SesameVault developer resources

Still using our old API?

Our new API and libraries are much more powerful and easier to work with, however all of the old API calls are still 100% functional. You can still read all of the old documentation here:

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Try our easy widgets

Add SesameVault functionality to your own website without writing a single line of code! SesameVault widgets (video galleries, photo gallery, media uploader) paste right into the HTML of your site. Read more →

The SesameVault API provides access to core SesameVault functionality for use with 3rd party web and desktop applications. It is available for commercial and non-commercial use by anyone with a SesameVault account.

With the SesameVault API you can easily:

  • Upload, download, and delete your media
  • Edit media metadata, change thumbnails, apply tags, and adjust privacy
  • Organize media into bins for later retrieval
  • Query for a list of media that matches any set of conditions
  • View statistics on download activity (by media item or by encoding)

Four interfaces, one simple system

SesameVault has a traditional REST API you can interact with directly, but if you happen to develop in PHP, Ruby, or JavaScript we have helper libraries that allow you to talk to SesameVault in a more object-oriented manner.

With these libraries you don’t need to know the API’s URLs. The libraries take care of making and authorizing the calls and formatting the responses. Plus, if you’re using the JS or AS3 library there is a highly AJAX-like callback system that makes it easy to work with asynchronous calls.

Example code

Get up and running in no time with these code examples. We believe examples should be exemplary, so we’ve written these to be the building blocks in your next app.

Download these PHP examples individually:

Or get them all zipped together… php_examples.zip

How to get a list of all your media in PHP:
$sv = new SesameVault('username', 'password'); $my_media = $sv->media('list');

Customizable API keys

SesameVault's flexible API key system allows you to generate your own API keys that have access to specific API calls or media items. For further control, you can restrict an API key to work from a specific domain or for a certain period of time.  Read more →

SesameVault player

Our unique media embed allows you to paste one line of code into your site and end up with video that plays seamlessly in HD or standard definition in any browser and on dozens of popular mobile devices like the iPhone and Blackberries. You can interact with the SesameVault player via a JavaScript interface, which allows you to build any controls you want.  Read more →