Show HN: I built an API-first Sora watermark removal tool

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7 months ago

Hi everyone its aadarsh, When Sora launched, I started generating videos for a side project. Problem: every video had OpenAI's watermark, and I needed clean files for editing.

Live at: https://sorastrip.app API docs: https://sorastrip.app/api-docs

Existing solutions: - Upload tools: slow (500MB+ transfers per video) - Generic removers: degraded quality - Enterprise APIs: "contact sales" pricing - Most had zero API access

So I built SoraStrip with these constraints: 1. Link-based (paste Sora URL, get clean MP4 CDN link) 2. Quality preservation (maintain 4K, original bitrate) 3. Developer-friendly API (RESTful, simple auth) 4. Transparent pricing ($9 = 100 videos/month, $50 = unlimited)

Technical bits: - Streaming pipeline (no local storage) - Webhook callbacks for batch jobs - 99.9% uptime SLA on paid tiers - <5 second P95 latency

Only ~15% of watermark tools offer APIs, and most charge enterprise rates. I wanted indie devs and agencies to afford automation.

Try free (1/day): sorastrip.app Questions about architecture or pricing? AMA! Twitter [x] - https://x.com/aadarsh_nagrath