Getting Started

LightFlow is a video platform that leverages the use of artificial intelligence to optimize the quality of videos at the most effective bitrate. LightFlow is API driven and can be easily integrated into existing media workflows with API calls. While the majority of LightFlow users consume the service through the API, there is a web-based portal that serves as a visual interface for building workflows, monitoring activities, and other functionality.

Media assets, for example, can be created in LightFlow using either direct API calls:

or via the web interface:

To help you quickly see the difference between using the API directly versus using the portal, here are two sample procedures:

• Publishing a Video Asset Using the Portal
• Publishing a Video Asset Using the API