# `io.usefulapi/apivideo` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/apivideo
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/apivideo
- Version: 1.16.3 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T19:23:16.065Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
api.video MCP by usefulapi
Manage videos and live streams, inspect captions, players and webhooks, and read play analytics.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:35:10.879Z over streamable-http.

**15 tools: 4 can delete or cancel things and 11 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 4 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 11 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (4)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `apivideo_create_live_stream`

- The name "apivideo_create_live_stream" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE. Create a new live stream, returning a stream key and RTMP ingest URL to broadcast to. POST /live-streams.
```

### `apivideo_create_video`

- The name "apivideo_create_video" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE. Create a new video object. If `source` (a public video URL) is provided, api.video ingests the video from that URL — recommended for hosted use, since raw file bytes cannot stream through MCP. POST /videos.
```

### `apivideo_delete_video`

- The name "apivideo_delete_video" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
- The description says "Permanently DELETE".
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE. Permanently DELETE a video and all its assets. This cannot be undone. DELETE /videos/{videoId}.
```

### `apivideo_update_video`

- The name "apivideo_update_video" says "update": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
WRITE. Update fields on an existing video. Only the provided fields are changed. PATCH /videos/{videoId}.
```

## Only reads (11)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `apivideo_get_live_stream`

- The name "apivideo_get_live_stream" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single live stream object by id (stream key, RTMP ingest, player URL). Read-only. GET /live-streams/{liveStreamId}.
```

### `apivideo_get_live_stream_analytics`

- The name "apivideo_get_live_stream_analytics" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Aggregated play analytics for live streams over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/live-streams/plays.
```

### `apivideo_get_video`

- The name "apivideo_get_video" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single video object by id (title, assets, player URL, status flags). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}.
```

### `apivideo_get_video_analytics`

- The name "apivideo_get_video_analytics" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Aggregated play analytics for videos over a date range, grouped by a dimension. Read-only. GET /analytics/videos/plays.
```

### `apivideo_get_video_status`

- The name "apivideo_get_video_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get encoding and ingest status for a video (upload progress, encoding qualities, playability). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/status.
```

### `apivideo_list_captions`

- The name "apivideo_list_captions" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List caption tracks for a video (language, source URL, default flag). Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/captions.
```

### `apivideo_list_chapters`

- The name "apivideo_list_chapters" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List chapter tracks for a video. Read-only. GET /videos/{videoId}/chapters.
```

### `apivideo_list_live_streams`

- The name "apivideo_list_live_streams" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List live streams in the account, with optional filters (streamKey, name) and sorting. Read-only. GET /live-streams.
```

### `apivideo_list_players`

- The name "apivideo_list_players" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List customized player themes in the account. Read-only. GET /players.
```

### `apivideo_list_videos`

- The name "apivideo_list_videos" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List videos in the account, with optional filters (title, tags, metadata, description, liveStreamId) and sorting. Read-only. GET /videos.
```

### `apivideo_list_webhooks`

- The name "apivideo_list_webhooks" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List webhooks configured in the account, optionally filtered by event name. Read-only. GET /webhooks.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `apivideo`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_list_videos",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_get_video",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_get_video_status",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_list_live_streams",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_get_live_stream",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_list_captions",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_list_chapters",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_list_players",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_list_webhooks",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_get_video_analytics",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_get_live_stream_analytics"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_create_video",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_update_video",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_delete_video",
      "mcp__apivideo__apivideo_create_live_stream"
    ]
  }
}
```
