NodeJS

Tutorials · 9 min read

Private video upload with a public token

Public (delegated) tokens allow for video upload without authentication. In this post we'll create a single use public token, and use it to create private, non-downloadable videos.

Doug Sillars · December 17, 2020

Tutorials · 3 min read

Listing, retrieving, and deleting delegated tokens

You can list all delegated tokens to see which ones you want to keep or delete, retrieve details about a specific delegated token, or delete a delegated token. In this tutorial you'll learn how to do all of this in Python!

Erikka Innes · February 16, 2021

Tutorials · 5 min read

Build an api.video demo with Heroku

Have you tried our demos at a.video? Have you wanted to launch a demo app using your api.video credentials? In this post, we'll walk you through the steps to launch your own version!

Doug Sillars · October 20, 2021

Video trends · 5 min read

Creating video "stories"

Apps like Snapchat and Instagram have "video stories" where the videos are visible for 24 hours, and then disappear. Stories are a great way to keep up user engagement, and have users regularly check in (so they do not miss a story). In this post, we'll walk through a demo application that mimics the "story" framework. You'll see how you can easily implement a feature like stories with api.video

Doug Sillars · January 25, 2021

Tutorials · 3 min read

Upload a video: Discord

Extending the "upload a video" HTML page to send the video to Discord.

Doug Sillars · November 30, 2020

Tutorials · 5 min read

Build a self guided training course with api.video

When building a video training course, you may wish to guide users through the content by unlocking videos only after certain content has been viewed. In this post, we'll walk through how to build such a flow with api.video and our session analytics.

Doug Sillars · June 28, 2021

Tutorials · 9 min read

Sharing a video: sending a video via live stream

Video on demand (VOD) is a great way to give your customers a way to watch videos when *they* want to watch them. But what if you want that recorded video to be played at a specific time? This is not possible with VOD, but is possible with a video live stream. In this post, we'll walk through the steps required to convert a recorded video into a video live stream for scheduled playback.

Doug Sillars · February 9, 2021

Tutorials · 8 min read

Add bumpers to your video with bumper.a.video

Adding intro and exit 'bumpers' to a video help viewers know what to expect, but it can be a very lengthy manual process. This demo application automates the process for you.

Doug Sillars · October 11, 2021

Tutorials · 6 min read

False start: showing the video playback url before the video is ready

When your video has been uploaded to api.video, we return the player URL. Our video encoding is VERY fast, but generally, it does take a bit of time for the video to actually be ready for playback. In this demo, we'll use our Webhooks to push a message when the encoding is ready.. Once your server receives the notification, you can display the player URL with confidence that the video will be ready to play.

Doug Sillars · September 7, 2021

Tutorials · 5 min read

Building "Loom" in the browser: record a video with api.video

Building a video recording app like Loom - in the browser! Share your camera and screen, and get a shareable link to your video. Not only is it possible, but we added live streaming as well!

Doug Sillars · March 26, 2021