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From video API best practices to how to build your own streaming app, brush up on all things video with the articles below.

Video streaming API: how to build live and on-demand video into your app

Learn how video streaming APIs work, compare providers, and build live and on-demand video features. Includes code examples, pricing models, and scaling tips.

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Adaptive bitrate streaming: how it works and how to get it right

Learn how adaptive bitrate streaming works, how to design bitrate ladders, and how per-title encoding optimizes video quality while reducing buffering.

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Live streaming analytics: the metrics that actually matter

Track live stream performance with QoE metrics: rebuffering, startup time, playback failures, and viewer engagement. Build analytics into your video app.

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Adding video to your Next.js application

Learn how to add video streaming to your Next.js app. Embed adaptive HLS video, build hero sections with autoplay, and deploy to Vercel with Mux.

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Video streaming APIs: what developers actually need to know

Build video into your app with a streaming API. Learn how video APIs handle encoding, live-to-VOD, analytics, and delivery without managing infrastructure.

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Securing video playback with signed URLs

Learn how to protect video content with signed URLs and JWT tokens. Implement expiring playback links, domain restrictions, and DRM with Mux Video.

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Video streaming without the infrastructure headaches

Add live and on-demand video to your app with Mux's Video API. Automatic encoding, global CDN delivery, AI captions, and SDKs for every platform.

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The video API that lets you focus on your product, not your video infrastructure

Add video streaming to your app in minutes with Mux's Video API. Live streaming, on-demand video, AI captions, and global delivery—no video team required.

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Best live streaming SDK and API providers for developers

Adding live video to an application used to require a team of specialists and months of development. You'd need to figure out streaming protocols, encoding pipelines, CDN distribution, player compatibi...

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Best Practices for Video Playback: A Complete Guide (2025)

Best Practices for Video Playback: A Complete Guide (2025) Video playback is a critical component of modern web applications, from streaming platforms to educational sites and e-commerce product demos...

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The Best Video APIs Right Now (2025)

The Best Video APIs Right Now (2025) Building your own video infrastructure is extraordinarily complex. You’d need to handle encoding across formats and renditions, put together a global CDN, manage s...

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Build AI Video Content Processing for Better Engagement and Product Experience

TL;DR AI-powered video processing transforms how users discover and interact with video content. Implement automated summarization, intelligent search, and contextual understanding to reduce drop-off ...

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