Video Tools APIs
Pixazo's video utility APIs in one place. Cut, compress, merge and trim video programmatically — the Video Cutter, Video Compressor, Video Merger and Video Trimmer APIs, each on the same unified Pixazo endpoint and authentication. Pick a tool below to see what it does and how it works.
Explore the Video Tools APIs
Four focused video utility endpoints — choose the one you need.
What are the Video Tools APIs?
The Video Tools APIs are Pixazo's programmatic video utilities — the operations you'd normally run in a desktop editor, exposed as simple API calls. Cut a long recording into clips, compress a video to fit an upload limit, merge several clips into one, or trim the dead air off the ends — each through a dedicated endpoint on the same Pixazo API and authentication.
They're built to drop into an existing media pipeline: process every upload automatically, generate derivatives at scale, and skip manual editing entirely. Because every tool shares one gateway, key, and job model, you can call them individually or chain them into a single workflow. Each tool is in active development — open its page for the planned inputs, outputs, and options.
The four Video Tools APIs at a glance
| API | What it does | Typical input → output | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video Cutter API | Cut one or many clips from a video by timestamp | Long video → one or more clips | Shorts, highlights, chapters |
| Video Compressor API | Compress to a target size or bitrate | Large video → smaller video | Faster delivery, upload limits |
| Video Merger API | Merge and combine clips into one video | Many clips → one video | Compilations, intros/outros |
| Video Trimmer API | Trim unwanted footage off the start and end | Raw video → tidied video | Cleaning recordings & uploads |
How do the Video Tools APIs work?
- Authenticate with your Pixazo API key (Bearer token) — the same key across every tool.
- Send a video URL or upload to the tool's endpoint with its options (timestamps, target size, clip order…).
- The job runs asynchronously — poll its status or receive a webhook.
- Download the result; your source file is never modified.
Chain them into one pipeline
- Trim → Compress — cut the dead air, then shrink the result for delivery.
- Cut → Merge — pull the best moments out of several videos, then stitch them into one highlight reel.
- Cut → Compress — generate lightweight social clips from a long stream in one flow.
- Merge → Compress — assemble a compilation, then compress it to fit a platform's limit.