Guides

The API reference tells you what each endpoint accepts and returns. These guides cover the decisions that reference material cannot make for you.

• Choosing a preset — how to go from "I need video on my site" to one preset identifier.
• Adaptive streaming — what an HLS or DASH job actually gives you, and how to serve it.
• Downloading output — signed links, expiry, and how to store results yourself.
• Webhooks or polling — which to use, and how to build the one you pick.
• Handling failures — every way a job can fail and what to do about each.

If you are looking for working code rather than explanation, go to Examples.