What video formats and resolutions does the exercise API provide?
WorkoutDB provides each demonstration as an mp4 (with webm on higher tiers) plus an animated GIF. Resolution scales with your plan: 480p mp4 + GIF on the free tier, 720p mp4 + webm on Pro, and all resolutions on Scale.
Pick the right asset per surface
mp4 plays natively everywhere — web, iOS, Android — and webm gives modern browsers a smaller, efficient option, so higher tiers return both. The animated GIF is ideal for lightweight loops in list rows or hover previews where you do not want to spin up a video player.
Each response hands you the URLs for the formats available on your plan, so you can serve a GIF thumbnail in a list and the full mp4/webm on the detail screen — all from one exercise record, all over a CDN.
- Formats: mp4 always; webm added on Pro and Scale; GIF on every tier.
- Resolution: 480p (free) → 720p (Pro) → all resolutions (Scale).
- GIF for lightweight loops; mp4/webm for full demonstrations.
- All formats delivered over a CDN with stable URLs.
Related questions
- Do I get webm as well as mp4?
- mp4 is available on every tier; webm is included on Pro and Scale. The free tier provides 480p mp4 plus an animated GIF.
- What resolution are the videos?
- Up to 480p on free, 720p on Pro, and all available resolutions on Scale. The plan changes resolution, not which exercises you can access.
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