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false	true	description Cloud-based video hosting and live streaming platform with analytics. Mobile and web SDKs for VOD, live streaming, and player for NodeJS, Javascript, Typescript, Python, Go, PHP, C#, iOS Swift, Android Kotlin.

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Welcome to the developer documentation of api.video! Our platform empowers developers and businesses to seamlessly integrate video functionality into their applications and services. Whether you're looking to offer video on demand, live streaming, or leverage our player and analytics features, the api.video API is designed to simplify the process.

Check out the products:

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api.video's hosting service enables users to upload and store videos, which can then be easily delivered and shared across various devices and platforms.

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{% capture live-stream-description %}

api.video provides you with the possibility to embed live streaming into your application or project seamlessly.

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{% capture delivery-analytics-description %}

api.video lets you customize a large part of the delivery, whether it's the player's branding or adding captions, chapters, and watermarks.

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{% include "_partials/product-card.md" product: "Video", subheading: "on demand", description: vod-description, link: "/vod/README.md" %} {% include "_partials/product-card.md" product: "Live", subheading: "streaming", description: live-stream-description, link: "/live-streaming/README.md" %} {% include "_partials/product-card.md" product: "Delivery", subheading: "& analytics", description: delivery-analytics-description, link: "/delivery-analytics/README.md" %}

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Quick links

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{% capture libraries-sdks %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/github.svg", label: "API clients", link: "/sdks/api-clients" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/videos-sdks.svg", label: "Video libraries & SDKs", link: "/sdks/vod" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/livestream-sdks.svg", label: "Live streaming libraries & SDKs", link: "/sdks/livestream" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/player-sdks.svg", label: "Delivery & analytics SDKs", link: "/sdks/player" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/no-code.svg", label: "No-code solutions", link: "/sdks/nocode" %} {% endcapture %}

{% capture resources %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/helpcenter.png", label: "Help Center and FAQs", link: "https://help.api.video/en/" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/api_reference.png", label: "API reference", link: "/reference" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/blog.png", label: "Blog", link: "https://api.video/blog/" %} {% include "_partials/quick-link.md" icon: "/_assets/icons/changelog.png", label: "Changelog", link: "https://api.video/changelog/" %} {% endcapture %}

{% include "_partials/quick-links-container.md" name: "getting-started", title: "Get Started", content: get-started-links %} {% include "_partials/quick-links-container.md" name: "sdks", title: "Libraries & SDKs", content: libraries-sdks %} {% include "_partials/quick-links-container.md" name: "resources", title: "Resources", content: resources %}

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Need help?

{% include "_partials/support-card.md" label: "Browse Help Center", icon: "/_assets/icons/helpcenter.png", link: "https://help.api.video/en/" %} {% include "_partials/support-card.md" label: "Ask the Community", icon: "/_assets/icons/community.png", link: "https://community.api.video/" %}