Video API reference
Optimize and process your videos with simple URL query parameters:
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Upload or pull external videos
Upload videos using our APIs, SDKs and dashboard, or pull external videos from your website or storage bucket(s).
- Built-in storage: Works out of the box.
- External storage: AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Google Storage & DigitalOcean.
- CDN mode: optimize external videos via HTTP.
Stream videos on demand
Stream your videos to millions of viewers on demand, with our video-optimized CDN and on-the-fly video URL API.
- Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) to optimize for all devices.
- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) to reduce buffering.
- Supports almost any input video format (100+).
Take control of your videos
Prepare videos for web playback by appending simple querystring parameters to the URL.
- Convert to 8 different web-optimized formats.
- Resize, crop, trim, and concatenate videos.
- Set bitrate, resolution, frame rate, and more.
Automatic video optimization
Use the latest technologies to boost your website's video performance, such as quality-based bitrate control (QBR).
- Constant & Variable Bitrates (CBR & VBR).
- MP4 and HLS (H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC).
- WebM (VP8 and VP9).
Reduce bandwidth by up to 90%
Use Bytescale's configurable bitrate, quality, and dimension settings, combined with web-optimized formats like H.264 over HLS to significantly reduce your site's bandwidth usage.
- Configure video quality & bitrate control.
- Multiple fit modes to control video resolution.
- Adaptive bitrate (ABR) reduces bandwidth usage.
- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) optimizes partial plays.
Monitor traffic & storage
Beautiful dashboards to reveal bandwidth and storage usage in clear and simple terms.
- Analyze monthly & daily usage patterns.
- Gain insights by identifying trends.
- Identify busy and quiet periods.
Video-optimized CDN:
Built for performance.
Bytescale is optimized for video delivery, allowing for efficient buffering, seeking, and partial playbacks.
- Global CDN with Full Video Support.
- HTTP Standard Video Streaming (MP4 & WebM).
- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS).
Get started in seconds.
Effortlessly stream videos to millions in seconds, with a beautiful dashboard, clear documentation & easy-to-integrate video CDN.
- Clear documentation with examples.
- Simple APIs and SDKs.
- Great developer experience.
Everything you need to
host videos for your website
Core Features
Video CDN
Transcode and stream videos to millions in seconds, with our video-optimized CDN.
Beautiful Dashboard
Benefit from a beautiful dashboard and modern developer experience to manage your videos.
Clear Documentation
Effortlessly integregate Bytescale's video CDN into your website or app, with clear and concise instructions.
Video Streaming
Play your videos within seconds of starting a transcode operation, with real-time video transcoding.
Video Resizing
Resize videos with 10+ fit options, including cropping and scaling with aspect ratio preservation.
Video Conversion
Convert almost any input video (100+ supported formats) to a web-optimized output format.
Video Thumbnails
Generate video thumbnails either automatically or manually using our simple URL API.
Built-in Storage
Upload videos with POST requests, or with our SDKs, or manually via the Bytescale Dashboard.
Simple URL API
Benefit from an easy-to-use URL API to manipulate and stream your videos in real-time.
Pro Features
Custom CNAME
Use a custom CNAME for your video URLs to strengthen your company's brand.
External Storage
Integrate external storage: AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces, Google Storage & HTTP.
Authorized Access
Bytescale allows you to control access to your videos via your API through JWT access tokens.
Acceleration
Bytescale offers a Content Ingestion Network (CIN) for video upload traffic.
Team Support
Invite your team to manage and monitor your organization's account.
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Supported Storage
Pull source videos via HTTP or from multiple other storage backends:
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