Unscreen API demo using node.js (https://unscreen.com/api)

This repo contains a minimal node.js project that shows

• how to upload files to the unscreen API
• poll the unscreen API to get the status of the video file
• use webhooks to avoid polling

Getting started

• Copy .env.sample to .env
• Add your unscreen API key to .env file
• Install dependencies with npm i
• Start tunnel using ngrok npm run ngrok(optional)
• Copy your public ngrok URL (http://XXXXXXXXXXXX.ngrok.io) into your .env file (optional)
• Start the server npm start
• Open the browser at http://localhost:3000
• Upload a video file
• Watch the console output
• Your processed file will automatically be downloaded in the browser

Demo time

Data flow of your video file

Video running the demo with polling

Video running the demo with a webhook

Your turn

Feel free to use this as a starting ground for your own unscreen API integration projects