Integration playbook

Very Good FFmpeg + Zapier

Connect Very Good FFmpeg to Zapier and automate video processing without code. Trigger FFmpeg commands from 7,000+ apps. Resize, convert, watermark — automatically.

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Setup steps

Use cases

Runtime

6 hrs

workflow.jsonPOST /api/ffmpeg

POST https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/ffmpeg
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "input_files": { "source": "{{drive_file_url}}" },
  "output_files": ["resized.mp4"],
  "ffmpeg_commands": ["-i {{source}} -vf scale=1080:1920 {{resized.mp4}}"]
}

Trigger

Zapier event

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Request

POST /api/ffmpeg

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Result

Processed video files

About Zapier

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Zapier is a no-code automation platform that connects 7,000+ apps. You create Zaps — automated workflows with a trigger and one or more actions. When something happens in one app, Zapier makes something happen in another. Learn more about Zapier.

Setup

How to connect Very Good FFmpeg to Zapier

Get your API key

Create a new Zap

In Zapier, click 'Create Zap'. Choose your trigger — maybe a new file in Google Drive, a new row in Airtable, or a new form submission in Typeform.

Add a Webhook action

Add a 'Webhooks by Zapier' action step with a POST request. Set the URL to https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/ffmpeg. Add your Authorization header and the JSON body with your FFmpeg command.

Map dynamic inputs

Use Zapier's variable mapping to inject the trigger data into your FFmpeg command. For example, map the Google Drive file URL into the input_files field, and use dynamic filenames for outputs.

Poll for completion (optional)

If your job is long-running, add a second Webhook step to poll GET /api/jobs/{id} for the result, or configure a webhook URL in your initial request so the output URL gets delivered to your Zapier webhook endpoint.

Build

What you can build with Zapier

Auto-resize uploads for social media

When a new video is added to Google Drive or Dropbox, automatically generate versions for TikTok (9:16), Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts — all from one Zap.

Transcribe and caption

When a new video lands in your S3 bucket, run it through a transcription service via Zapier, then use Very Good FFmpeg to burn the subtitles into the final output.

Format conversion pipeline

When a client uploads a .mov file via a form, automatically convert it to .mp4 with H.264 encoding and save the result back to their folder.

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POST https://verygoodffmpeg.com/api/ffmpeg Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY Content-Type: application/json { "input_files": { "source": "{{drive_file_url}}" }, "output_files": ["resized.mp4"], "ffmpeg_commands": ["-i {{source}} -vf scale=1080:1920 {{resized.mp4}}"] }