Thumbnails? Included.
Thumbnails are entry level when it comes to video, yet implementing them is far from simple. With a single request through our API you can get a thumbnail or an entire storyboard to use in your player to scrub preview images.
![Video API encoding and streaming](https://image.mux.com/goGuGfWk00LaymzN28ox44TAz00xOxea8i/thumbnail.jpg?width=400&time=1)
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![Video API encoding and streaming](https://image.mux.com/goGuGfWk00LaymzN28ox44TAz00xOxea8i/thumbnail.jpg?width=400&time=9)
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The best digital experience
A complete set of smart, modern APIs
DatoCMS does not only offer a powerful video API but a full coordinated suite of different APIs and tools to work seamlessly with the three fundamental blocks of content: text, images and video. Everything is built on CDN, optimized for speed and scalability.