Compress Video API

About Compress Video API

Compress Video API is a hosted service from ApyHub that compresses video files asynchronously. Requests are submitted either as a direct multipart file upload or as a source video URL, with an optional compression_percentage parameter (0-100, defaulting to 50) that maps to an FFmpeg CRF value. Both submission methods return a job ID immediately rather than the processed file.

Job status is checked through a separate polling endpoint that reports pending, successful, or failed, and returns a URL to the compressed output video once the job succeeds; failed or pending jobs include a human-readable message. File uploads are capped at 100MB per request, with the URL-based endpoint suggested as an alternative for larger source files.

The API is intended for upload pipelines, media libraries, and other workflows that need to reduce video file size before storage or delivery, such as for reducing bandwidth use, speeding up playback, or preparing assets for further processing.

Key features

• Compresses video files asynchronously via a job ID you poll for the result
• Accepts a source video as a multipart file upload or as an HTTP(S) URL
• Adjustable compression_percentage (0-100, defaults to 50) mapped to FFmpeg CRF
• Poll endpoint reports pending, successful, or failed status with a result URL on success
• Supports persistent jobs via an optional query parameter
• File upload capped at 100MB total per request

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