A video that is hosted in Cinema8 is connected to different platforms by lines, representing video hosting integrations.

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Video hosting integrations explained

Video hosting integrations connect your video platform to the tools your business already uses. Each integration passes specific data between systems: viewer identity, engagement events, lead captures, completion records, or behavioural signals. The type of integration determines what data moves, in which direction, and what your team can do with it downstream.

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What is the difference between a native integration and an API integration?

A native integration is a pre-built connection between two platforms requiring no developer configuration. Enabling it typically involves authenticating an account and mapping fields. An API integration uses the video platform's REST API or webhook system to build a custom connection, giving more control over what data is passed and when, but requiring developer resources to maintain. Most business video hosting platforms support both integration approaches. Native integrations suit marketing teams who need speed; API and webhook integrations suit engineering teams building video data into a larger stack. Cinema8, a secure video hosting platform, provides native HubSpot and GA4 integrations alongside a REST API, webhooks, and Player.js for teams that need programmatic control.

How does a CRM integration with a video hosting platform work?

A CRM integration connects viewer behaviour inside a video to contact records in a CRM. When a viewer submits an in-video lead generation form or clicks a CTA, that action writes to the CRM as an activity or new contact without the viewer leaving the player. More complete CRM connections pass engagement data too, including watch time, drop-off point, and completion, allowing sales teams to score leads based on video behaviour alongside other signals already in the CRM. The practical requirement is viewer-level tracking: a platform that only reports aggregate views cannot pass contact-level data to a CRM because no viewer identity is attached to the event.

What data does a video platform pass to an analytics tool like GA4?

Analytics integrations send viewer behaviour events from the video player to a web analytics platform. The events typically include play, pause, progress milestones at 25%, 50%, 75%, and completion, plus in-video interactions such as form submissions and CTA clicks. In GA4, these events sit alongside pageview and session data, so teams can see how video engagement correlates with conversions and goal completions inside a single reporting environment rather than a separate dashboard. Cinema8's video analytics connect to GA4, sending player events into standard GA4 event reporting.

How does an LMS integration work for video hosting?

SCORM packages video content as a self-contained module that the LMS can launch and track, writing completion, time spent, and pass/fail status back to the LMS gradebook. xAPI, sometimes called Tin Can, sends structured statements describing what a learner did to a Learning Record Store rather than only the LMS, producing richer reporting across distributed content. LTI passes user and enrolment data from the LMS to the video platform when a learner clicks a video link, granting access without requiring a separate account on the video platform. Cinema8 supports SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI, and LTI through its SCORM and LTI export.

What is a webhook and how does it differ from an API call?

A webhook fires automatically when a specific event occurs, such as a form submission, a video completion, or a CTA click, sending that event data to a defined URL in near real-time without the receiving system polling for updates. An API call works in the opposite direction: your system requests data from the video platform on demand. Webhooks suit event-driven workflows where timing matters, such as triggering a CRM update the moment a lead submits a form inside a video. API calls suit periodic data retrieval or building custom dashboards that query video data on request. Cinema8 supports both through its webhook system and REST API, documented for teams integrating video data into automated workflows.

What is SSO and why does it matter for video access control?

Single Sign-On allows viewers to access video content using credentials from an existing system, such as a corporate identity provider, LMS, or product login, without needing a separate account on the video platform. Access is granted or denied based on their authenticated session, which means a shared video link cannot be viewed by anyone whose identity does not pass authentication. SSO also enables viewer-level analytics, because each viewing session is tied to an identified user rather than an anonymous browser session, producing per-learner records for L&D teams and named engagement histories for marketing teams. Cinema8 supports SSO as part of its security controls, alongside domain restrictions, IP restrictions, and expiring access tokens.

Which integrations does Cinema8 support?

Cinema8 is a secure video hosting platform with CRM integrations. On the marketing side, it connects natively to HubSpot for lead capture and contact syncing, and to GA4 for analytics event tracking. For learning workflows, Cinema8 supports SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI, and LTI, covering the full range of LMS connection standards. Developer and enterprise teams can use the REST API, webhooks, SSO, Player.js, and oEmbed to build video data into existing infrastructure. Cinema8 is ISO 27001 certified for information security management and BESA accredited, and scales from self-serve plans through to enterprise teams with SSO, domain restrictions, and unlimited seats.

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