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api.video Alternative MCP Server

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Name: api.video Alternative MCP Server
Price: 29 USD
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Author: Vinkius

Learn how to connect api.video Alternative to Claude Desktop and start using 49 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.

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What is the api.video Alternative MCP Server?

Connect your api.video account to any AI agent and take full control of your video infrastructure through natural conversation.

What you can do

Video Management — Create video containers, upload from URLs, and manage your entire library with full CRUD capabilities.
Live Streaming — Create, update, and manage live streams, including starting and completing broadcast sessions.
Advanced Analytics — Retrieve detailed metrics, breakdowns, and timeseries data to understand your video performance.
Player & Customization — Create custom players, manage watermarks, and handle thumbnails with precise timecodes.
Content Enrichment — Manage captions, chapters, and AI-generated summaries to make your videos more accessible and searchable.
Webhooks & Automation — Set up webhooks to react to video events and manage upload tokens for secure client-side ingestion.

How it works

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Enter your api.video API Key
Start managing your video assets from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

No more jumping between API documentation and dashboards to manage your video pipeline. Your AI acts as a dedicated video engineer.

Who is this for?

Developers — integrate video features and check encoding statuses without leaving the code editor.
Content Managers — organize video libraries, update metadata, and manage captions through simple chat commands.
Data Analysts — quickly pull viewership metrics and performance breakdowns for reporting.

Built-in capabilities (49)

complete_live_stream

Stop a running live stream

create_live_stream

Create a live stream object

create_player

Create and customize a player theme

create_summary

Generate a summary (abstract and takeaways) for a video

create_upload_token

Generate a new delegated upload token

create_video

Create a new video object (container)

create_webhook

Subscribe to events via webhook

delete_caption

Delete a caption

delete_chapter

Delete a chapter

delete_live_stream

Delete a live stream

delete_player

Delete a player theme

delete_player_logo

Remove the logo from a player theme

delete_summary

Delete a summary

delete_upload_token

Delete an upload token

delete_video

Delete a video

delete_watermark

Delete a watermark

delete_webhook

Unsubscribe and delete a webhook

get_caption

Retrieve a specific caption

get_chapter

Retrieve a specific chapter

get_discarded_video

Retrieve details of a discarded video

get_live_stream

Retrieve live stream details

get_metrics

Get aggregated analytics metrics

get_metrics_breakdown

Get analytics metrics breakdown

get_metrics_timeseries

Get analytics metrics time series

get_player

Retrieve player theme details

get_summary_source

Retrieve summary text

get_upload_token

Retrieve upload token details

get_video

Retrieve video details

get_video_status

Check upload and encoding status of a video

get_webhook

Retrieve webhook details (includes signatureSecret)

list_captions

List all captions for a video

list_chapters

List all chapters for a video

list_discarded_videos

List discarded videos (if Video Restore is enabled)

list_live_streams

List all live streams

list_players

List player themes

list_summaries

List all summaries

list_tags

List all video tags used in the project and their video counts

list_upload_tokens

List active upload tokens

list_videos

video project. List all video objects

list_watermarks

List all watermarks

list_webhooks

List configured webhooks

restore_discarded_video

Restore a discarded video

update_caption_default

Set a caption as default

update_live_stream

Update live stream settings

update_player

Update a player theme

update_summary_source

Manually update summary content

update_thumbnail

Set a thumbnail from a specific timecode

update_video

Update video parameters

upload_video_source

Ingest a video source from a URL

Why Claude Desktop?

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect api.video Alternative to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 49 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

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Why Vinkius

api.video Alternative and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.

Teams that connect api.video Alternative to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.

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	Raw MCP	Vinkius
Server catalog	Find and host yourself	4,000+ managed
Infrastructure	Self-hosted	Sandboxed V8 isolates
Credential handling	Plaintext in config	Vault + runtime injection
Data loss prevention	None	Configurable DLP policies
Kill switch	None	Global instant shutdown
Financial circuit breakers	None	Per-server limits + alerts
Audit trail	None	Ed25519 signed logs
SIEM log streaming	None	Splunk, Datadog, Webhook
Honeytokens	None	Canary alerts on leak
Custom domains	Not applicable	DNS challenge verified
GDPR compliance	Manual effort	Automated purge + export

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Enterprise Security

Why teams choose Vinkius for api.video Alternative in Claude Desktop

The api.video Alternative MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 49 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.

Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

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How Vinkius secures
api.video Alternative for Claude Desktop

Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the api.video Alternative MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I check if a video has finished encoding and is ready to play?

Yes! Use the get_video_status tool with the Video ID. It will return the ingestion and encoding status, letting you know exactly when the video is playable.

How do I upload a video file that is already hosted online?

You can use the upload_video_source tool. Just provide the Video ID and the public URL of the source file, and api.video will ingest it automatically.

Is it possible to see how many people watched my videos yesterday?

Absolutely. Use the get_metrics or get_metrics_timeseries tools to retrieve viewership data and performance analytics for your account or specific videos.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).