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Your app can describe Masai Mara. Now it can show it.

TBO Studios is a search API for real, licensed travel footage. Send a plain-language query and get back the exact scene, complete with timestamps, a detailed description and usage rights.

  • REST API
  • MCP server
Request an API keySee a sample request
Request
GET /v1/search?q=lion+roaring+at+sunrise
Authorization: Bearer {API_KEY}
Response
{
  "results": [
    {
      "asset_id": "ast_8f2k1",
      "scene": {
        "start": 20.0,
        "end": 28.0,
        "description": "Male lion roaring, early light"
      },
      "rights": {
        "allowed_markets": ["IN", "AE", "GB"],
        "logo_required": true
      }
    }
  ]
}

Where things stand

Travel video is easy to find and hard to use.

  • 01

    Stock video APIs offer generic clips that aren’t tied to a specific hotel, ship or destination.

  • 02

    Scraping video from the web creates legal risk you don’t want in production.

  • 03

    Most sources return whole files, which leaves you to work out where the useful eight seconds are.

What you get

Footage your code can work with.

  • Scenes instead of files

    Send a query in plain language and receive ranked scenes, each with a start and end time.

  • Descriptions with real detail

    Every scene is described at the level of “two travelers in a khaki jeep, golden hour, Serengeti,” and comes with its destination, tags and transcript.

  • Rights in the response

    Each result includes its license, cleared markets and logo requirement, so your app can decide what to show and where.

  • Quality signals

    Resolution and a quality score come with every result, which makes it easy to rank or filter for the best footage.

  • Tools for AI agents

    The MCP server exposes search and reel rendering as tools, so an agent can find footage and produce a short video on its own.

Request and response

One request returns the exact scene.

Illustrative. Final field names will be published with the docs.

Request
GET /v1/search?q=lion+roaring+at+sunrise+masai+mara&limit=1
Authorization: Bearer {API_KEY}
Response
{
  "results": [
    {
      "asset_id": "ast_8f2k1",
      "title": "Masai Mara Safari Film",
      "owner": "{supplier name}",
      "scene": {
        "start": 20.0,
        "end": 28.0,
        "description": "Male lion roaring beside a safari jeep, early light, Masai Mara"
      },
      "destination": "Masai Mara, Kenya",
      "tags": ["safari", "wildlife", "lion", "sunrise"],
      "resolution": "1920x1080",
      "quality_score": 0.92,
      "rights": {
        "license": "{license type}",
        "allowed_markets": ["IN", "AE", "GB"],
        "logo_required": true
      },
      "preview_url": "https://..."
    }
  ]
}

Where it fits

Put real video where your users already are.

  • AI travel assistants

    When a traveler asks about Masai Mara, your assistant can answer with footage of it.

  • Booking sites

    Show the actual cabin, room or lounge right on the product page.

  • Itinerary builders

    Attach a clip to each day of the trip, so the plan comes to life.

  • Tools for advisors

    Let advisors search footage and generate reels without leaving your CRM or proposal tool.

Interfaces

Two ways to connect.

  • REST API

    Search the library over HTTP from any backend. It’s the best fit for apps, websites and data pipelines.

    At launch: search.

  • MCP server

    Connect any MCP-compatible AI client and give it tools to search footage and render reels.

    At launch: search. Rendering follows.

    How to connect your assistant

Good to know

Questions, answered.

What can I query?

Video, image and audio assets from hotels, airlines, cruise lines and tourism boards, all indexed at scene level.

How do I know what I’m allowed to show?

Every result includes its license, cleared markets and logo requirement.

What language is the metadata in?

English.

How do I get access?

We’re onboarding developers in early access. Request a key and tell us what you’re building.

What does it cost?

Pricing is usage-based. We’ll share the details with early access developers.

Give your product something worth watching.

Tell us what you’re building, and we’ll get you a key.

Request an API key