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No-code · 3 min read
Send Messages in Slack Any Time You Create a New Video
Use Zapier to combine Slack and api.video. You can send an update to a Slack channel every time a new video is uploaded.
Erikka Innes · April 5, 2021
Product updates · 3 min read
New feature: Analytics libraries for 3rd party video players!
We've launched libraries for your favourite video players, allowing you to add api.video's analytics into your 3rd party player!
Doug Sillars · April 1, 2021
Tutorials · 5 min read
Tips for working with api.video analytics data
Get some tips about data structure and working with api.video analytics data. Code samples are in Python but you can apply the information about the data structures to any other language you want to use.
Erikka Innes · March 31, 2021
Video trends · 4 min read
The Web APIs of record.a.video
We’ve just released [record.a.video](https://record.a.video), a web application that lets you record and share videos. If that were not enough, you can also livestream. The page works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox Safari (14 and up), and on Android devices. In this post, I'll walk through the APIs used in app.
Doug Sillars · March 30, 2021
Tutorials · 8 min read
Building record.a.video part 1: MediaDevices.getUserMedia() for camera and audio recording
With record.a.video, we grab the camera and microphone inputs from the device to record the video. The MediaDevices.getUserMedia() API allows the browser to interact with external media devices, and read their output.
Doug Sillars · March 29, 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
Product updates · 4 min read
New feature: Webhooks
We're excited to announce the launch of our first webhook. Now, when you upload a video, you can get notified when each version of the video has been encoded and is ready to playback.
Doug Sillars · March 23, 2021
Tutorials · 6 min read
Add Captions to Your Video with Maestra and api.video
Learn how to create automatic captions for a video in English and Spanish, then get them working with api.video in Python.
Erikka Innes · March 22, 2021
Video trends · 4 min read
Why you should caption your videos, whether they're classes, speeches, or entertainment
There are many benefits to captioning your videos, even if your use case doesn't necessarily require them.
Erikka Innes · March 19, 2021
Tutorials · 4 min read
How to add a thumbnail to your live stream
Learn how to add a thumbnail to your live stream using the api.video API and Python!
Erikka Innes · March 17, 2021