Discover our API ecosystem, see what you can do and start consuming video data.
Embed dailymotion's videos in your website or application using our player.
Customize your video player settings (colors, logos and behaviors).
Explore and test every API call with a simple interface and start sending your first requests.
Upload a video on your dailymotion's account programmatically using our API.
Need help developing with us? Contact us: we'll be happy to help you out!
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Are you creating a project that matters? We know how important it is to feel guided when exploring a new path. That's why we built a developer portal that is 100% dedicated to you. At dailymotion, we believe that a happy developer is an empowered developer. For this reason, we're providing you with all the tools you need to create video applications and websites. Feel free to explore our REST API and discover new features and possibilities you may have never thought of.
Our latest news
Apr 19, 2019
Name: Nicolas Ferron Job title: API Support Engineer Tribe: Scale Arrival at Dailymotion: 28/08/2018 Super Smash Bros main character: Luigi Favourite cake: Kouign amann Favourite outfit: Plaid shirt What does …
Apr 03, 2019
During a live event, dailymotion’s verified partners can launch a commercial break with up to 24 commercials per hour. When the commercial break is triggered, all viewers will simultaneously receive …
Mar 26, 2019
From gathering information about our APIs as a Project Manager to building the perfect API request as a Software Engineer, dailymotion’s API Explorer is proved to be an efficient sidekick throughout …
Mar 13, 2019
To provide our users maximized compatibility and consistency, our APIs will return default HTTPS URLs in JSON responses starting from March 25, 2019. Our APIs are evolving to allow you …
Mar 05, 2019
You can easily customize the user experience by setting different options on dailymotion’s Player. One of the recurring question our API support team receives is “how to play the sound …
Feb 14, 2019
There is not just one way to embed dailymotion videos, but using oEmbed is one of the simplest. Follow our video tutorial to learn how to retrieve a JSON representation …
Feb 06, 2019
Is documentation enough when you’re seeking help to build a video project? At dailymotion, we believe it’s not. That’s why we’re revamping our Developer Portal to offer more than an instruction manual to developers who want to explore our APIs.
Jan 09, 2019
This new year is an opportunity to sit back and reflect upon our daily work. We spoke about what we really wanted to improve in 2019 and here is our …
Dec 18, 2018
There were many visitors to stop by and listen to Sylvain Mauduit at the API Days this year. If you missed dailymotion’s Lead API Evangelist’s talk, here is your catch-up …
Nov 28, 2018
Name: Sylvain Mauduit Job title: Lead API Evangelist Arrival at dailymotion: 11/09/2017 Favourite movie: Back to the Future Favourite Super Smash Bros character: Sonic the Hedgehog Favourite salad: Poke Bowl What …
Nov 22, 2018
The first ever DevPortal Awards team announced dailymotion as the winner of the Community Prize for its high-performing developer portal. The ceremony, which took place on November 9 at the …
Nov 08, 2018
There are multiple video players available on the market, but only dailymotion Player combines advanced technology and user oriented design to provide the ultimate watching experience to every user, no …
Oct 23, 2018
Don’t waste your time anymore: upload your videos programmatically on your dailymotion’s account thanks to our API. Follow this quick tutorial to learn more about the content upload process. …
Oct 08, 2018
We are currently working on improving our IFTTT application and we just added a new trigger named “New video from search”. It’s now possible to create an IFTTT applet that …
Oct 04, 2018
You don’t like SDKs? You prefer to write your own code? You wish to use the dailymotion player on a UWP application? If the answer is yes you are in …
Our articles on Medium
Apr 04, 2019
What you want to avoidIf, like me, you’re a “non-developer” navigating in a team of developers, you may put your foot in it sometimes, even if you’re full of good intentions. But, there are ways of avoiding common mistak...
Mar 21, 2019
As a recruiter, how do I stay credible in front of tech profiles?If you work in a tech company, you have probably heard co-workers complain about clueless recruiters. You might hear things like “they don’t even know who ...
Mar 12, 2019
Vivendi’s acquisition of dailymotion three years ago proved to be an important turning point for our organization, that allowed us to rethink how we were working — rethink our whole way of working — from top to bottom. W...