Developer API

Video Anonymization API for Production Pipelines

Ship programmatic blur and redaction with Video Anonymization API. Authenticate once, send image or video jobs, and receive privacy-safe outputs at scale.

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Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Integrate Video Anonymization API into your app, DAM, or review queue.

Why teams use Video Anonymization API

Video Anonymization API moves blur out of the browser and into your backend. Authenticate, POST media jobs, and pull redacted assets into the same pipelines you use for transcoding and storage.

Video Anonymization API is especially useful for repeat review cycles — same rules, many files.

Combine with other BGBlur tools in the same project flow

Combine with other BGBlur tools in the same project flow

Browser Workflow

Scale batch jobs without browser upload limits

Preview AI suggestions before committing export

Preview AI suggestions before committing export

Send image or video jobs via REST with API keys

Send image or video jobs via REST with API keys

Embed blur into DAM, MAM, and custom review tools

Embed blur into DAM, MAM, and custom review tools

Download results without mandatory account creation

Download results without mandatory account creation

Where it is used

Team handoff use case for Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Team handoff

Standardize redaction across editors. keeps this workflow practical for repeated review, privacy cleanup, publishing, and team handoff without forcing editors to rebuild every mask or adjustment manually.

Archive cleanup use case for Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Archive cleanup

Retroactively fix old media libraries. keeps this workflow practical for repeated review, privacy cleanup, publishing, and team handoff without forcing editors to rebuild every mask or adjustment manually.

Client delivery use case for Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Client delivery

Send privacy-reviewed exports. keeps this workflow practical for repeated review, privacy cleanup, publishing, and team handoff without forcing editors to rebuild every mask or adjustment manually.

Team handoff use case for Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Team handoff

Standardize redaction across editors. keeps this workflow practical for repeated review, privacy cleanup, publishing, and team handoff without forcing editors to rebuild every mask or adjustment manually.

Archive cleanup use case for Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Archive cleanup

Retroactively fix old media libraries. keeps this workflow practical for repeated review, privacy cleanup, publishing, and team handoff without forcing editors to rebuild every mask or adjustment manually.

Client delivery use case for Video Anonymization API for Engineering Teams

Client delivery

Send privacy-reviewed exports. keeps this workflow practical for repeated review, privacy cleanup, publishing, and team handoff without forcing editors to rebuild every mask or adjustment manually.

Fast browser turnaround

Most projects move from upload to export in minutes because Video Anonymization API proposes edits automatically instead of starting from a blank timeline.

Explore Video Anonymization API

Read the API docs and run your first redaction job from curl or your backend.

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Integrate Video Anonymization API in three steps

From API key to first redacted asset.

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Get API credentials

Create a BGBlur API key, note rate limits, and choose face, plate, or general redaction mode for Video Anonymization API jobs.

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Submit a job

Send a POST request with your API key and media URL. Poll or wait for the webhook payload with the redacted asset link.

Background Blur
Face Blur
License Plate
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Retrieve output

Download the redacted file from the response or your storage bucket hook. Log job IDs for compliance audits.

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API capabilities

Video Anonymization API at a glance

What you get when integrating Video Anonymization API in real projects.

Detection-first workflow

Combine with other BGBlur tools in the same project flow

Browser or API delivery

Scale batch jobs without browser upload limits

Privacy-safe exports

Preview AI suggestions before committing export

Teams using similar workflows

How Video Anonymization API fits day-to-day media and compliance work.

Video Anonymization API cut our redaction time from hours to minutes on last week's footage.
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Priya Nair
Staff EngineerMediaPipe SaaS
We shipped client-safe exports the same day instead of waiting on manual masking.
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Oliver Grant
CTOEvidenceVault
4.9/5from 2+ reviews

Video Anonymization API — FAQ

Common questions about Video Anonymization API, exports, and privacy handling.

What does Video Anonymization API detect automatically?

Faces, plates, and general sensitive regions depending on the endpoint you call.

Is Video Anonymization API free to try?

API pricing depends on volume. Start with developer docs and sample jobs before production rollout.

Do I need professional editing software?

No. Video Anonymization API runs in the browser — upload, preview, and download without Premiere, DaVinci, or desktop apps.

How is uploaded media handled?

BGBlur processes files for the editing session with privacy-first handling. Media is not published as permanent public assets.

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Developer API

Video Anonymization API for Production Pipelines

Ship programmatic blur and redaction with Video Anonymization API. Authenticate once, send image or video jobs, and receive privacy-safe outputs at scale.

Integrate Video Anonymization API into your app, DAM, or review queue.

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