={
            "track_id": track_id,
            "duration_seconds": video["duration"]
        }
    ).content
    
    # Save
    with open(f"{video['id']}_music.mp3", "wb") as f:
        f.write(audio)

print("✓ 200 videos scored in ~10 minutes")
Time saved: 16 hours → 10 minutes

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The No-Code Alternative: OpenClaw

Don’t want to write Python? Use the OpenClaw skill to automate the entire workflow conversationally.

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Example Workflow

Tell your OpenClaw bot: 
"Every Monday and Wednesday at 9am:
1. Generate 5 video ideas about travel destinations
2. Find stock images at Pexels for each destination
3. Stitch images together into 15-second videos
4. Add a script with subtitles
5. Search Trackyard for upbeat travel music
6. Add the music to each video (15-second clips, smart-trimmed)
7. Save the final videos to my Google Drive"
What OpenClaw Does:
  • Generates ideas using AI
  • Finds stock images via Pexels skill
  • Creates videos (stitching images together)
  • Adds scripts and subtitles
  • Calls Trackyard skill: Searches for “upbeat travel music”
  • Downloads clips: Gets 15-second smart-trimmed clips
  • Merges audio + video
  • Uploads to Google Drive
Result: 5 fully produced videos, automatically created twice a week, with zero code.
See the OpenClaw Example Workflows page for more automation ideas.

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Key Parameters

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duration_seconds
number
required
Exact clip length to match your video duration.Common values:
  • 15 — Instagram/TikTok short
  • 30 — Standard Reel
  • 60 — Long-form Reel or Short
  • 90 — Extended Instagram Reel
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query
string
Describe your content style for consistent vibe across videos.Examples:
  • "upbeat music for travel content"
  • "chill lo-fi for cooking videos"
  • "energetic music for fitness content"

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Best Practices

Group videos by style, then use the same track across each batch for brand consistency.
Search once, store the track ID, and reuse it across hundreds of videos to save credits.
Add filters to ensure every track matches your brand:
{
  "query": "upbeat music",
  "filters": {
    "has_vocals": false,
    "energy_level": "high",
    "min_bpm": 120
  }
}
Integrate Trackyard into your video rendering pipeline:
  1. Render video
  2. Call /download-track with exact duration
  3. Merge audio + video (ffmpeg)
  4. Upload to platform

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ROI Calculation

Assumptions:
  • 100 videos/day
  • 5 minutes manual editing per video
  • $25/hour labor cost
Old workflow:
  • 100 videos × 5 min = 500 min/day = 8.3 hours/day
  • 8.3 hours × 25=∗∗25 = **208/day** in labor
  • 1,040/week∗∗∣∗∗1,040/week** | **4,160/month
Trackyard workflow:
  • Automated music selection: ~5 minutes total
  • Labor cost: $2/day (one search + automation setup)
Monthly savings: 4,160−4,160 - 60 = $4,100/month

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Next Steps

API Quickstart

Get started with your first API call

Smart Clip Trimming

Learn how automatic segment selection works

Code Examples

See batch processing examples

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Full endpoint reference