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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Clone this repository, or open the directory of the example you want. Each examp
 - [multi-client-video-automation](examples/multi-client-video-automation) renders branded promo videos for three clients in three aspect ratios from one master template, and records which render belongs to which client. Companion code for [A guide to automating video content production for multiple clients](https://shotstack.io/learn/automating-video-production-multiple-clients/).
 - [rapidreels](examples/rapidreels) creates faceless short-form videos using generative AI. [View demo](https://shotstack.io/demos/social-media-video-maker/).
 - [reelestate](examples/reelestate) turns static real estate images into fully edited video slideshows. [View demo](https://shotstack.io/demos/real-estate-video-listing-maker/).
+- [sports-highlight-videos](examples/sports-highlight-videos) trims a 10 second clip at each goal of a full match recording and joins them in one vertical render, cropped from the landscape footage. Extends [Automate sports video highlights using an API](https://shotstack.io/learn/automated-sports-highlight-video-api/).
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/.env.example b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/.env.example
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+# Your Shotstack sandbox API key: https://dashboard.shotstack.io/register
+SHOTSTACK_API_KEY=
+
+# Optional. stage (sandbox, default) or v1 (production). Use the key from the same environment.
+# Both keys are in the dashboard under API Keys: https://dashboard.shotstack.io/
+SHOTSTACK_ENV=
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/.gitignore b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/.gitignore
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+.env
+renders.jsonl
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/README.md b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/README.md
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+# Sports highlight videos
+
+Turn a full match recording and a list of goals into one vertical highlight video. The match
+record has a source video URL and one entry per goal, with the second in the recording where its
+highlight starts. The script trims a 10 second clip at each goal and joins the clips in one render.
+It shows the full landscape frame in the middle of a vertical video, over a
+blurred copy of the same clip. Music plays under the match sound. You
+get one 1080 x 1920 MP4 per match.
+
+Related guide: [Automate sports video highlights using an API](https://shotstack.io/learn/automated-sports-highlight-video-api/).
+
+## Requirements
+
+- A [Shotstack account](https://dashboard.shotstack.io/register) and your **sandbox** API key
+- Node.js 20 or later
+
+Sandbox renders are watermarked. Your account needs at least one credit to use the sandbox.
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/shotstack/shotstack-cookbook.git
+cd shotstack-cookbook/examples/sports-highlight-videos
+```
+
+Copy the environment file. Add your sandbox key to `.env`.
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Load the file into your shell. Do this in each new terminal:
+
+```bash
+set -a
+source .env
+set +a
+```
+
+## Run
+
+Submit the render:
+
+```bash
+node render.mjs
+```
+
+Then check it:
+
+```bash
+node status.mjs
+```
+
+Run `status.mjs` again until the render shows `done`.
+
+## What happens
+
+`render.mjs` reads `match.json` and checks that it has a match id, an HTTPS source URL and at least
+one goal with a time in seconds. It reports every problem it finds, then stops. It builds one Edit
+JSON with one clip per goal, 10 seconds each, trimmed from the same source video with the `trim`
+property. Each clip starts when the previous one ends. The full frame sits in the middle of the 1080 x 1920 video. A
+blurred, darker copy of the same clip fills the space above and below, so the footage is not
+cropped or enlarged. The match sound plays at a lower volume, with a music track under it.
+The script appends one line to `renders.jsonl`.
+
+`status.mjs` reads `renders.jsonl` and checks the render once. A `done` render prints its video
+URL. The sample source video is a 99 minute match of about 700 MB. Shotstack downloads the full
+file before it renders, so this render takes longer than a render of a short clip.
+
+The sample match is the recording that the related guide uses. Each goal starts about 3 seconds
+before the build-up, so the clip shows the attack, the goal and the celebration. Shotstack does not find the moments to cut. The times come from your own data, such as event
+tags from your scoring system or the output of a detection model. To render your own match,
+replace the source URL with a public HTTPS URL. Then list the goals. For each goal, set `at` to the
+second in the recording where its highlight starts. To change the clip length, edit
+`edit.mjs`.
+
+`renders.jsonl` only appends. Delete the file to start a new batch.
+
+To render in production, set `SHOTSTACK_ENV=v1` and put your production key in `.env`.
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/api.mjs b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/api.mjs
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+const API_KEY = process.env.SHOTSTACK_API_KEY;
+const ENV = process.env.SHOTSTACK_ENV || 'stage';
+const API = `https://api.shotstack.io/edit/${ENV}`;
+const TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+
+export function fail(message) {
+  console.error(message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+export function requireConfig() {
+  if (!API_KEY) {
+    fail('Set SHOTSTACK_API_KEY before you run this script.');
+  }
+
+  if (!['stage', 'v1'].includes(ENV)) {
+    fail('SHOTSTACK_ENV must be stage or v1.');
+  }
+}
+
+// A rejected key or a dead network fails every record the same way. The
+// caller stops the batch at the first one instead of printing a line per record.
+function stopBatch(message) {
+  return Object.assign(new Error(message), { fatal: true });
+}
+
+async function apiError(response) {
+  const text = await response.text();
+
+  try {
+    const body = JSON.parse(text);
+    return (
+      body.errors?.[0]?.detail ?? body.response?.error ?? body.message ?? text
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return text;
+  }
+}
+
+async function request(path, options, label) {
+  let response;
+
+  try {
+    response = await fetch(`${API}${path}`, {
+      ...options,
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'x-api-key': API_KEY
+      },
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS)
+    });
+  } catch {
+    throw stopBatch(
+      `${label}: the network request failed. Check your connection and run again.`
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (response.status === 401 || response.status === 403) {
+    throw stopBatch(
+      `${label}: the API rejected the key (${response.status}). Check SHOTSTACK_API_KEY and SHOTSTACK_ENV.`
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`${label}: ${response.status} ${await apiError(response)}`);
+  }
+
+  return (await response.json()).response;
+}
+
+export async function submitRender(edit, label) {
+  const { id } = await request(
+    '/render',
+    { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(edit) },
+    label
+  );
+
+  if (!id) {
+    throw new Error(`${label}: the render response did not contain an id.`);
+  }
+
+  return id;
+}
+
+export function getRender(renderId, label) {
+  return request(`/render/${renderId}`, { method: 'GET' }, label);
+}
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/edit.mjs b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/edit.mjs
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+const MUSIC_URL =
+  'https://shotstack-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/music/unminus/lit.mp3';
+const CLIP_SECONDS = 10;
+
+// Each goal becomes one trimmed clip of the full match recording. "auto"
+// starts each clip when the previous one ends, so the goals join in one
+// render with no intermediate files.
+function goalClips(match, options) {
+  return match.goals.map((goal, index) => ({
+    asset: {
+      type: 'video',
+      src: match.source,
+      trim: goal.at,
+      volume: options.volume
+    },
+    start: index === 0 ? 0 : 'auto',
+    length: CLIP_SECONDS,
+    ...options.clip
+  }));
+}
+
+// The landscape footage keeps its full frame in the middle of the vertical
+// video. A blurred copy of the same clip fills the space above and below, so
+// the footage is not cropped or enlarged.
+export function buildEdit(match) {
+  return {
+    timeline: {
+      background: '#000000',
+      tracks: [
+        { clips: goalClips(match, { volume: 0.6, clip: { fit: 'contain' } }) },
+        {
+          clips: goalClips(match, {
+            volume: 0,
+            clip: { fit: 'crop', filter: 'blur', opacity: 0.6 }
+          })
+        },
+        {
+          clips: [
+            {
+              asset: {
+                type: 'audio',
+                src: MUSIC_URL,
+                volume: 0.35,
+                effect: 'fadeInFadeOut'
+              },
+              start: 0,
+              length: 'end'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    output: { format: 'mp4', size: { width: 1080, height: 1920 } }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/match.json b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/match.json
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+{
+  "matchId": "ottoville-v-ottawa-hills",
+  "source": "https://shotstack-assets.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/footage/soccer-game.mp4",
+  "goals": [
+    {
+      "at": 3468
+    },
+    {
+      "at": 4278
+    },
+    {
+      "at": 4598
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/render.mjs b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/render.mjs
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+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { fail, requireConfig, submitRender } from './api.mjs';
+import { buildEdit } from './edit.mjs';
+import { recordRender } from './renders.mjs';
+
+requireConfig();
+
+let match;
+
+try {
+  match = JSON.parse(
+    await readFile(new URL('./match.json', import.meta.url), 'utf8')
+  );
+} catch (error) {
+  fail(`Could not read match.json: ${error.message}`);
+}
+
+const problems = [];
+
+for (const field of ['matchId', 'source']) {
+  if (!match[field]) {
+    problems.push(`match.json: ${field} is required.`);
+  }
+}
+
+if (match.source && !/^https:\/\//.test(match.source)) {
+  problems.push('match.json: source must be an HTTPS URL.');
+}
+
+if (!Array.isArray(match.goals) || match.goals.length === 0) {
+  problems.push('match.json: goals must contain at least one goal.');
+} else {
+  match.goals.forEach((goal, index) => {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(goal.at) || goal.at < 0) {
+      problems.push(`goal ${index + 1}: at must be a number of seconds.`);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+if (problems.length > 0) {
+  fail(problems.join('\n'));
+}
+
+try {
+  const renderId = await submitRender(buildEdit(match), match.matchId);
+
+  await recordRender({
+    renderId,
+    matchId: match.matchId,
+    submittedAt: new Date().toISOString()
+  });
+
+  console.log(`${match.matchId} → ${renderId}`);
+} catch (error) {
+  fail(error.message);
+}
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/renders.mjs b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/renders.mjs
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+import { appendFile, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+const FILE = new URL('./renders.jsonl', import.meta.url);
+
+// One JSON object per line, appended. The API has no endpoint that lists
+// renders, so this file is the only record of which render belongs to
+// which record.
+export async function recordRender(row) {
+  try {
+    await appendFile(FILE, JSON.stringify(row) + '\n');
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Could not write renders.jsonl: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function readRenders() {
+  let text;
+
+  try {
+    text = await readFile(FILE, 'utf8');
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return [];
+    }
+    throw new Error(`Could not read renders.jsonl: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  return text
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(line => line.trim())
+    .map((line, index) => {
+      try {
+        return JSON.parse(line);
+      } catch {
+        throw new Error(
+          `renders.jsonl line ${index + 1} is not valid JSON. Fix or delete the file and submit again.`
+        );
+      }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/examples/sports-highlight-videos/status.mjs b/examples/sports-highlight-videos/status.mjs
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+import { fail, getRender, requireConfig } from './api.mjs';
+import { readRenders } from './renders.mjs';
+
+requireConfig();
+
+let rows;
+
+try {
+  rows = await readRenders();
+} catch (error) {
+  fail(error.message);
+}
+
+if (rows.length === 0) {
+  console.log('No renders recorded yet. Run node render.mjs first.');
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+for (const row of rows) {
+  let render;
+
+  try {
+    render = await getRender(row.renderId, row.matchId);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.fatal) {
+      fail(error.message);
+    }
+
+    console.error(error.message);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`${row.matchId} → ${render.status}`);
+
+  if (render.status === 'done') {
+    console.log(`  ${render.url}`);
+  }
+
+  if (render.status === 'failed') {
+    console.log(`  error: ${render.error}`);
+  }
+}