Loop Video via API

Create looping video by repeating the input a specified number of times. Ideal for digital signage, background videos, social media loops, and animated displays.

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Use the API

curl -X POST https://renderio.dev/v1/commands \
  -H "X-API-KEY: ffsk_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ffmpeg_command": "-stream_loop 3 -i {in_video} -c copy {out_video}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_video": "https://example.com/input.mp4"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "output.mp4"
  }
}'

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Common Variations

Infinite loop (for GIF-like output)

-stream_loop -1 -i input.mp4 -t 60 -c copy output.mp4

Loop 5 times

-stream_loop 5 -i input.mp4 -c copy output.mp4

Loop with re-encode for smooth join

-stream_loop 3 -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -c:a aac output.mp4

Related Operations

Reverse Video via API | RenderIO Change Video Speed via API | RenderIO Merge Videos via API | RenderIO Convert MP4 to GIF via API | RenderIO

Need to process at scale?

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