VideoDB

API

Video database API to index, search and clip moments in videos and live streams

Price: Free credits at signup, then prepaid
Access: API key (x-access-token header)

About

Hosted API and SDKs that index spoken words, scenes and custom prompts in uploaded videos and live RTSP streams, then answer natural-language searches with timestamped clips you can stream, edit or export. Hosted MCP server for agents. Signup includes free credits; usage rates are not published.

What you can do with it

Search a video collection in plain language and get timestamped, playable clips
Index spoken words and scenes, then compile the matching moments into one stream
Watch live camera or RTSP feeds and get an alert when a described event appears

Get started

Get an API key at console.videodb.io and export VIDEO_DB_API_KEY
Upload a video, run understand with analyzers, then index the results
Search the collection and stream or compile the matching shots

Example

import videodb

conn = videodb.connect()  # reads VIDEO_DB_API_KEY
collection = conn.get_collection()

response = collection.search(query="Find moments where customers object to pricing")
if response.response_type == "shots":
    for shot in response.shots:
        print(shot.video_id, shot.start, shot.end)

Details

Hosting: Hosted service
Available in: Worldwide
Official SDKs: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript
MCP server: Remote