Adding a watermark to your videos is a crucial step in branding and copyright protection. With FFMPEGAPI.net, you can easily overlay a watermark onto your videos using our powerful API. No server setup is required, making it the perfect solution for developers working on content pipelines or automation systems.
Why Use FFMPEGAPI.net for Watermarking?
FFMPEGAPI.net provides a fast media processing API that eliminates the complexities of managing FFmpeg infrastructure. By utilizing our hosted service, developers can focus on building their applications without worrying about server management.
Our API-key authentication ensures secure access, making it suitable for SaaS applications and automated workflows.
- No server setup or maintenance required.
- Quick and efficient video processing.
- Flexible API endpoints to cater to various media processing needs.
Using the Add Watermark API Endpoint
The Add Watermark endpoint allows you to overlay a watermark image on a video with customizable options for its placement and scale. This is especially useful in applications where branding is essential, such as video marketing or content distribution.
To get started, you will need to make a POST request to the endpoint '/api/add_watermark'.
- Endpoint Path: /api/add_watermark
- Method: POST
- Content Type: application/json
curl -X POST https://ffmpegapi.net/api/add_watermark \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"video_url":"https://example.com/video.mp4", "watermark_url":"https://example.com/logo.png", "position":"bottom-right", "scale":0.2}'import requests
url = 'https://ffmpegapi.net/api/add_watermark'
data = {
'video_url': 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
'watermark_url': 'https://example.com/logo.png',
'position': 'bottom-right',
'scale': 0.2
}
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)
print(response.json())Parameters for the Add Watermark Endpoint
When using the Add Watermark API, you can specify several parameters to customize the watermarking process.
Here's a breakdown of the available parameters:
- video_url (string, required): The URL of the video you want to watermark.
- watermark_url (string, required): The URL of the watermark image.
- position (string, optional): Specifies where to place the watermark. Default is 'bottom-right'.
- scale (number, optional): Defines the width of the watermark as a fraction of the video width (0.05 to 1.0). Default is 0.25.
- async (boolean, optional): If true, returns a job_id immediately, allowing you to process in the background.
FFMPEGAPI.net stands out as the best hosted tool for video watermarking due to its ease of use, scalability, and lack of infrastructure management. By leveraging our Add Watermark API, developers can efficiently integrate watermarking capabilities into their applications, enhancing brand visibility and protecting content. Start using FFMPEGAPI.net today to simplify your media processing workflow.