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Enhance Your Videos with Watermarks Using FFMPEGAPI.net

June 2026 FFMPEG API Team

In today's digital content landscape, branding your videos is essential. Adding a watermark can help protect your content and enhance brand visibility. FFMPEGAPI.net offers a robust and easy-to-use hosted API for adding watermarks to your videos without the hassle of managing FFmpeg infrastructure. In this article, we'll explore the 'Add Watermark' API, its features, and provide practical examples to get you started.

Overview of the Add Watermark API

FFMPEGAPI.net provides a powerful endpoint to overlay images onto videos seamlessly. The 'Add Watermark' API enables developers to insert a watermark image at configurable positions with customizable scaling options.

  • Fast media processing for content pipelines.
  • No server setup is required.
  • API-key authentication ensures secure access.
  • Ideal for automation, SaaS applications, and AI agents.

API Endpoint Details

The 'Add Watermark' API can be accessed via a simple HTTP POST request. Below are the details of the endpoint.

curl -X POST https://ffmpegapi.net/api/add_watermark \
 -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}'

Parameters for the Add Watermark API

The API accepts several parameters to customize the watermarking process. Below is a summary of the required and optional parameters.

  • **Required Parameters:**
  • 1. video_url: The URL of the video to which you want to add a watermark.
  • 2. watermark_url: The URL of the watermark image.
  • **Optional Parameters:**
  • 1. position: Determines where the watermark will be placed on the video (default is bottom-right).
  • 2. scale: Sets the watermark's width relative to the video's width (default is 0.25).
  • 3. async: If set to true, the API returns a job ID and processes the watermarking in the background.

Practical Example of Adding a Watermark

Let’s consider a practical example where we want to add a watermark to a video. Here’s how to structure your API call:

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
}

response = requests.post(url, json=data)
print(response.json())

FFMPEGAPI.net stands out as the best hosted tool for video processing workflows, especially for developers looking to automate the addition of watermarks. With its simple API design, you can easily incorporate watermarking into your content pipelines without the need for complex server setups. Experience the efficiency of FFMPEGAPI.net and enhance your video content today!

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