aid: amazon-mediaconvert
name: Amazon MediaConvert
description: AWS Elemental MediaConvert is a file-based video transcoding service that allows you to easily create video-on-demand
  (VOD) content for broadcast and multiscreen delivery at scale. It supports broadcast-grade features including graphic overlays,
  content protection, multi-language audio, closed captioning, and a comprehensive range of video formats.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Broadcasting
- Media Processing
- Media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-mediaconvert/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-mediaconvert:mediaconvert-api
  name: Amazon MediaConvert API
  description: AWS Elemental MediaConvert is a file-based video transcoding service that allows you to easily create video-on-demand
    (VOD) content for broadcast and multiscreen delivery at scale. It supports broadcast-grade features including graphic
    overlays, content protection, multi-language audio, closed captioning, and a comprehensive range of video formats.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/
  baseURL: http://mediaconvert.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Broadcasting
  - Media Processing
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-mediaconvert-openapi-original.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/faqs/
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-mediaconvert.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-mediaconvert-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-mediaconvert-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Broadcast-Grade Video Processing
    description: Graphic overlays, content protection, multi-language audio, closed captioning, and professional broadcast
      formats.
  - name: Comprehensive Format Support
    description: Supports AVC, HEVC, AV1, Apple ProRes, MPEG-2, CMAF, HLS, DASH ISO, Smooth Streaming, 4K, 8K, and HDR including
      Dolby Vision.
  - name: Automated Infrastructure Management
    description: Automates workload provisioning, scaling, monitoring, and resource optimization without manual server management.
  - name: Built-in Reliability
    description: Jobs run on redundant infrastructure across multiple Availability Zones with automatic health monitoring
      and failover.
  - name: Job Templates and Presets
    description: Create reusable job templates and output presets to standardize and accelerate video transcoding workflows.
  - name: Queue Management
    description: Organize and prioritize transcoding jobs using on-demand and reserved queues.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: VOD Content Production
    description: Transcode video files for video-on-demand delivery at broadcast quality.
  - name: Large Library Transcoding
    description: Process large content libraries for multiscreen delivery at any scale.
  - name: Broadcast Distribution
    description: Create broadcast-format outputs for television and streaming platform distribution.
  - name: Peak Workload Processing
    description: Handle variable transcoding workloads with elastic auto-scaling.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Use S3 for input and output storage of video files.
  - name: AWS Elemental MediaPackage
    description: Package transcoded outputs for adaptive bitrate streaming delivery.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor job metrics and set alerts for transcoding workflows.
  - name: Amazon EventBridge
    description: Trigger downstream workflows based on MediaConvert job state changes.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Control access to MediaConvert resources and S3 buckets using IAM roles.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/
integrations:
- name: Partner Programs
- name: Resources
- name: Success Stories
- name: Work with an AWS Partner
- name: AWS Marketplace
- name: AWS Partner Central
- name: Partner Paths
- name: co-sell with AWS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com