Compress video API

Compress videos using the Shotstack cloud based video compressor API. Use the cloud based API to seamlessly transcode and compress media.

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{
    "timeline": {
        "background": "#000000",
        "tracks": [
            {
                "clips": [
                    {
                        "asset": {
                            "type": "video",
                            "src": "https://shotstack-ingest-api-v1-au.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/62hne3bb81/zzyb59hr-40pm-1t1j-xkqm-1uooql4lmrbi/source.m4v",
                            "trim": 2
                        },
                        "start": 0,
                        "offset": {
                            "x": 0,
                            "y": 0
                        },
                        "position": "center",
                        "length": 6
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "output": {
        "size": {
            "width": 1280,
            "height": 720
        },
        "format": "mp4",
        "quality": "low"
    }
}