transloadit-media-processing

Transloadit Media Processing

Process, transform, and encode media files using Transloadit's cloud infrastructure. Supports video, audio, images, and documents with 86+ specialized processing robots.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Encode video to HLS, MP4, WebM, or other formats
• Generate thumbnails or animated GIFs from video
• Resize, crop, watermark, or optimize images
• Convert between image formats (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIF)
• Extract or transcode audio (MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV)
• Concatenate video or audio clips
• Add subtitles or overlay text on video
• OCR documents (PDF, scanned images)
• Run speech-to-text or text-to-speech
• Apply AI-based content moderation or object detection
• Build multi-step media pipelines that chain operations together

Setup

Option A: MCP Server (recommended for Copilot)

Add the Transloadit MCP server to your IDE config. This gives the agent direct access to Transloadit tools (create_template, create_assembly, list_assembly_notifications, etc.).

VS Code / GitHub Copilot (.vscode/mcp.json or user settings):

{
  "servers": {
    "transloadit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@transloadit/mcp-server"

Get your API credentials at https://transloadit.com/c/-/api-credentials

Option B: CLI

If you prefer running commands directly:

Core Workflows

Encode Video to HLS (Adaptive Streaming)

Generate Thumbnails from Video

Resize and Watermark Images

OCR a Document

Concatenate Audio Clips

Multi-Step Pipelines

Steps can be chained using the "use" field. Each step references a previous step's output:

Key Concepts

• Assembly: A single processing job. Created via create_assembly (MCP) or assemblies create (CLI).
• Template: A reusable set of steps stored on Transloadit. Created via create_template (MCP) or templates create (CLI).
• Robot: A processing unit (e.g., /video/encode, /image/resize). See full list at https://transloadit.com/docs/transcoding/
• Steps: JSON object defining the pipeline. Each key is a step name, each value configures a robot.
• :original: Refers to the uploaded input file.

Tips

• Use --wait with the CLI to block until processing completes.
• Use preset values (e.g., "hls-1080p", "mp3", "webp") for common format targets instead of specifying every parameter.
• Chain "use": "step_name" to build multi-step pipelines without intermediate downloads.
• For batch processing, use /http/import to pull files from URLs, S3, GCS, Azure, FTP, or Dropbox.
• Templates can include ${variables} for dynamic values passed at assembly creation time.