audio

ittybit audio \
  -i input.mp4 \
  -o output.mp3

Extracts audio from video or converts between audio formats. Useful for podcasts, audio-only playback, or reducing file size when video isn’t needed.

Options

Flag	Values	Default
`--format`	`mp3` · `aac` · `ogg` · `opus` · `wav` · `flac`	`mp3`
`--quality`	`very_low` · `low` · `medium` · `high` · `very_high`	auto
`--start`	seconds	—
`--end`	seconds	—

Extract audio from video:

ittybit audio \
  -i interview.mp4 \
  -o interview.mp3

Convert WAV to AAC:

ittybit audio \
  -i recording.wav \
  -o compressed.aac \
  --quality high

Trim a segment:

ittybit audio \
  -i episode.mp3 \
  -o clip.mp3 \
  --start 120 \
  --end 150

Output to S3:

ittybit audio \
  -i s3://bucket/raw/interview.mp4 \
  -o s3://bucket/audio/interview.mp3 \
  --connection my-s3

Run on Ittybit infrastructure instead of locally:

ittybit audio \
  -i https://example.com/interview.mp4 \
  --cloud \
  --format mp3

Requires ITTYBIT_API_KEY. The file is processed remotely and the output URL is returned.