Video Analysis API

Extract transcripts, visual scene breakdowns, on-screen text, brand detection, and audio analysis from any video with a single API call. Most competitors require 5-6 separate requests. VidContext returns everything in one structured JSON response, in under 60 seconds.

What is a video analysis API?

A video analysis API takes a video as input and returns structured data about everything inside it. Speech is transcribed. Visual scenes are described with timestamps. Text that appears on screen is extracted. Brands and logos are identified. Audio cues — music, sound effects, ambient noise — are cataloged.

The alternative is building this yourself: stitching together ffmpeg for frame extraction, Whisper for transcription, an OCR model for on-screen text, a vision model for scene descriptions, and custom logic to combine it all. A video analysis API replaces that entire pipeline with one HTTP request.

What you get from every request

One request, complete analysis

Send a video URL or file. Get structured JSON back in about 50 seconds for a 3-minute video.

curl -X POST https://api.vidcontext.com/v1/analyze \
  -H "X-API-Key: vc_your_key" \
  -F "source=https://example.com/product-demo.mp4" \
  -F "output_format=context"

{
  "metadata": {
    "duration": "3:12",
    "resolution": "1920x1080",
    "format": "mp4"
  },
  "transcript": [
    { "time": "0:00-0:15", "text": "Welcome to our product walkthrough..." }
  ],
  "visual_scenes": [
    { "time": "0:00-0:08", "description": "Speaker at desk, laptop open..." }
  ],
  "on_screen_text": ["Try free at vidcontext.com", "API Documentation"],
  "brands_detected": ["VidContext", "Chrome"],
  "audio": { "music": "upbeat corporate", "effects": ["keyboard typing"] }
}

Common use cases

• AI agent workflows — Give your AI agent the ability to watch and understand video. Install the MCP server with pip install vidcontext-mcp and your agent can analyze videos autonomously.
• Marketing analytics — Analyze competitor ads, track brand mentions across video content, and score ad effectiveness with built-in frameworks.
• Content moderation — Screen user-generated video for brand safety, compliance issues, or content policy violations at scale.
• E-commerce optimization — Analyze product videos for conversion factors, messaging clarity, and comparison against top-performing listings.

Frequently asked questions