What api.video does

api.video is a cloud-based video infrastructure platform that exposes the entire video workflow — upload, encoding, hosting, management, delivery, player, analytics, and AI features — through a single REST API. Its core stack combines ASIC-based hardware video encoding, a global CDN with 140+ points of presence, adaptive bitrate streaming from 240p to 4K, low-latency live streaming (LL-HLS, RTMPS, SRT), and built-in AI capabilities for transcription, summarization, and translation. The platform is distributed via SDKs and API clients across 8+ languages (Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, Go, Swift, C#, Android) and is integrated with major CMS and no-code platforms including WordPress, Contentful, Strapi, and Bubble.io.

The business model is primarily usage-based: video encoding is offered free of charge to drive adoption, while revenue is generated from storage (~$0.00285 per minute hosted) and delivery (~$0.0017 per minute delivered) consumption, plus an Enterprise tier that adds SAML SSO, dedicated support, and annual contract terms. Acquisition is product-led through a free sandbox environment that requires no credit card, supported by a developer documentation site, GitHub-hosted SDKs, SEO-optimized comparison pages against AWS, Azure, Brightcove, Bitmovin, and Kaltura, and a direct sales motion for enterprise contracts. Customer segments span e-learning, short-form social and UGC, marketplaces and e-commerce, communication/UGC platforms, and generative AI applications, with named enterprise customers including the Paris 2024 Olympics, BNP Paribas, Continental, Mercedes AMG Petronas, Bauer Media Group, and Mattel.

The company was founded in 2019/2020 in Bordeaux, France, raised approximately $17.5M across a seed round and a $12M Series A (led by MMC Ventures in December 2022), and was acquired by OVHcloud in February 2025. api.video now operates as a brand under OVHcloud OCT1, the company's legal entity, with services governed by French law and GDPR-compliant terms. The platform reports 60,000+ developers building on it and 500+ clients, while an effective February 1, 2026 withdrawal from the US market narrows the addressable geography to Europe and other non-US markets going forward.

Name

api.video

Legal name

OVHcloud OCT1

Website

https://api.video

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

api.video provides cloud-based video infrastructure — encoding, hosting, live streaming, analytics, and AI features — through a unified REST API. Acquired by OVHcloud in February 2025, it serves 60,000+ developers and 500+ enterprise clients including the Paris 2024 Olympics and BNP Paribas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Video Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Streaming & OTT Delivery (Live/VOD, Low-Latency) (HDABAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Stream Processing (Ingest, ABR Packaging, Just-in-Time Packaging) (MPAHAHAD), Video Player SDKs & Playback Apps (Web/Mobile/CTV) (MPAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Video infrastructure
• Video API
• Live streaming API
• Video hosting platform
• Video analytics SDK

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Video Hosting (Storage): Usage-based billing per minute of video stored. Each minute of hosted video or recorded live stream consumes one hosting minute. Videos are aggregated daily and converted to minutes for billing.
2. Video Delivery (Streaming): Usage-based billing per minute of video delivered and made available for viewing. Applicable to both VOD and live streams. Customers only pay for minutes actually delivered, regardless of quality or codec.
3. Enterprise Plan Add-ons: Additional revenue from enterprise-tier add-ons including custom domains (€60/month per additional domain), additional workspace members (€20/month per member), and extended analytics retention (3 months: $12-$49/month; 12 months: $36-$299/month based on play volume).
4. Free Encoding: Video encoding is provided for free as a core service, funded by the hosting and delivery usage charges. This is a key differentiator and acquisition driver, with encoding costs absorbed into the infrastructure pricing model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

api.video is a cloud-based video infrastructure platform delivered via REST API that lets developers upload, encode, host, manage, deliver, and analyze video content in their own applications. It supports both video on demand (HLS/MP4 with adaptive bitrate from 240p to 4K) and low-latency live streaming (LL-HLS with 3-second latency via RTMPS/SRT ingest), backed by a global CDN with 140+ points of presence. Built-in AI features provide transcription, summarization, and translation, and the platform is offered as a usage-based pay-as-you-go service with a free sandbox for developers.

Product overview

api.video is an all-in-one video infrastructure platform (PaaS) that provides video on demand (VOD), live streaming, video player, analytics, and AI features through a unified API. The platform consists of core products including Video on Demand for uploading/encoding/storage/delivery, Live Streaming with low-latency and restreaming capabilities, Video Player (HTML5 and native mobile SDKs), Video Analytics dashboard, and Video Infrastructure with global CDN. Add-on modules include AI Features for transcription/summarization/translation and CMS/No-code integrations with Bubble, Contentful, Strapi, WordPress, and Zapier. The platform offers 8 API clients (Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, Go, Swift, C#, Android) and free encoding with pay-as-you-go pricing. The company was acquired by OVHcloud in February 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video on Demand

Quantifiable outcome

• Video upload drop rate reduced by 99% for Testlify HR platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and notable.

• OVHcloudflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025OVHcloud, a major European cloud infrastructure provider headquartered in Roubaix, France, acquired api.video as announced in February 2025. api.video is now operated as a subsidiary of OVHcloud (OVHcloud OCT1), with api.video's services being integrated into OVHcloud's cloud infrastructure portfolio. api.video services are provided under OVHcloud's legal entity OVHcloud OCT1.
• ContentfulcoreTechnology or Integrationapi.video has a native integration with Contentful, a headless CMS platform. The integration allows users to add video functionality to Contentful-powered websites and applications through the Contentful marketplace app.
• BubblecoreTechnology or Integrationapi.video offers a no-code integration with Bubble.io, a visual programming platform. This enables non-technical users to build applications with video functionality without writing code.
• StrapicoreTechnology or Integrationapi.video provides a native plugin integration with Strapi, an open-source headless CMS. The integration enables video functionality within Strapi-powered applications and websites.
• WordPresscoreTechnology or Integrationapi.video offers an official WordPress plugin enabling video upload and embedding within WordPress websites. Available through the WordPress plugin ecosystem.
• ZapiernotableTechnology or Integrationapi.video integrates with Zapier, enabling users to connect video functionality with thousands of other applications through automated workflows (Zaps). Available through the Zapier integration directory.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)notableTechnology or Integrationapi.video supports importing videos from AWS S3 as part of its Video Import Tool, allowing customers migrating from AWS infrastructure to transfer existing video content automatically.
• GCP (Google Cloud Platform)notableTechnology or Integrationapi.video supports importing videos from Google Cloud Platform as part of its Video Import Tool, facilitating migration from GCP-based video infrastructure.
• ZoomnotableTechnology or Integrationapi.video supports importing videos from Zoom as part of its Video Import Tool, enabling users to repurpose Zoom recordings through api.video's hosting and delivery platform.
• DropboxnotableTechnology or Integrationapi.video supports importing videos from Dropbox as part of its Video Import Tool, allowing seamless migration of video files from Dropbox storage.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mux: Mux is a developer-first video and streaming API platform offering video encoding, hosting, delivery, and analytics. Targets the same developer persona as api.video with usage-based pricing and self-serve onboarding, making it the closest direct competitor in the video API infrastructure space.
• Bitmovin: Bitmovin provides video encoding, player, and analytics APIs for OTT and streaming workflows, with a strong presence in broadcast and sports verticals. Like api.video, it is a developer-focused video infrastructure API provider, and is one of the named competitors api.video targets on its comparison pages.
• Wistia: Wistia is a video hosting and analytics platform for marketers and businesses, with adaptive bitrate streaming and player customisation. A api.video customer (ULift) publicly switched from Wistia, making it a directly displaced competitor in the SMB/mid-market video API segment.

Broad incumbents

• Cloudflare Stream: Cloudflare Stream is part of Cloudflare's broader CDN and edge cloud platform, providing video encoding, storage, and delivery as part of a much larger network and security portfolio. Competes with api.video on streaming delivery and pricing, with structural advantages in CDN infrastructure scale.
• Brightcove: Brightcove is an established enterprise video platform offering live streaming, VOD, player, and analytics as part of a broader video marketing suite. Operates more upmarket than api.video but competes for the same enterprise video workloads and is a named comparison target.
• Kaltura: Kaltura is a video platform for enterprises and education, offering VOD, live, real-time, and AI-powered video experiences. Covers a similar horizontal video infrastructure use case and is a named competitor on api.video comparison pages.
• AWS Elemental MediaConvert / MediaLive: AWS Elemental MediaConvert and MediaLive are hyperscaler video transcoding and live services within the AWS cloud portfolio. The primary incumbent competitors api.video explicitly positions against on cost and simplicity, given AWS is the dominant video infrastructure choice for large enterprises.
• JW Player: JW Player provides an HTML5 video player, hosting, and monetization platform for publishers. Overlaps with api.video on player SDKs and VOD delivery, and competes in adjacent publisher and broadcaster segments.
• Vimeo OTT (Vimeo Enterprise): Vimeo Enterprise and Vimeo OTT offer video hosting, live streaming, and analytics targeted at business and enterprise use cases. Larger and more brand-recognised than api.video, with overlapping developer/SMB and enterprise use cases for managed video infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Daily.co: Daily.co provides WebRTC and video API infrastructure for real-time and live video in applications. Strong overlap with api.video's live streaming and SDK offerings and a similar developer-first GTM, though a smaller and earlier-stage player.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/api_video
• GitHubgithub.com/ApiVideo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/api-video

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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