You are going to want to use the API and store video metadata in a database.
With your own database of assets it’s possible to change services down the road without as much hassle.
With your own database of assets it’s possible to change services down the road without as much hassle.
But the day I learned how to run a GET request, parse data, save it somewhere, analyze it later; my outlook completely flipped. Whenever I google "[organization] api" and get 0 official results I become irrationally angry. All this to say, I hope they approach the topic before it becomes a hard requirement, because it's a fun and useful skill to have even outside of work.
I try to build our processes so that our non-tech HR/management department can keep everything running eventually. Spinning up a Docker image or deploying builds to a CI pipeline is a bit out of their job description and skill set hah.