Wistia API

Dream it, then build it with Wistia

Create a custom video experience that integrates with your website and apps like it was made for them—because it was.

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Trusted by over 375,000 customers

A video player you can really play with

Bring your ideas to life with Wistia’s video player API.

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Hit the ground building

Why build from scratch when you can kick-start things with Wistia’s lightweight (less than 50kB), blazing-fast player that looks great from the get-go?

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Customize with code

Add your brand colors and tweak the UI. Plus, automate video workflows and connect Wistia to the rest of your business no matter your marketing platform.

Leave accessibility to us

Accessibility features come standard, so you don’t have to spend time building them. Our WCAG AA-compliant player comes with extended audio descriptions and captions, too.

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Work with your existing tech stack

Wistia’s player is built on web components, so whether you’re building with React, Next.js, or Angular, you're just one npm install away from getting started with your video.

Lag-free delivery

With adaptive streaming, every viewer gets uninterrupted playback no matter their connection speed.

Crisp, clear visuals

View videos at their highest quality up to 4K. Our responsive design means they’ll look great on any device.

Sleek & cohesive UI

Up your level of polish and consistency while cutting development time with Wistia’s library of UI components.

Instant playback

Upload a video and poof—the 360p version is ready to play while higher-quality versions process in the background.

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From asynchronous promises to event listeners, this web component player's got it all.

Give your videos superpowers

Take full control of how video content shows up for your audience.

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Add forms, password protection, and chapters

Set your video’s embed options with our Customize API, or leverage plugins to give your videos additional functionality or interfaces—like forms that collect emails and generate leads right from your video.

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Provide editable transcripts automatically

Wistia automatically transcribes every video you upload and lets you drive from there. You or your users can edit the transcript and control where, how, and in what language it’s displayed with our custom HTML component.

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Show off collections of videos

With just a snippet of code, you can turn a collection of videos into a cohesive gallery. Display a video series on its own customizable gallery page, or embed a gallery on an existing page with other content. You can even set videos to autoplay, so viewers can watch video after video without lifting a finger.