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Tutorials · 2 min read
Video deletion: Learn how to delete a video from your account
Sometimes, it is necessary to say goodbye. In this post, we walk through the steps required to delete a video from your api.video account.
Doug Sillars · November 23, 2020
Tutorials · 9 min read
Video moderation with machine learning
Are you losing sleep thinking about the videos your customers are uploading to your site? In this post, we'll walk through a demo application that incorporates video moderation with AI, enabling you to categorise all uploaded content, and only display the content that is appropriate for your customers.
Doug Sillars · November 13, 2020
Video trends · 4 min read
So you want to build a video streaming service
So, you want to add video to your site. Should you build the video delivery infrastructure yourself? You certainly can, but there is a lot of nuance and complication that you must also manage. In this post, we'll walk through everything you need to build your own streaming service.
Doug Sillars · November 6, 2020
Video trends · 7 min read
The anatomy of a livestream
Streaming a live video to anywhere in the world seems like magic, but there is a lot happening to make this happen. In this post, we'll dive into the technology behind how live streaming at api.video works.
Doug Sillars · October 30, 2020
Product updates · 2 min read
DVR Features in Live streaming: or does your live stream have instant replay?
Seeking ahead or "rewinding" a video is expected in a recorded video. Did you know you can also "seek" inside a live video stream?
Doug Sillars · October 19, 2020
Tutorials · 3 min read
Dynamic metadata: use variables in the metadata tag to segment your audience
You can use variables in the video metadata tag to segment your audience and track usage-based data on different audience metrics. In this post, we segment a video based on whether the viewer is a cat or a dog lover.
Doug Sillars · October 13, 2020
Tutorials · 6 min read
Video analytics: A primer
Video analytics: How often your video has been watched. Where your video has been watched. What time of device. api.video provides all of that information. But did you know that you can dig deeper? With session based data, you can see how much of the video was watched, when it was paused, and even if your users skip ahead (or skip backwards).
Doug Sillars · October 12, 2020
Tutorials · 9 min read
Uploading large files with JavaScript: File.slice() to the rescue!
Have you ever experienced a “file too large” error when uploading a file? With just a few lines of JavaScript, we can ensure that this error goes away for our customers.
Doug Sillars · September 24, 2020
Tutorials · 3 min read
Delegated uploads: Make video uploads with a token you create
Sometimes, it is desirable to allow users to upload videos into api.video. If using your private API key is not possible, you can use the delegated upload option. Learn how in this post!
Doug Sillars · September 16, 2020
Tutorials · 4 min read
Inserting custom headers
Adding custom headers to requests can be a useful way to verify and authenticate connections. In this tutorial, you can learn how to set this up for your own projects.
Doug Sillars · September 8, 2020