Convert a video file to MP4

Overview

Convert a video file to MP4 format.

Endpoint

POST https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/convert/video/to/mp4

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://www.soundhelix.com/examples/mp3/SoundHelix-Song-1.webm"
}

Response Example

[
  {
    "job_id": "1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
    "status": "pending",
    "message": "Job created. Poll status_url for progress.",
    "result_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/result/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
    "status_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/status/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38"
  }
]

Use Cases

1. WebM to MP4 for iOS compatibility

Convert a VP9 WebM file to H.264 MP4 so it plays natively on iPhone and iPad without plugins.

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://cdn.example.com/screen-recording.webm"
}

Response

{
  "job_id": "1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
  "status": "pending",
  "message": "Job created. Poll status_url for progress.",
  "result_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/result/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
  "status_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/status/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38"
}

2. MOV to MP4 for web upload

Convert a QuickTime MOV (e.g. from a Mac screen recording or iPhone video) to MP4 for web and social media upload.

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://cdn.example.com/iphone-recording.mov"
}

Response

{
  "job_id": "1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
  "status": "pending",
  "message": "Job created. Poll status_url for progress.",
  "result_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/result/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
  "status_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/status/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38"
}

3. AVI to MP4 for storage optimisation

Re-encode an old AVI file to H.264 MP4 to significantly reduce file size while maintaining visual quality.

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://cdn.example.com/legacy-clip.avi"
}

Response

{
  "job_id": "1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
  "status": "pending",
  "message": "Job created. Poll status_url for progress.",
  "result_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/result/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38",
  "status_url": "https://eranol.com/api/v1/ffmpeg/status/1406c589-a1f4-45d5-8745-aae07bc4de38"
}

Error Codes

Code	Meaning
401	Missing or invalid API key
402	Insufficient credits
422	Validation error — check your request body
429	Rate limit exceeded — slow down requests
500	Internal server error — try again or contact support