Video Encoding API

Fast, high-quality and fine-tunable video conversions for H264, HEVC and AV1.

Everything you need for video encoding

A production-ready encoding pipeline with advanced options, async processing, and storage integrations.

H264, HEVC and AV1

Convert videos to modern formats with excellent quality and compression. Choose the codec that fits your platform and bandwidth needs.

Scalable

Scale your video encoding effortlessly with CloudConvert. Whether you need to process one video or thousands, our API scales with your workload, ensuring reliable and fast conversions.

GPU Encoding

Boost your video encoding speeds with our latest GPU-powered encoding, now available for H264, HEVC, and AV1. Achieve faster conversion times while maintaining high video quality, thanks to NVENC and latest-gen NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPUs.

Advanced Options

Fine-tune your conversions with advanced options. Control encoding settings, choose between CPU and GPU encoding, and optimize videos for any use case—all through easy-to-use API parameters. Check out the Job Builder to show all available options.

Async or Sync

By default, files convert asynchronously with webhook notifications on completion. Need instant results? Use our synchronous API for on-the-fly conversion.

Storage Integration

Fetch input files directly from your object storage and write output files back seamlessly. Integrated with S3, Azure, Google Cloud, and more.

Custom Workflows

Use Jobs to chain multiple operations in a single API call — convert to multiple formats, add watermarks, and generate thumbnails all at once.

Developer Friendly

Comprehensive documentation, a visual Job Builder for generating code snippets, and free, responsive support directly from the team.

Simple integration, any language

Get started in minutes with our SDKs and comprehensive documentation.

Raw Request

Use the Job Builder to generate ready-to-use requests and code snippets.

Job BuilderAPI Documentation
On-Demand, Transparent Pricing

Starting at $0.008 per file

When Converting
2,000
Files

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