Descript by Descript, Inc.

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AI video and audio editor that edits by transcript, with AI voices, avatars, clips, captions and an API.

Video assembly and rendering Service

Is Descript free for commercial use? With conditions →

Website License API docs Pricing

Price

Free tier

paid from $16 a month

Commercial use

With conditions

Descript Terms of Service

Credit the author

Not needed

No credit needed

Agent access

Official MCP server

API key needed

Rules for your agent

- Descript (Video assembly and rendering). AI video and audio editor that edits by transcript, with AI voices, avatars, clips, captions and an API. Price: free tier; commercial use with conditions; no credit needed; ship inside your app with conditions; no bots or bulk downloading.
Connect: API docs https://www.descript.com/api (API key needed). Limits: Usage draws from the AI credits and media minutes of your plan; direct media file exports are not supported yet.
Get files: REST API (docs at https://help.descript.com/developers and https://docs.descriptapi.com/openapi-experimental.html); import media from a URL, apply edits, publish to a share or download URL, export transcripts. Direct media file export is not supported yet.
Not allowed: The license is for your own personal or internal business use; do not commercially exploit the service
Not allowed: Storyblocks Premium Media comes under the Storyblocks EULA; other libraries may need a separate license for commercial use
Not allowed: Do not use data mining, robots or similar extraction, and do not bypass robots.txt
Not allowed: Do not use Generative Tools to develop other tools or applications
Rule: Use Descript only for your own personal or internal business use; do not resell or sublicense the service.
Rule: Stock media marked Premium Media is under the Storyblocks EULA; obtain a separate license for Additional Libraries.
Rule: Create an API token in Settings → API Tokens; it is scoped to one Drive, and API calls use plan AI credits and media minutes.
Rule: Do not use Descript logos, product names or slogans without written permission.
License: https://www.descript.com/terms (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/descript/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

License	Descript Terms of Service
Commercial use	Commercial use with conditions “as between you and Descript, you own all right, title, and interest in and to any Input and Output, to the extent protectable under applicable law.” descript.com/terms
Credit	No credit needed Same clause as quoted for commercial use.
Inside your app or game	Ship inside your app with conditions “which provides for commercial use of such Storyblocks Materials, and includes certain model releases for such use” descript.com/terms
Monetized YouTube	Monetized YouTube with conditions
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Banned by the terms “use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods.” descript.com/terms
Rules	Use Descript only for your own personal or internal business use; do not resell or sublicense the service. Stock media marked Premium Media is under the Storyblocks EULA; obtain a separate license for Additional Libraries. Create an API token in Settings → API Tokens; it is scoped to one Drive, and API calls use plan AI credits and media minutes. Do not use Descript logos, product names or slogans without written permission.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets files	REST API (docs at https://help.descript.com/developers and https://docs.descriptapi.com/openapi-experimental.html); import media from a URL, apply edits, publish to a share or download URL, export transcripts. Direct media file export is not supported yet. · API key
Not allowed	The license is for your own personal or internal business use; do not commercially exploit the service Storyblocks Premium Media comes under the Storyblocks EULA; other libraries may need a separate license for commercial use Do not use data mining, robots or similar extraction, and do not bypass robots.txt Do not use Generative Tools to develop other tools or applications
MCP server	Official
API	API docs · key needed
Limits	Usage draws from the AI credits and media minutes of your plan; direct media file exports are not supported yet.

Pricing

Free	Free plan, no credit card required; 100 AI credits one-time
Paid from	$16 a month
Usage price	—
Good to know	Added automatically: a well-known source in its category. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 12, 2026: descript.com, descript.com/terms, descript.com/pricing, descript.com/api.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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