createVideoAsync

Creates a Video object from the raw bytes of a file content. Like Image objects, Video objects are not nodes. They are handles to images stored by Figma. Frame backgrounds, or fills of shapes (e.g. a rectangle) may contain videos.

Signature

createVideoAsync(data: Uint8Array): Promise<Video>

Remarks

The data passed in must be encoded as a .MP4, .MOV, or .WebM. Videos have a maximum size of 100MB. Invalid videos will throw an error.

Video can only be added to files in a paid Education, Professional, and Organization team. Plugins running on files in free Starter teams can edit existing video in a file but not upload video to it.

Possible error cases

Uploading videos only works in files in paid Pro teams

Video file type must be MP4

Video file must be less than 100MB