Upload Video

The Upload Video control allows a user to upload a video file when running a workflow.

The Upload Video control is an input component that allows a user to upload a video file (e.g., MP4, MOV, WEBM) when they run a workflow. The uploaded video is then accessible via a temporary URL that can be used by downstream nodes.

When to Use

Use the Upload Video control for any workflow that needs to process a user-provided video file. Common use cases include:

• Transcribing the audio track of a video to text.

• Analyzing video frames or content (with a capable model).

• Creating summaries or highlight reels from a longer video.

• Watermarking or clipping a video.

How to Add

1. From your workflow's Build page, click on + Add Input.

2. Select Upload Video from the list of available controls.

Configuration

• Title: The main label for the file upload field.

• Description: Optional helper text to provide more context.

• Variable Name: The name used to access the URL of the uploaded video file.

• Optional/Required: A toggle to specify if the user must upload a file.

Accessing the Value

After the user uploads a file, this control outputs a temporary, secure URL pointing to that video file. This URL is accessible via the variable name you assigned.

For example, if the variable name is source_video, the value of {{source_video}} will be a URL (e.g., https://cdn.agenticflow.ai/.../presentation.mp4).

Note: This URL is temporary and will expire. It is meant for immediate processing within the workflow run.

Example

Goal: Allow a user to upload a video of a presentation and get a text transcript of the audio.

1. Add an Upload Video Control:

   • Title: "Upload Presentation Video"

   • Variable Name: presentation_url

2. Add an OpenAI MCP Node (Whisper):

   • Action: Create Transcription

   • File: {{presentation_url}}

   • Purpose: To extract and transcribe the audio from the video file.

3. Add a Save to File Node:

   • File Name: presentation_transcript.txt

   • Content: {{openai_mcp_1.text}}

   • Purpose: To save the final transcript.

This workflow provides a simple but powerful way to convert video content into searchable, analyzable text.