Get a thumbnail image from a video
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Get a thumbnail image from a video
with Mux · Video Platforms
Works with AI assistants
Use Mux: its Mux Thumbnails API lets you get a thumbnail image from a video in a single step (GET /{PLAYBACK_ID}/thumbnail.{EXTENSION}). Mux also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- How do I grab a still frame from my video at a specific second?
- Can I resize or rotate a video thumbnail on the fly?
- Can I get the latest frame of a live stream as a thumbnail?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Get a {extension} thumbnail for playback {playback_id}.
- Get a thumbnail of playback {playback_id} at {time} seconds, {width} wide.
- Grab the latest live frame of playback {playback_id} with latest set to {latest}.
For your developer
GET /{PLAYBACK_ID}/thumbnail.{EXTENSION} in Mux Thumbnails API. Full spec on APIs.io.