• CREATION
  • UPDATES
  • CLEANUP
  • HUMAN

How to manage video metadata and assets with your AI

Connect api.video to your AI client to control your video library. Once connected, your agent handles the technical work of organizing and updating your assets.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to manage my api.video assets?

Your AI client uses specific tools to create, list, update, or delete video objects in your library. You can give it natural language commands to change video details or clean up old files. You'll get a organized library and updated metadata.

Library outcomes

Where your data lands.

The AI maps your requests to specific library actions.

CREATION

New video objects

The AI adds new entries to your library. You get a fresh video object ready for use.

UPDATES

Metadata changes

Your agent modifies existing video details. This keeps titles and descriptions in sync without manual typing.

CLEANUP

Asset removal

The AI identifies and removes unwanted files. This keeps your library clean and organized.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

You decide which videos to delete or change. The AI performs the technical work, but you keep final control.

The workflow

What your AI does when <the thing arrives>.

The AI translates your intent into direct API calls to api.video.

  1. Inventory check

    The AI looks through your existing library to see what is currently hosted. This provides the context needed for any updates or deletions.

    list_videos

  2. Object creation

    When you want to add something new, the AI sets up the initial video entry in your account.

    create_video_object

  3. Detail modification

    The AI changes specific properties of a video, such as its title or description, based on your instructions.

    update_video_detailsget_video_details

  4. Asset removal

    If you tell the AI to get rid of a file, it executes the removal from your library.

    delete_video

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions in api.video.

Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap out the video names or descriptions with your actual data.

api.video Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_LmTjrRAGt9FcwedXKl17ybK2QuW9PmDZ2h28PuEz/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — api.video capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apivideo-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_LmTjrRAGt9FcwedXKl17ybK2QuW9PmDZ2h28PuEz/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • List all the videos currently in my api.video library.

  • Create a new video object for a clip titled 'Summer Vacation'.

  • Update the description for the video with ID 'vid_123' to say 'Sunset at the beach'.

  • Delete the video object with the ID 'old_clip_99'.

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Start here

Connect api.video once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start managing assets through your preferred AI client.

Connect api.video to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI upload the actual video file?

    No. The AI manages the video objects and their metadata, but it does not handle the raw file upload process.

  • 02

    Will the AI delete videos without my permission?

    No. The AI only executes the deletion when you explicitly instruct it to do so in your chat.

  • 03

    Can I see the details of a specific video?

    Yes, the AI can pull specific metadata for any video in your library.

  • 04

    Can the AI change my account billing settings?

    No. This MCP is limited to managing video objects and metadata.

  • 05

    Can the AI rename my videos?

    Yes, you can ask it to update the title of any existing video object.

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