A Video API Built to Forget Your Data
Enhancement is only half the job — getting rid of the data afterward is the other half. BetterVideo's API deletes your video automatically, on demand, and with proof: auto-delete by default, instant delete in one call, signed deletion certificates, and configurable retention.
Auto-delete by default. Delete on demand. Proof when you need it.
Retention is a risk — so we minimize it
Every day a piece of footage sits on a vendor's servers is a day it can be subpoenaed, breached, or mishandled. Most APIs are quiet about how long they keep your content and give you no way to force its removal. We take the opposite stance: the shorter your data lives with us, the better — for you and for us. So deletion is a first-class feature, not an afterthought.
Four ways your data goes away
- Auto-delete by default. Originals and enhanced files self-delete 30 days after processing — no action required.
- Delete on demand. One
DELETEcall removes a job's files immediately. - Configurable retention (Secure). Shorten the window to days, or delete as soon as the result is downloaded.
- Deletion certificates (Secure). Get a signed, verifiable record that a specific job's data was removed.
Delete in one call — and keep the receipt
curl -X DELETE https://api.bettervideo.io/v1/jobs/JOB_ID -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
# Secure-tier response includes a signed certificate:
# {
# "deleted": true,
# "job_id": "job_...",
# "deleted_at": "2026-06-16T18:42:00Z",
# "deletion_certificate": {
# "statement": "All original and enhanced files for this job were permanently deleted.",
# "signature": "sha256=..."
# }
# }The certificate is portable proof you can store in your own records — useful any time you need to show, to a customer or for your own audit trail, that a specific video is gone.
Frequently Asked Questions
By default, both the original and enhanced files auto-delete 30 days after processing. You can delete any job sooner with a single API call, and the Secure tier lets you set a shorter retention window or delete on download.
Yes. A single DELETE call removes the original and enhanced files for that job right away. On the Secure tier it returns a signed deletion certificate confirming the removal.
A signed record stating that a specific job's files were deleted, including the job id and timestamp, with a cryptographic signature you can verify. It is a portable proof you can keep for your own records.
Yes. The default retention is 30 days. On the Secure tier you can shorten the retention window per your needs, down to deleting immediately after the result is downloaded.
Enhance it, then make it disappear
Free sandbox credits. Pay per minute. Your data leaves when you say so.
Auto-deleted. Deletable on demand. Provable.