ShortKit

aid: shortkit
name: ShortKit
description: ShortKit is a Y Combinator-backed short-form vertical video platform that gives product teams a drop-in, TikTok-quality
  video experience without the infrastructure complexity. It ships native SDKs for iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Expo
  and Web alongside a REST API for managing content, direct uploads, live streams, in-feed surveys, analytics events and ad
  configuration. The platform handles adaptive-bitrate HLS transcoding, global CDN delivery across 300+ points of presence,
  automatic caption generation with language detection, protected/signed playback, and native ad insertion (Google Ad Manager
  / VAST / IMA). Developer docs are partner-gated but the Mintlify API reference and the iOS SDK are published openly on GitHub.
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x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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image: https://www.shortkit.dev/icon.svg
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Video
- Short-Form Video
- Video SDK
- Streaming
- Live Streaming
- Content Delivery
- Analytics
- Advertising
- Y Combinator
apis:
- aid: shortkit:shortkit-ad-configuration-api
  name: ShortKit Ad Configuration API
  description: How ad slots are interleaved into the feed.
  humanURL: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  baseURL: https://api.shortkit.dev/v1
  tags:
  - Ad Configuration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortkit-ad-configuration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/api/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/shortkit-authentication.yml
- aid: shortkit:shortkit-analytics-api
  name: ShortKit Analytics API
  description: Events and metrics for user interaction with your content.
  humanURL: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  baseURL: https://api.shortkit.dev/v1
  tags:
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortkit-analytics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/api/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/shortkit-authentication.yml
- aid: shortkit:shortkit-content-api
  name: ShortKit Content API
  description: Videos, image carousels, and video carousels in your feed.
  humanURL: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  baseURL: https://api.shortkit.dev/v1
  tags:
  - Content
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortkit-content-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/api/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/shortkit-authentication.yml
- aid: shortkit:shortkit-live-streams-api
  name: ShortKit Live Streams API
  description: Real-time broadcasts that appear in the feed alongside on-demand content.
  humanURL: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  baseURL: https://api.shortkit.dev/v1
  tags:
  - Live Streams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortkit-live-streams-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/api/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/shortkit-authentication.yml
- aid: shortkit:shortkit-surveys-api
  name: ShortKit Surveys API
  description: Short polls injected between content items in the feed.
  humanURL: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  baseURL: https://api.shortkit.dev/v1
  tags:
  - Surveys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shortkit-surveys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/api/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/shortkit-authentication.yml
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shortkit-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://portal.shortkit.dev
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/api/overview
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/docs/quickstart
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/blog
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.shortkit.dev
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.shortkit.dev/privacy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/shortkit
- type: Packages
  url: packages/shortkit-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/shortkit-packages.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/shortkit-components.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/shortkit-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/shortkit-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/shortkit-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/shortkit-lifecycle.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/shortkit-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/shortkit-webhooks.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/shortkit-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/shortkit-llms.txt
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/shortkit-sandbox.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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