Tutorials

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Why isn't my video ready yet?

A couple of times a month, we get queries about a video not being ready to play. In this post we'll walk through how you can check the status of your video upload using our API and using our webhook.

Doug Sillars · May 6, 2021

Tutorials · 3 min read

Volume warnings

Many video providers will warn you if the volume level is too high. Learn how to do the same with api.video

Doug Sillars · May 14, 2021

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A very Brady video: Using FFMPEG to recreate the Brady Bunch introduction

Just looking at the image <BAM!> - now the theme song is stuck in your head, right? In this tutorial, we'll walk through how to re-create the iconic Brady Bunch intro video with FFmpeg.

Doug Sillars · September 15, 2021

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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

Tutorials · 7 min read

Helpful PHP scripts Pt 1: Upload videos from Google Drive to API video

If you love PHP and need to do a bulk video transfer to api.video using Google Drive, this script will make it easy.

Erikka Innes · January 28, 2021

Tutorials · 4 min read

Helpful PHP Scripts Pt 2 - Upload Videos from an FTP Server

If you have video files on an FTP server and need a quick way to move them to api.video we have a helpful PHP script that will get the job done.

Erikka Innes · January 28, 2021

Tutorials · 3 min read

Choose a thumbnail with api.video's pick a thumbnail endpoint

Learn how to use api.videos pick a thumbnail endpoint to choose a thumbnail to display without having to upload an image separately. Also includes where to find the video duration.

Erikka Innes · April 13, 2021

Tutorials · 3 min read

api.video Analytics: Create a pie chart showing what operating system is most popular to view

Using D3, Observable, and Python, we'll create a pie chart showing what operating system is most popular to view video content with.

Erikka Innes · April 12, 2021

Tutorials · 3 min read

Create a Live Stream

Live streaming your content is a great way to connect with your audience. In this tutorial, we'll walk through he steps you need to follow to set up a video livestream.

Doug Sillars · May 4, 2020