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Fundamentals
  1. Fundamentals
  2. Authentication

Authentication

How to authenticate your requests to the Very Good FFmpeg API.

All requests to the Very Good FFmpeg API must be authenticated using a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

You can manage your API keys from the API Keys section of your dashboard.

Header

Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Curl Example

GET /jobs
GET /api/jobs HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer REPLACE_BEARER_TOKEN
Host: verygoodffmpeg.com
Running Commands

Submit your first FFmpeg job.

API Limits and Error Codes

Rate limits, timeouts, and error responses.

Fundamentals

Core concepts for working with the Very Good FFmpeg API.

Running Commands

How to structure requests and track job status.

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HeaderCurl Example