Skills

Skills denote the capabilities of the used FFmpeg binary. It includes version information, supported input and output protocols, available hardware accelerators, supported formats for muxing and demuxing, filters, and available input and output devices.

Read

Example:

Curl

curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v3/skills \
   -H 'accept: application/json' \
   -X GET

PyClient

GoClient

Description:

FFmpeg capabilities

get

List all detected FFmpeg capabilities.

Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

AuthorizationstringRequired

Responses

200

OK

application/json

get

/api/v3/skills

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /api/v3/skills HTTP/1.1
Host: /
Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: */*

200

OK

{
  "codecs": {
    "audio": [
      {
        "decoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "encoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "subtitle": [
      {
        "decoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "encoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "video": [
      {
        "decoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "encoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "devices": {
    "demuxers": [
      {
        "devices": [
          {
            "extra": "text",
            "id": "text",
            "media": "text",
            "name": "text"
          }
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "muxers": [
      {
        "devices": [
          {
            "extra": "text",
            "id": "text",
            "media": "text",
            "name": "text"
          }
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ffmpeg": {
    "compiler": "text",
    "configuration": "text",
    "libraries": [
      {
        "compiled": "text",
        "linked": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "version": "text"
  },
  "filter": [
    {
      "id": "text",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "demuxers": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "muxers": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "hwaccels": [
    {
      "id": "text",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "protocols": {
    "input": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "output": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Reload

Reloading the skills might be necessary if you plug e.g. an USB device. It will only show up in the list of available devices if they are probed again.

Example:

Curl

curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v3/skills/reload \
   -H 'accept: application/json' \
   -X GET

PyClient

GoClient

Refresh FFmpeg capabilities

get

Refresh the available FFmpeg capabilities.

Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

AuthorizationstringRequired

Responses

200

OK

application/json

get

/api/v3/skills/reload

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /api/v3/skills/reload HTTP/1.1
Host: /
Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: */*

200

OK

{
  "codecs": {
    "audio": [
      {
        "decoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "encoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "subtitle": [
      {
        "decoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "encoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "video": [
      {
        "decoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "encoders": [
          "text"
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "devices": {
    "demuxers": [
      {
        "devices": [
          {
            "extra": "text",
            "id": "text",
            "media": "text",
            "name": "text"
          }
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "muxers": [
      {
        "devices": [
          {
            "extra": "text",
            "id": "text",
            "media": "text",
            "name": "text"
          }
        ],
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ffmpeg": {
    "compiler": "text",
    "configuration": "text",
    "libraries": [
      {
        "compiled": "text",
        "linked": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "version": "text"
  },
  "filter": [
    {
      "id": "text",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "demuxers": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "muxers": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  },
  "hwaccels": [
    {
      "id": "text",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "protocols": {
    "input": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ],
    "output": [
      {
        "id": "text",
        "name": "text"
      }
    ]
  }
}