Wistia Video Uploader Skill

Upload video files to Wistia using the Data API with automatic transcript generation.

Quick Start

1. Install Dependencies

cd /Users/jvincent/.claude/skills/wistia-uploader
npm install

2. Configure API Token

# Copy the example config
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env and add your Wistia API token
# Get your token from: https://[yourcompany].wistia.com/settings/api

3. Upload a Video

Tell Claude:

Upload /path/to/video.mp4 to Wistia

Features

✅ Upload videos to Wistia account root or specific projects
✅ Automatic transcript generation by Wistia
✅ Custom video names and descriptions
✅ Support for all common video formats (mp4, mov, avi, etc.)
✅ Integration with video-transcript-analyzer skill
✅ Comprehensive error handling

Usage Examples

Basic Upload

Upload this video to Wistia: /Users/jvincent/Downloads/interview.mp4

Upload to Specific Project

Upload /Users/jvincent/Downloads/demo.mp4 to Wistia project abc123
and name it "Q4 Product Demo"

Upload and Analyze

Upload this customer interview to Wistia and analyze the transcript
once it's ready: /Users/jvincent/Downloads/interview.mp4

Finding Your Project ID

Log in to Wistia
Navigate to the project
Check the URL: https://yourcompany.wistia.com/projects/{PROJECT_ID}

Or use the API:

curl -u api:YOUR_API_TOKEN https://api.wistia.com/v1/projects.json

Transcript Generation

Wistia automatically generates transcripts for all uploaded videos:

Processing time: ~1 minute per minute of video
Accessible at: https://yourcompany.wistia.com/medias/{VIDEO_ID}/captions
Can be downloaded in SRT, VTT, or plain text format

Integration with Customer Interview Workflow

This skill integrates seamlessly with the customer interview analysis workflow:

Upload video → Wistia (this skill)
Wait for transcript → Automatic (Wistia)
Download transcript → SRT or text
Analyze transcript → video-transcript-analyzer skill
Update syntheses → Manual or guided by Claude

Troubleshooting

"WISTIA_API_TOKEN not found"

Create a .env file with your API token (see Setup above)

"Authentication failed"

Check that your API token is valid and hasn't been revoked

"Project not found"

Verify the project ID exists in your Wistia account

"Unsupported video format"

Convert to mp4, mov, or another supported format

Supported Video Formats

mp4
mov
avi
wmv
flv
mkv
webm
ogv
mpg/mpeg

API Reference

Wistia Upload API: https://wistia.com/support/developers/upload-api
Wistia Data API: https://wistia.com/support/developers/data-api

File Structure

wistia-uploader/
├── Skill.md              # Skill definition for Claude
├── README.md             # This file
├── upload.js             # Upload script
├── package.json          # Node.js dependencies
├── .env.example          # Example configuration
├── .env                  # Your configuration (gitignored)
└── resources/
    └── EXAMPLES.md       # Detailed usage examples