Api.video

api.video is a developer platform for video hosting, encoding, and delivery, offered as an API rather than a consumer app. It handles uploads, transcoding, storage, adaptive streaming, and playback, so product teams can add video to their own apps without building media infrastructure.

Key Features

Video hosting and encoding API
Adaptive streaming and player SDK
Live streaming support
Analytics and private video options
Captions, thumbnails, and chapters
Upload and delivery infrastructure included

Pricing

Plan	Price	Details
Pricing	Check official site	See the official site for current plans.

Prices as listed in 2026 research. Always check the official site for the latest price — plans change. Free plan: No free plan — paid plans only.

Best for: developers building video upload, hosting, and playback into their own products.
Popular with: Developers, Business Owners

How it works

The platform includes a player SDK, live streaming, analytics, and private video options, plus tools for captions and thumbnails. Developers can control every step through the API, from recording uploads to delivering video on any device.

api.video is aimed squarely at engineering teams building video features into products: courses, marketplaces, social apps, and internal tools. It removes the operational burden of video while leaving the user experience in the builder's hands.

Pros and Cons

✓ Pros

Removes video infrastructure work
Full API control over the workflow
Player and analytics included
Scales with usage-based pricing

✗ Cons

Developer-only; no editor for end users
Pricing is usage-based and can vary
Setup time for a full integration

Key Features

Pricing

How it works

Pros and Cons

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