Flatten an Advanced SubStation Alpha (.ass) or SubStation Alpha (.ssa) subtitle script to plain SubRip (.srt). Reads the Dialogue lines of the [Events] section using the Format line for column order, converts H:MM:SS.cc centisecond timestamps to HH:MM:SS,mmm, strips every {\...} override block, turns \N into a line break, sorts cues by start time and renumbers them from 1. Styles, fonts, colours, positioning and drawing commands are discarded on purpose, because SubRip cannot carry them. Comment lines are ignored.
This page documents the HTTP endpoint POST /api/tools/ass-to-srt/execute. See the MCP reference →
Call it over REST
POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/ass-to-srt/execute · no API keys · 60 requests/min per IP
Execute — verified arguments
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/ass-to-srt/execute \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"input": "[Events]\nFormat: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text\nDialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:04.00,Default,,0,0,0,,{\\an8}Hello there.\\NSecond row.\n"
}' Parameter schema for this endpoint
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/ass-to-srt Input schema
| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input | string | yes | The .ass or .ssa file contents. |
| keep_empty | boolean | no | Keep cues whose text is empty once override tags are removed. Default: false, which drops them. Default: false. |
Example arguments (verified)
{
"input": "[Events]\nFormat: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text\nDialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:04.00,Default,,0,0,0,,{\\an8}Hello there.\\NSecond row.\n"
} Also an MCP tool
Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client can call this tool as
findutils:ass_to_srt after one connect command.
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