From a single hi-res image, Cloudinary can generate all your required thumbnails, on-the-fly, using a simple URL. Use face-detection based cropping to perfectly frame your photos. Deliver responsive images via a fast image CDN to any device and Retina display, at any pixel density. Check out all the URL-based transformations
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Image
management
Automate the entire image-processing pipeline: from uploads to on-the-fly manipulations to optimization to dynamic delivery with any CDN.
Video
management
Integrate videos of any format into your website or application with real-time transcoding, adaptive bitrate-streaming, and a built-in video player.
Digital asset
management
Manage your online assets with an intuitive media library, with advanced search, tagging, AI-based content analysis, and visual manipulation controls.
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FILE UPLOAD
Securely upload images, videos or any other file, at any scale, from any source. Powerful API for fast upload directly from users' browsers or mobile apps.
CLOUD STORAGE
Store as many images and videos as needed. Our hosting service stores assets privately and safely with auto backup and historical revisions.
ASSET ADMINISTRATION
Manage your media library interactively with our Digital Asset Management solution or via APIs. Gain insights using advanced analytics.
IMAGE & VIDEO MANIPULATION
Manipulate your images and videos dynamically to fit any graphics design. Apply effects, resizing, cropping, face detection, watermarks and tons of processing capabilities.
FEATURES DEVELOPERS LOVE
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Powerful URL-based transformations
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Easy integration with your development framework
Cloudinary’s client-side integration libraries and SDKs simplify the integration with your development platform of choice: Ruby on Rails, PHP, Node.js, Angular, .NET, Python & Django, jQuery, Java, Scala, Android, iOS and more.
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Upload images and videos with a single line of code
Upload files using Cloudinary’s API from your back-end application, directly from your visitors’ web browsers or mobile apps without any server-side component. Apply complex transformations in advance or on-the-fly.
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Fetch and manipulate images and videos on-the-fly
Fetch assets from anywhere around the web, including Facebook, Twitter and more. Use a short URL prefix to crop and further manipulate these existing images and videos on-the-fly. The fetched assets are optimized & delivered via a global CDN.
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Real-time video manipulation and web optimization
Upload all your video clips to the cloud. With a tweak of a URL, Cloudinary will transcode your videos for viewing across all browsers and mobile devices. Scale, crop and further manipulate your videos on-the-fly according to your graphic design. Your videos will be optimized and streamed via a fast CDN.
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Powerful management UI and API
Manage your media library interactively with our Digital Asset Management UI or use RESTful APIs and SDKs to automate your image and video asset management. Analyze and optimize your media usage with in-depth reports, insights and statistics.
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