Make

Use the Very Good FFmpeg Make app to run FFmpeg jobs, poll jobs, cancel jobs, and receive instant job events in Make scenarios.

Setup

1. Create an API key in the Very Good FFmpeg dashboard.
2. Install the Very Good FFmpeg app from the Make app store.
3. Create a connection with your API key.
4. Add the modules you need.

Modules

• Run an FFmpeg job: submit input_files, output_files, and ffmpeg_commands.
• Get a job: fetch one job by ID.
• List jobs: return recent jobs in your account.
• Cancel a job: cancel a queued or running job.
• Watch jobs: poll for created or updated jobs.
• Watch job events: receive completion and failure events by webhook.
• Make an API call: call API endpoints not covered by a module.

FFmpeg command template syntax

Use <<file>> placeholders in Make. Make uses {{...}} for its own mapping syntax, so <<...>> avoids template conflicts.

-i <<input.mp4>> -t 5 <<output.mp4>>

File Names

Input names must use only letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and dots. Names must not start with a dot or contain ...

Good names:

• input.mp4
• clip-01.mov

Bad names:

• folder/input.mp4
• .env
• ../output.mp4

Job Events

Use Watch job events when you want Make to continue after a job finishes.

1. Add Watch job events to your scenario.
2. Copy the generated webhook URL.
3. Map that URL into the webhookUrl field in Run an FFmpeg job.
4. Run the scenario once so Make can register the webhook.