SnapOtter/apps/docs/tools/video/video-to-webp.md

description

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Convert a video clip into an animated WebP image.

Video to WebP

Convert a video clip into an animated WebP image with configurable frame rate, width, and quality.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/video/video-to-webp

Accepts multipart form data with a video file and a JSON settings field.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
fps	integer	No	12	Output frame rate (1-30)
width	integer	No	480	Output width in pixels (16-1920). Height scales proportionally
quality	integer	No	75	WebP compression quality (1-100)
loop	boolean	No	true	Loop the animation

Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/video/video-to-webp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "file=@clip.mp4" \
  -F 'settings={"fps": 15, "width": 640, "quality": 80}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/clip.webp",
  "originalSize": 12500000,
  "processedSize": 2800000
}

Notes

• Animated WebP produces smaller files than GIF with better color support (24-bit vs 8-bit palette).
• Lower quality values produce smaller files at the cost of visual fidelity.
• Set loop to false for animations that should play once and stop.