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Use Case

Legal & Compliance

Legal and compliance teams need to capture and preserve video evidence before it disappears. Our API provides reliable video downloads with full metadata extraction, enabling you to document infringement, preserve evidence, and maintain audit trails. Built-in timestamp and hash support ensures chain of custody integrity for legal proceedings.

Key Benefits

  • Capture video evidence before content is deleted
  • Document copyright infringement with timestamps
  • Monitor brand misuse across social platforms
  • Create audit trails for regulatory compliance
  • Preserve chain of custody with metadata

How It Works

  1. 1

    Identify content requiring preservation

  2. 2

    Download with full metadata extraction

  3. 3

    Store with cryptographic timestamps

  4. 4

    Maintain chain of custody documentation

  5. 5

    Export for legal proceedings as needed

Example Implementation

Production-ready TypeScript code using the REST API, with your key from the dashboard

legal-evidence.ts
const API = "https://videodownloadapi.com/api/v1";
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VIDEO_API_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

type Download = { download_id: string; status: string; title: string; download_url?: string };

async function download(url: string, options: { format?: string; quality?: string } = {}) {
  const res = await fetch(`${API}/downloads`, {
    method: "POST",
    headers,
    body: JSON.stringify({ url, ...options }),
  });
  if (res.status === 402) throw new Error("Not enough minutes");
  if (res.status === 429) throw new Error("Too many requests: retry in a few seconds");
  let item: Download = await res.json();

  // Poll until the file is ready (or failed: minutes are refunded automatically)
  while (item.status !== "ready" && item.status !== "failed") {
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
    item = await fetch(`${API}/downloads/${item.download_id}`, { headers }).then((r) => r.json());
  }
  if (item.status === "failed") throw new Error(`Download failed: ${url}`);
  return item;
}

import { createHash } from "node:crypto";

// Preserve a video as evidence, with a SHA-256 fingerprint of the file
async function preserveEvidence(caseId: string, videoUrl: string) {
  const item = await download(videoUrl, { quality: "best" });
  const file = Buffer.from(await (await fetch(item.download_url!)).arrayBuffer());
  const sha256 = createHash("sha256").update(file).digest("hex");
  console.log({ caseId, source: videoUrl, title: item.title, sha256, collectedAt: new Date() });
}

preserveEvidence("CASE-2026-001", "https://x.com/user/status/123");
  • TypeScript
  • Async/Await
  • Automatic polling
  • Error Handling
How it runs

Built for production

One API for every platform, with predictable costs and nothing to host.

Async jobs

Start a download, poll its progress, get a link: long videos never time out

Refunds on failure

Private, deleted or unreadable videos cost nothing

Private storage

Files stay private to your account and are deleted after 48 hours

Secure API keys

Personal, revocable API keys for every integration

AI assistants

The same key works from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor through MCP

European team

Built and run by a team based in Europe

1 min
Billing unit, rounded up
4
Formats: MP4, MP3, M4A, WAV
48 h
File storage
10
Free minutes a month

Ideal For

  • Law firms and legal departments
  • Compliance officers
  • Brand protection teams
  • Insurance investigators
  • Regulatory agencies

Supported Platforms

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Ready to Get Started?

Start using our Video Download API for legal & compliance today. Pay per minute of media, no hidden fees.