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ApsaraVideo VOD:Use the ApsaraVideo VOD API for online editing

Last Updated:Jul 10, 2026

ApsaraVideo VOD provides an online editing feature that lets you clip, merge, and produce videos from audio, video, and image materials by using API operations or SDKs.

Billing

Online editing is billed separately for basic and advanced editing. For pricing details, see Editing and production. For the feature list of each category, see Features.

Limits

The online editing feature is not supported in specific regions. Make sure that the feature is supported in the region where ApsaraVideo VOD is activated before you use the feature. For more information, see Service regions.

Clip and merge videos based on the timeline

Call the ProduceEditingProjectVideo operation to configure the timeline. This method applies to most scenarios.合成服务交互1

Clip and merge videos in online editing projects

Specify the ID of an online editing project and call the ProduceEditingProjectVideo operation to produce output resources. Use this method when you need to manage editing projects and submit production tasks through a project. The following two methods are available.

  • Method 1

    1. Call the AddEditingProject operation to create an online editing project and configure the timeline.

    2. Call the ProduceEditingProjectVideo operation to edit videos based on the ID of the online editing project.

  • Method 2

    1. Call the AddEditingProject operation to create an online editing project. You can choose whether to configure the timeline when you create the project.

    2. Call the UpdateEditingProject operation to update the timeline data of the online editing project.

    3. Call the ProduceEditingProjectVideo operation to edit videos based on the ID of the online editing project.

References

  • Online editing: covers the architecture, capabilities, key phases, and pricing of online editing.

  • Timeline configuration examples: common timeline examples for clipping and merging, audio processing, image overlay, text overlay, and special effects.