Collect

Documentation, help articles & tutorials for our video API

50 articles in this collection
Written by Tobias, Soeren, and Timo

API - Webcam video & audio streams get out of sync

What to do about A/V syncing issues in webcam recordings done via the Collect API

Written by Soeren
Updated over a week ago

Getting Started

Step-by-step API tutorials including code samples

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

How to sign up for the Clipchamp API

Written by Timo
Updated over a week ago

Initial setup of the Clipchamp API

The basic steps to embed video recording, video compression and video uploading capabilities on your website with the Clipchamp video API.

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Can I embed the video API in a Squarespace website?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Can I embed the video API in a Wix website?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

My embedded Clipchamp button says "unavailable", why?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Where can I find all available API options & features?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Video output format options of the Clipchamp API explained

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

WordPress Plugin

What is the Clipchamp plugin for WordPress?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

How to install the Video Uploader & Webcam Recorder WordPress Plugin

Steps to go through to embed the Clipchamp API's WordPress plugin on your site.

Written by Timo
Updated over a week ago

General

Recording time not showing for WebM files in Firefox in the API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Does the Clipchamp API work with SalesForce?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

What does the "could not retrieve media from camera" error mean?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

What's the "416" error when using the Blob output option?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Where can I access API settings and documentation?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Webcam recordings & collecting videos from users - Benefits of our HTML5 Video Camera API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Can the Clipchamp API help me comply with regulations such as COPPA, HIPAA, or the EU Data Protection Directive?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

How do I fix the "Failed to execute postMessage on DOMWindow" error?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

API Features

How can I create my own embedded button without Clipchamp branding?

Removing Clipchamp branding from the API embedded recording button

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Setting a max recording time in the API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Themes for the user-facing elements of the Clipchamp API

Select one of 4 styles for the UI of your Clipchamp API instance or use the custom CSS option to style your own.

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

How to make sure that all browsers grant webcam access for the API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Setting up the Reverse Proxy option

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Tuning the performance of Clipchamp's JavaScript video recorder API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Does the API submit meta data of user videos?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Can my users record webcam videos longer than 5 minutes?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Is it possible to only upload a segment of users' videos using the API?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Can I pass videos directly to the API without manual user interaction?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Can I embed more than one Clipchamp video API instance on a website?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Preview thumbnails in the API get shown sideways - how can this get fixed?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Extracting a preview image from a user video in the API

Submit a still image extracted from the video together with a user-generated video. Use it e.g. as a thumbnail preview for the video.

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Using the Clipchamp video API with jQuery

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Remove Clipchamp branding from the API UI

How to take out Clipchamp branding when using our API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Does the Clipchamp API offer localization / internationalization?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Does the Clipchamp API have access to my users' videos?

Your users' files get submitted directly from their devices to your Cloud storage without going through our servers.

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Does the Clipchamp API work on mobile?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Is the Clipchamp API technology purely HTML5?

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Upload targets

Uploading to different upload targets

Using the Clipchamp API to upload user-generated videos to different upload targets from the same website

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Uploading Videos from the Clipchamp API to Wistia

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Uploading Videos from the Clipchamp API to Google Drive

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Using the "Blob" output option

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Uploading Videos to Microsoft Azure from the Clipchamp API

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Uploading Videos from the Clipchamp API to AWS S3

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Happy Customers

Buncee offers video recording to students and teachers

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Bridging the Gap: Storytelling through Video

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Educare International Collects User Videos & Saves on Server-Side Transcoding

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

CEO Worldwide Offers Easy-to-Use Video Recording

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

Seesaw Rolls Out New Capability for Video Content

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago

MyCastingNet Gains Greater Efficiency & Cost Savings

Written by Tobias
Updated over a week ago