AI video cleanup API

What 'cleanup' means

Video cleanup is the catch-all for making footage look better when it's degraded in multiple ways:

• Noisy: Sensor grain, compression artifacts, analog noise
• Soft: Lack of edge definition, blurry detail
• Low-resolution: SD or low-quality HD that needs upscaling
• Faces unclear: People are recognizable but not sharp

The API addresses all of these together — you don't chain separate tools.

The cleanup pipeline

One API call runs:

• Denoising: AI-powered noise reduction that preserves texture
• Super-resolution: Real-ESRGAN upscaling that adds real detail
• Face restoration: GFPGAN sharpens faces specifically
• Contrast enhancement: Adaptive CLAHE recovers dynamic range
• Sharpening: Unsharp masking for final edge clarity

Output is optimized H.264 MP4, ready to use.

When to use cleanup

• User-generated content: Automatically improve uploads before display
• Old recordings: VHS, early digital, compressed archives
• Received footage: Clean up video from external sources
• Pre-edit prep: Start with cleaner source before editing

One API call — curl, Python & Node

Submit a video by URL, then poll GET /v1/jobs/{id} until done (or receive a signed webhook), and fetch a time-limited download link:

curl -X POST https://api.bettervideo.io/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"video_url":"https://.../clip.mp4","resolution":"1080p"}'

import requests
r = requests.post("https://api.bettervideo.io/v1/jobs",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
    json={"video_url": "https://.../clip.mp4", "resolution": "1080p"})
job = r.json()  # poll GET /v1/jobs/{job['id']} until status == "done"

const res = await fetch("https://api.bettervideo.io/v1/jobs", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ video_url: "https://.../clip.mp4", resolution: "1080p" })
});
const job = await res.json();

Privacy is the default, not an upgrade

• Never trained on. Pre-trained, fixed-weight models — your frames are enhanced and returned, never used to train AI.
• Never sold or shared. No third parties, no data brokers, no "anonymized" resale.
• Auto-deleted. Files self-delete (default 30 days), or delete any job instantly with one call.
• Proof on the Secure tier. Every deletion can return a signed deletion certificate, with a full audit log.