A single API to build great image and video experiences
Enable your tech team to rapidly develop media-rich experiences with ImageKit's real-time URL-based processing APIs to create, optimize, transform, and stream images and videos at scale.

A unified API for both videos and images
Multiple asynchronous tools?
Multiple provider-specific APIs that don't work together?
Complex architecture and different storage for different media types?
Stop!
Simplify your development workflow with our real-time URL-based media processing API.
Just make small URL changes and seamlessly deliver high-quality, media-rich experiences.
Works with your media files the way you want it to
Whether you store assets across different locations or you plan to migrate to a new cloud platform, ImageKit guarantees real-time optimized delivery, transformations, and streaming for your videos and images.

With ImageKit's upload & media APIs, every digital asset, regardless of its source or destination, finds its home in ImageKit's DAM—a unified asset repository that simplifies your business processes across teams and apps.

50+ URL-based real-time transformations
Create multiple variants for different devices and use cases from one master asset by specifying the transformations directly in the URL. Use AI-powered smart crop to automatically keep faces and key subjects in focus when adapting images and videos for different aspect ratios.
AI-powered image generation and editing at scale
Generate new visuals by providing text prompts directly in the URL. Combine these with other ImageKit transformations in real time to effortlessly create new assets at scale with minimal effort

Balance visual quality and performance
Improve key performance metrics such as Lighthouse score, load time, and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) while delivering high-quality visuals.
Automatically optimize videos and images for your users' devices with support for modern formats such as WebM, MP4, AVIF, WebP, and animated WebP, all without altering asset URLs.

Personalized media at scale
Let your product visuals do the talking – showcase pricing and other details dynamically overlaid in real-time.

Securely deliver your assets globally
ImageKit's high-performance, reliable media delivery network lets you concentrate on business growth, free from concerns about media file security.
- AWS Cloudfront CDN and seven processing regions for fast load time, 99.9% uptime, and compliance
- Built-in WAF to block unsolicited traffic
- Signed URLs, URL expiry, and other features to prevent asset misuse






