Video upscale hold: omit duration_seconds and Sume reserves 5 s
Sume video upscale reserves from duration_seconds, or 5 seconds when you omit it. Hold table for 5, 15 and 30 seconds at $0.009 per second and the 402 case.

Always send duration_seconds on a Sume video upscale. The catalog states the price is per input second ($0.009), that omitting duration_seconds reserves 5 seconds, and that the maximum is 30 seconds. A 30-second clip sent without the field is held as 5 seconds ($0.045), not $0.27.
Hold by duration
| `duration_seconds` | Hold at $0.009/s |
|---|---|
| omitted | $0.045 |
| 5 | $0.045 |
| 15 | $0.135 |
| 30 | $0.27 |
Why it matters
Reservations are made at submit and a shortfall returns 402 insufficient_credits (Errors and credits). Declaring the real length keeps the hold honest and the balance check meaningful for the whole clip.
curl -X POST https://api.sume.com/v1/video-upscale-1.0/upscale \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUME_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: up-30s-001" \
-d '{
"video_url": "https://media.sume.com/artifacts/artf_demo/clip.mp4",
"upscale_factor": 2,
"duration_seconds": 30
}'Constraints
upscale_factor(aliasscale_ratio) is 1.1 to 4.enhancement_tierisfast,standardorpro.- Do not send
modelor provider endpoint fields; the route refuses them. - Longer than 30 s: cut with video-trim first.
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