aid: vdocipher
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vdocipher/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: VdoCipher
kind: company
description: VdoCipher is a secure video hosting platform that delivers Hollywood-grade
  DRM (Google Widevine and Apple FairPlay) encrypted streaming for e-learning and
  OTT businesses. Its server-side REST API handles video upload, media management,
  folders, dynamic viewer watermarking, and OTP/playbackInfo generation for authorized
  playback, all secured with an Apisecret authorization header.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Video
- Secure Video Hosting
- DRM
- Streaming
- E-Learning
- OTT
- Watermarking
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: vdocipher:vdocipher-videos-api
  name: VdoCipher Videos API
  tags:
  - Videos
  - Media Management
  - Listing
  - Search
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/listing/
  baseURL: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/listing/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/vdocipher-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: collections/vdocipher.postman_collection.json
    type: PostmanCollection
  - url: collections/vdocipher.opencollection.json
    type: OpenCollection
  description: List, search, retrieve, edit, and delete videos in a VdoCipher account.
    Supports pagination, folder scoping, free-text query, and tag filtering over the
    video library.
- aid: vdocipher:vdocipher-upload-api
  name: VdoCipher Upload API
  tags:
  - Upload
  - Ingest
  - Credentials
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/upload/credentials/
  baseURL: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/upload/credentials/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/upload/status/
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/vdocipher-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: collections/vdocipher.postman_collection.json
    type: PostmanCollection
  - url: collections/vdocipher.opencollection.json
    type: OpenCollection
  description: Obtain short-lived AWS S3 upload credentials (clientPayload) and a new
    videoId, then upload a source file directly to storage and poll transcoding status
    until the video is ready.
- aid: vdocipher:vdocipher-playback-otp-api
  name: VdoCipher OTP & Playback Credentials API
  tags:
  - OTP
  - Playback
  - Authentication
  - DRM
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/playbackauth/otp/
  baseURL: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/playbackauth/otp/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/playbackauth/offline/
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/vdocipher-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: collections/vdocipher.postman_collection.json
    type: PostmanCollection
  - url: collections/vdocipher.opencollection.json
    type: OpenCollection
  description: Generate a one-time otp and playbackInfo pair on the back end for a
    specific video so the DRM-protected player can authorize a single viewing session,
    with optional TTL, dynamic watermark, and IP/geo restrictions.
- aid: vdocipher:vdocipher-folders-api
  name: VdoCipher Folders API
  tags:
  - Folders
  - Organization
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/folder-create/
  baseURL: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/folder-create/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/folder-search/
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/vdocipher-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: collections/vdocipher.postman_collection.json
    type: PostmanCollection
  - url: collections/vdocipher.opencollection.json
    type: OpenCollection
  description: Create, list sub-folders under, and search a hierarchical folder tree
    (rooted at "root") used to organize the video library.
- aid: vdocipher:vdocipher-watermark-api
  name: VdoCipher Watermark API
  tags:
  - Watermark
  - Annotation
  - Security
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/playbackauth/otp/
  baseURL: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/playbackauth/otp/
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/vdocipher-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: collections/vdocipher.postman_collection.json
    type: PostmanCollection
  - url: collections/vdocipher.opencollection.json
    type: OpenCollection
  description: Attach a dynamic, per-viewer annotation (text, RTMP, or image watermark)
    to a playback session via the OTP request annotate parameter, burning identifying
    marks such as the viewer email or IP over the DRM stream.
- aid: vdocipher:vdocipher-meta-files-api
  name: VdoCipher Meta & Files API
  tags:
  - Metadata
  - Files
  - Posters
  - Captions
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/files/list/
  baseURL: https://dev.vdocipher.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/files/list/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/videomanagement/files/posters/
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/vdocipher-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  - url: collections/vdocipher.postman_collection.json
    type: PostmanCollection
  - url: collections/vdocipher.opencollection.json
    type: OpenCollection
  description: Retrieve detailed metadata for a video and list its associated files
    - poster images, captions/subtitles, and rendition assets - plus list and search
    the tags applied across the library.
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/VdoCipher
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vdocipher
- type: Website
  url: https://www.vdocipher.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.vdocipher.com/docs/server/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/vdocipher-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/vdocipher-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/vdocipher-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com