Amazon Elastic Transcoder

Amazon Elastic Transcoder is media transcoding in the cloud. It is designed to be a highly scalable, easy-to-use, and cost-effective way for developers and businesses to convert or transcode media files from their source format into versions that will play back on devices like smartphones, tablets, and PCs.

Amazon Elastic Transcoder publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Jobs API, JobsByPipeline API, JobsByStatus API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Amazon Web Services, Media, Transcoding, and Video.

The Amazon Elastic Transcoder catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Elastic Transcoder’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, support, and 26 more developer resources.

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69.8/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 44/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

6 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

Amazon Web ServicesMediaTranscodingVideo

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Contract Quality 19.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 17.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 8.2 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 7.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 44/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Elastic Transcoder Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Amazon Elastic Transcoder Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Managed Transcoding Pipelines

Create pipelines that manage media transcoding jobs with configurable input/output settings

Preset Library

Use built-in presets optimized for popular devices and formats

Custom Presets

Create custom presets for specific output requirements

Thumbnail Generation

Automatically generate thumbnails from video files during transcoding

Content Protection

Apply HLS content protection and digital rights management

JSON Schema 171

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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JSON Structure 171

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

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Examples 74

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Video-on-Demand Transcoding

Convert video files for streaming across different devices and bandwidths

Mobile Video Delivery

Transcode content optimized for smartphone and tablet playback

HLS Streaming

Create adaptive bitrate HLS streams for seamless playback

Audio File Conversion

Convert audio files between different formats and bitrates

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

DeveloperPortal

Console

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 8

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

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Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Compliance

Security

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

Support

FAQ

StackOverflow

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

KnowledgeCenter

KnowledgeCenter

Source (apis.yml)

name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder
description: Amazon Elastic Transcoder is media transcoding in the cloud. It is designed to be a highly scalable, easy-to-use,
  and cost-effective way for developers and businesses to convert or transcode media files from their source format into versions
  that will play back on devices like smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Amazon Web Services
- AWS
- Media
- Transcoding
- Video
apis:
- aid: amazon-elastic-transcoder:amazon-elastic-transcoder-jobs-api
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Jobs API
  description: The Jobs API from Amazon Elastic Transcoder — 2 operation(s) for jobs.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
  baseURL: https://elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder-jobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/api-reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-control-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-controls-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-denied-exception-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-transcoder-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-elastic-transcoder:amazon-elastic-transcoder-jobsbypipeline-api
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder JobsByPipeline API
  description: The JobsByPipeline API from Amazon Elastic Transcoder — 1 operation(s) for jobsbypipeline.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
  baseURL: https://elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - JobsByPipeline
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder-jobsbypipeline-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/api-reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-control-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-controls-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-denied-exception-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-transcoder-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-elastic-transcoder:amazon-elastic-transcoder-jobsbystatus-api
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder JobsByStatus API
  description: The JobsByStatus API from Amazon Elastic Transcoder — 1 operation(s) for jobsbystatus.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
  baseURL: https://elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - JobsByStatus
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder-jobsbystatus-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/api-reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-control-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-controls-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-denied-exception-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-transcoder-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-elastic-transcoder:amazon-elastic-transcoder-pipelines-api
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Pipelines API
  description: The Pipelines API from Amazon Elastic Transcoder — 4 operation(s) for pipelines.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
  baseURL: https://elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Pipelines
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder-pipelines-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/api-reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-control-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-controls-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-denied-exception-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-transcoder-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-elastic-transcoder:amazon-elastic-transcoder-presets-api
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Presets API
  description: The Presets API from Amazon Elastic Transcoder — 2 operation(s) for presets.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
  baseURL: https://elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Presets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder-presets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/api-reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-control-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-controls-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-denied-exception-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-transcoder-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-elastic-transcoder:amazon-elastic-transcoder-roletests-api
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder RoleTests API
  description: The RoleTests API from Amazon Elastic Transcoder — 1 operation(s) for roletests.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
  baseURL: https://elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - RoleTests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder-roletests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/latest/developerguide/api-reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-control-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-controls-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-transcoder-access-denied-exception-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-transcoder-context.jsonld
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-elastic-transcoder-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-elastic-transcoder-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-elastic-transcoder-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-elastic-transcoder-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-elastic-transcoder-authentication.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-elastic-transcoder/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-elastic-transcoder-cancel-submitted-jobs-by-status-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Find a Submitted Job by Status and Cancel It
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-elastic-transcoder-list-jobs-by-pipeline-read-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder List Jobs by Pipeline and Read the First Job
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-elastic-transcoder-pause-pipeline-cancel-submitted-jobs-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Pause Pipeline and Cancel a Submitted Job
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-elastic-transcoder-pipeline-job-poll-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Create Pipeline, Submit Job, and Poll to Completion
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-elastic-transcoder-pipeline-preset-job-poll-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Provision Pipeline and Preset, Submit Job, and Poll
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-elastic-transcoder-preset-job-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Elastic Transcoder Create Preset and Submit a Job Using It
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/support/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/faqs/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: Security
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/security/
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elastictranscoder
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-elastic-transcoder-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-elastic-transcoder-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Managed Transcoding Pipelines
    description: Create pipelines that manage media transcoding jobs with configurable input/output settings
  - name: Preset Library
    description: Use built-in presets optimized for popular devices and formats
  - name: Custom Presets
    description: Create custom presets for specific output requirements
  - name: Thumbnail Generation
    description: Automatically generate thumbnails from video files during transcoding
  - name: Content Protection
    description: Apply HLS content protection and digital rights management
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Video-on-Demand Transcoding
    description: Convert video files for streaming across different devices and bandwidths
  - name: Mobile Video Delivery
    description: Transcode content optimized for smartphone and tablet playback
  - name: HLS Streaming
    description: Create adaptive bitrate HLS streams for seamless playback
  - name: Audio File Conversion
    description: Convert audio files between different formats and bitrates
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Use S3 for input and output media file storage
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Receive notifications when transcoding jobs complete
  - name: Amazon CloudFront
    description: Distribute transcoded content via CDN
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Trigger transcoding workflows from Lambda functions
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Amazon Elastic Transcoder

APIs 6

Postman Collections 7

Open Collections 1

Arazzo Workflows 6

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Features 5

Managed Transcoding Pipelines

Preset Library

Custom Presets

Thumbnail Generation

Content Protection

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 171