Search Within Videos.
Instantly.
Programmatic API to Ingest, Search, and Edit videos
Indexing thousands of video minutes in an instant
Zapdos is the video infrastructure layer for AI-nativeapplications, enabling search, understanding, and editing of video at scale.
Ingest
Upload or stream video via API. We handle transcoding + chunking.
Search
Natural language + semantic video search engine.
Understand
Transcribe (Whisper), embed (CLIP), detect (OCR/actions).
Edit
Frame-accurate splicing, overlays, trimming, and reframing.
Scale
GPU-accelerated inference pipelines. Secure and production-ready.
Our way of doing
Zapdos turns raw video into structured, searchable content
no manual tagging, no bloated tools.
1. Ingesting video content...
Built for developers
First-class developer experience
We are a team of engineers who love building tools for other engineers. Our goal is to create the video infrastructure that just works.
Frame-accurate video editing APIs
Semantic + keyword search
Built for devs.
Fast and Powerful.
Enterprise-ready:
private infra, IP protection
Plug-and-play
Easy integration with Zapdos in minutes
Lightning-fast video processing
GPU inference, real-time processing, and more
Multimodal AI (Whisper, CLIP, OCR)
Use Cases
Sports Analytics
Detect rallies, annotate highlights, and generate feedback.
Compliance & Audit
Search and transcribe surveillance or longform footage.
Training & Education
Segment long-form content. Add searchable layers to videos.
Creator & UGC Tools
Remix, edit, and retrieve clips programmatically.
Ship Video Search In 1 Day, Not 4 Weeks
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