Changelog

More resolutions are now supported in the min_resolution and max_resolution playback modifiers

The list of supported values for the min_resolution and max_resolution playback modifiers has been updated to include the full range of standard resolutions.

May 13, 2025

The completion percentage of non-standard input processing is now available in the assets API

The assets API now exposes the state and approximate completion percentage when processing a non-standard input.

May 12, 2025

Standardized case formatting for text_type in new_asset_settings

The Direct Uploads and Live Streams APIs have been updated to return the text_type field within new_asset_settings in the same lower-case formatting as the request type.

May 12, 2025

The default filename and URL for a master download has been changed from "master" to "mezzanine"

The default filename for a master download has been changed from master.mp4/m4a to mezzanine.mp4/m4a. These files are also now served from mezzanine.mux.com, which replaces master.mux.com.

May 12, 2025

Improvement Video Account

It is now possible to customize the filename for a master download

It is now possible to customize the filename used by a master download by setting the download query parameter on the master access URL.

May 1, 2025

The Mux Video Starter Plan has been improved

Accounts using the Mux Video Starter Plan now benefit from 100,000 minutes of free video delivery every month.

May 1, 2025

Improvement Video Account

The Mux Video Pay as you go Plan has been improved

Accounts using the Mux Video Pay as you go Plan now benefit from 100,000 minutes of free video delivery, and $20 of usage credit every month.

May 1, 2025

New Video Account

Mux Video now has a Free Plan

The new Mux Video Free Plan lets accounts upload 10 assets, deliver 100K mins/month, and use features like Mux Player, engagement analytics, generated captions, and multi-track audio.

April 2025

Apr 29, 2025

New cursor pagination added to list assets endpoint

The list asset API now supports cursor pagination. When paginating through very large lists of assets you will find that cursor pagination is faster and more reliable.

Apr 10, 2025

Title and additional metadata now supported on assets

Mux now supports three metadata fields to help you organize and manage your video content across the API and dashboard: title, creator_id and external_id.

March 2025

Mar 4, 2025

Automatic cold storage improvements

New assets are eligible for cold storage discounts immediately, until first played. Cold storage now has no performance penalty when playing assets.

February 2025

Feb 13, 2025

Static Renditions API for creating MP4 and M4A renditions now available

A new Mux Video API for enabling MP4 and M4A static renditions is now available for all customers.

Feb 12, 2025

Regional Ingest URLs

Mux's global ingest URLs connect you to the closest ingest region automatically. These ingest URLs typically provide optimal performance, but you can also select a specific regional ingest URL.

January 2025

Jan 31, 2025

Breaking Video

Asset updated events are no longer sent during asset deletion

Mux is no longer sending the video.asset.updated events after deleting each track as the (immediately following) video.asset.deleted event supersedes it.

Jan 16, 2025

New Account Video

Mux is now available through the Vercel Marketplace

December 2024

Dec 20, 2024

Improvement Update Video

Mux Video now sends notifications when it detects a non-standard input file

Mux Video now sends a webhook notification immediately upon detection of an input file that is considered non-standard input. Non-standard assets take longer to process as they have to be transcoded.

Dec 16, 2024

It is now possible to retroactively change the video quality of a live stream

It is now possible to retroactively change the video quality of a live stream via the update live stream API call. The live stream must be idle, and will affect all future connections.

Dec 11, 2024

Mux Video: Changes in top renditions for some unusual input resolutions

Input files with certain unusual resolutions that were previously down-scaled on ingest will be ingested at their original resolution, and have a top rendition served at that resolution.

October 2024

Oct 31, 2024

Update Improvement Video

MP4 support is now available for basic quality assets

It is now possible to generate static MP4 versions of assets created with the basic video quality level.

Oct 30, 2024

New Improvement Video

Mux Video now supports a premium quality level

Mux Video now supports a third quality level: premium, which is optimized for premium media content, where the highest video quality is required including live sports, or studio movies.

August 2024

Aug 28, 2024

New Update Video Account

Encoding tiers are now video quality levels; organization admins can now set a default video quality level

Encoding tiers are now video quality levels; organization admins can now set a default video quality level. Baseline has been renamed to basic, and smart has been renamed to plus.

Aug 23, 2024

Baseline assets now support multi-track audio

Baseline assets now support adding alternate audio tracks. This can be used to allow users to pick between audio languages, to add director's commentary, or to add descriptive audio.

Aug 21, 2024

Auto-generated captions can now be added to baseline assets

Auto-generated captions can now be added to baseline assets, allowing customers to generate captions and transcripts in any of 22 different languages, regardless of encoding tier.

Aug 21, 2024

It is now possible to clip an asset to the baseline encoding tier

It is now possible to create a clip of an asset and have the resulting new asset use the baseline encoding tier.

July 2024

Jul 18, 2024

Automatic Cold Storage is now in GA

Automatic Cold Storage is now available in GA. Assets without MP4s enabled will automatically transition to Cold or Infrequent based on when they were last viewed, and will be less expensive to store.

Jul 11, 2024

New Beta Video

Mux video now supports Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Mux Video now supports Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM is an extra layer of security that blocks or limits the impact of screen recording, screen sharing, and downloading tools.

June 2024

Jun 13, 2024

New SDK Video

Mux Upload SDK for Swift is now GA

We're excited to announce that the Swift Upload SDK is now generally available! This release supports standardizing video to 3840p (4K) resolution, bug fixes, improved examples, and documentation.

Jun 12, 2024

New Video SDK

Mux Upload SDK for Android is now GA

We're excited to announce that the Android Upload SDK is now generally available! This release supports standardizing video to 3840p (4K) resolution, bug fixes, improved examples, and documentation.

May 2024

May 8, 2024

Mux video can now generate instant clips of videos at no extra cost

Mux video can now generate clips of live streams and assets created from live streams instantly and at no extra cost.

April 2024

Apr 23, 2024

Improvement Deprecated Video

Mux Video's support for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) is now GA

Mux Video's support for receiving live streams over Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) is now generally available, and recommended for production usage.

Apr 11, 2024

Improvement New Video

Playback restrictions now support filtering requests by the User-Agent header

Mux Video now supports playback restrictions which can filter requests by the User-Agent header. It is possible to filter both traffic with either no user agent, as well as known high-risk user agents

Apr 5, 2024

Additional MP4 options are now available, including audio-only MP4 option; "standard" is now deprecated.

The "mp4_support" field used to create static MP4 renditions for an asset now supports 3 new options, including an audio-only MP4. These should be used instead of the now deprecated "standard" value.

March 2024

Mar 22, 2024

Update Improvement Video

Tabs in Asset and Live Stream Details dashboards pages renamed

The tabs in the Asset and Live Stream Details pages in the dashboard have been renamed for more clear indication of what information is shown in each tab.

Mar 14, 2024

New Beta Video

Mux Video now supports receiving live streams over Secure Reliable Transport (SRT)

Mux Video now supports receiving live streams over the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol, which can increase the reliability of live streams being sent over imperfect networks.

February 2024

Feb 22, 2024

New Starter plan now available for Video customers

You can now sign up for our Starter plan, which is $10/mo for $100 of usage and includes access to all Mux products. No commitment, cancel anytime.

January 2024

Jan 18, 2024

Auto-generated captions for on-demand video is now GA

Mux Video's auto-generated captions for on-demand video is now in general availability. We have also added an API to allow captions to be generated retroactively for assets created in the last 7 days.

Jan 17, 2024

Automatic Cold Storage is now available for Mux Video

Automatic Cold Storage is now available. Assets without MP4s enabled will automatically transition to Cold or Infrequent based on when they were last viewed, and will be less expensive to store.

Jan 3, 2024

Shutdown of Real-Time Video, Studio, and Web Broadcast SDK products

Mux Real-Time Video and Mux Studio have been shut down and are no-longer available for use. This includes the /spaces and /studios APIs. Live and On-Demand Video streaming features are unaffected.

December 2023

Dec 14, 2023

Improvement Beta Video

Auto-generated captions for on-demand video now supports 21 additional languages

Auto-generated captions for on-demand video now supports 21 additional languages, including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and more.

November 2023

Nov 30, 2023

Mux Video's low-latency mode is now in general availability

Mux Video's low-latency mode is now in general availability.

October 2023

Oct 30, 2023

Mux Video now exposes more control over rendition availability and order at playback time

Mux Video now supports 2 new playback modifiers. min_resolution to limit the renditions available, and rendition_order to set the order renditions appear.

Oct 18, 2023

Mux Video now supports baseline assets with free video encoding

Mux Video now supports a new type of on-demand asset with free video encoding. Baseline assets are a cost-effective option for video applications that have simpler quality needs.

Oct 3, 2023

New Beta Video

Mux Video now supports auto-generated captions for on-demand assets

Auto-generated captions can now be enabled on Mux Video Assets through the API at asset creation time. Additionally, a plain text transcript of the video is available.

September 2023

Sep 13, 2023

Mux Video assets now support 4K resolutions

Mux Video now supports ingesting, storing, and delivering videos at 4K resolutions (2160p), allowing customers to deliver higher quality video content to viewers.

August 2023

Aug 30, 2023

Mux Video assets now support multi-track audio

Mux Video now supports adding alternate audio tracks to a video asset. This can be used to allow users to pick between audio languages, to add director's commentary, or to add descriptive audio.

Aug 14, 2023

Deprecation of max_stored_resolution field

The max_stored_resolution field on Assets has been deprecated, and replaced with the more accurate resolution_tier field. The Mux Dashboard has also been updated to display this field.

Aug 1, 2023

New Beta Video SDK

Mux Uploader iOS & Android public beta

Mux Uploader beta for iOS and Android for easily working with Mux Direct Uploads

July 2023

Jul 17, 2023

RTMPS TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support deprecated

In order to improve security of RTMPS (RTMP over TLS) connections, we have deprecated TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 (which are considered insecure) for live ingest.

June 2023

Jun 30, 2023