Convert to WebM

Overview

Convert a video file to WebM format (VP9 + Opus).

Endpoint

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

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://www.soundhelix.com/examples/mp3/SoundHelix-Song-1.mp4"
}

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. MP4 to WebM for web video (VP9)

Convert a standard MP4 to VP9 WebM for smaller file sizes and open-standard web video delivery.

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://cdn.example.com/product-demo.mp4"
}

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 WebM for browser playback

Convert a macOS MOV export to WebM so it can be used in an HTML5 <video> element without relying on browser-level codec support for MOV.

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://cdn.example.com/screen-capture.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 WebM for CDN delivery

Convert a legacy AVI file to WebM for a CDN-optimised delivery pipeline that prefers open formats.

Request Body

{
  "url": "https://cdn.example.com/legacy-video.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