Image & Video APIs overview

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AI Power Start

Paste one prompt into your AI coding assistant and get Cloudinary set up automatically: SDK installed, MCP servers configured, and your setup validated.

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Developer Kickstart

Jump into Cloudinary Image and Video (Programmable Media) with quick hands-on tasks that help you understand the value and get you up and running in your favorite dev environment.

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SDK Quick Starts

Try out a step-by-step quick start to help you get a Cloudinary project set up, configured and running in your favorite language, in 5 minutes or less.

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Cloudinary VS Code Extension

Browse, search, upload, and reference your media assets, get answers from the Docs AI assistant, and set up Cloudinary's AI tools, all without leaving your IDE.

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AI Agent tools and MCP servers

Automate your workflows and build your apps with natural language with the Cloudinarys Skills pack, MCP servers, LLM-friendly docs, and AI-integrations like n8n and Base44.

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Try it: Sample apps

Play, learn, and get started building your own capabilities in minutes using sample apps.

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Try it: Interactive Demos

Play, learn, and be inspired to build Cloudinary capabilities into your own apps using interactive feature demos.

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Try it: Postman Collections

Discover how to try out and run REST API requests using the Cloudinary Postman collections. You'll find Run in Postman buttons throughout the docs.

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Video Tutorial Library

Browse our library of tutorials to learn about a variety of topics, such as programmatic asset management, transformations and optimizations, and administration.

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Asset Management Videos

Watch video tutorials to learn about uploading and delivering assets programmatically, interacting with Cloudinary APIs, configuring and utilizing the SDKs and CLI, and more.

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Optimization and Delivery Videos

Watch video tutorials to learn how to optimize and deliver your Cloudinary assets programmatically.

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Transformation Videos

Watch video tutorials to learn how to transform your Cloudinary assets, from basic transformations such as resizing and cropping, to more advanced features such as overlays, named transformations, effects and more.

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Service Introduction

Read about the service architecture, asset storage, security, available add-ons, and other details about how the service works at a high-level.

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Onboarding FAQ

Browse through the questions most commonly asked by developers who are evaluating or getting started with Cloudinary Image and Video (Programmable Media).

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Enterprise Onboarding FAQ

Browse through the questions that large organizations often ask when evaluating or getting started with a Cloudinary Image and Video (Programmable Media) Enterprise Plan.

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Migration Guide

Learn about the various ways you can migrate your exiting images and videos to your Cloudinary product environment.

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Glossary

Search the glossary for quick definitions of the terms and concepts you should be familiar with to get the most out of Cloudinary Image and Video (Programmable Media).