api.video MCP by usefulapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Design, images & audio

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http apivideo https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apivideo": {
      "url": "https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "apivideo": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://apivideo.usefulapi.io/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• apivideo_list_videos

  List videos in the account, with optional filters (title, tags, metadata, description, liveStreamId) and sorting. Read-only. GET /videos.

• apivideo_get_video

  Get a single video object by id (title, assets, player URL, status flags). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}.

• apivideo_get_video_status

  Get encoding and ingest status for a video (upload progress, encoding qualities, playability). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/status.

• apivideo_list_live_streams

  List live streams in the account, with optional filters (streamKey, name) and sorting. Read-only. GET /live-streams.

• apivideo_get_live_stream

  Get a single live stream object by id (stream key, RTMP ingest, player URL). Read-only. GET /live-streams/{liveStreamId}.

• apivideo_list_captions

  List caption tracks for a video (language, source URL, default flag). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/captions.

• apivideo_list_chapters

  List chapter tracks for a video. Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/chapters.

• apivideo_list_players

  List customized player themes in the account. Read-only. GET /players.

• apivideo_list_webhooks

  List webhooks configured in the account, optionally filtered by event name. Read-only. GET /webhooks.

• apivideo_get_video_analytics

  Aggregated play analytics for videos over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/videos/plays.

• apivideo_get_live_stream_analytics

  Aggregated play analytics for live streams over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/live-streams/plays.

• apivideo_create_video

  WRITE. Create a new video object. If `source` (a public video URL) is provided, api.video ingests the video from that URL — recommended for hosted use, since raw file bytes cannot stream through MCP. POST /videos.

• apivideo_update_video

  WRITE. Update fields on an existing video. Only the provided fields are changed. PATCH /videos/{videoId}.

• apivideo_delete_video

  WRITE. Permanently DELETE a video and all its assets. This cannot be undone. DELETE /videos/{videoId}.

• apivideo_create_live_stream

  WRITE. Create a new live stream, returning a stream key and RTMP ingest URL to broadcast to. POST /live-streams.

Basic checksi

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• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified against the domain usefulapi.io (the registry checks domain ownership)

• … Not checked yet

  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• … Not checked yet

  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 21 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

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Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

• More stars than 0% of the other 2182 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 99% of the other 2182 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2182 servers in this category

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