Danbi
Danbi indexes video archives so teams can find moments with plain-English searches and expose archive content to AI agents through MCP.
What Danbi is
Danbi indexes video archives so teams can find moments with plain-English searches and expose archive content to AI agents through MCP. Its index can include faces, spoken words, actions, objects, and timecodes; the archive product also lists on-screen text recognition. Search results identify exact moments that can be played, cited, and exported, with additional archive features including share links, subtitles, and retention. Danbi runs on customer hardware and infrastructure by default. The indexed result stays where the customer controls it, although selected fragments that benefit from third-party models may be sent out. It can sit alongside a media asset management system, supporting AI-assisted retrieval while that system serves human catalog browsing. The free recording trial accepts audio or video files up to 90 minutes and 2 GB; it transcribes the recording and lets users ask questions with answers pointing to source moments. The first two hours per email are free, and recordings are deleted two hours after they are ready. Trial search finds what was said, not what is only seen. Danbi is an API product based in Amsterdam. Archive pricing depends on size, content mix, and third-party model processing, with quotes available on request.
Good
- Searches video in plain English.
- Results point to exact playable, citable moments.
- Indexes faces, speech, actions, objects, and timecodes.
- Runs on customer hardware and infrastructure by default.
- Offers a free recording trial.
Watch out
- Trial search finds speech, not visual-only content.
- Trial files are limited to 90 minutes and 2 GB.
- Archive pricing requires a quote.
- Selected fragments may be sent to third-party models.
Who it suits
Danbi is aimed at newsrooms and television channels, podcast and radio networks, documentary and film producers, and YouTubers and independent creators. The trial can suit users who want to search what was said in a recording before discussing archive indexing.
Verdict
Danbi is built for searching video archives and making their contents available to AI agents. Its trial focuses on speech, while archive indexing offers broader visual and audio capabilities and is priced by quote.
Plans and prices
From Danbi's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free recording trial | Free | First 2 hours per email free · up to 90 minutes and 2 GB per recording · a few recordings a day · processed recording deleted two hours after ready |
| Danbi archive indexing | Priced on request | Price depends on archive size and content type · One-time cost to process and index; precise quote offered |
| Prepaid recording hours | Priced on request | Recording uses hours equal to its length · upload the recording again to use more hours · Prepaid hours do not expire; price not stated |
The facts
Each one read from Danbi's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI access
- Danbi exposes archives through MCP, and the site says compliant AI agents can query them and pay for access through x402.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Archive features
- The archive product lists recognition of faces, on-screen text, and objects, along with exports, share links, subtitles, and retention.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The page says the indexed result stays on infrastructure the customer controls, while selected fragments that benefit from third-party models may be sent out.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The archive product runs on the customer’s hardware, and the site says content is processed on the customer’s infrastructure by default.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Existing systems
- The page says Danbi can run alongside a media asset management system, which it describes as serving human catalog browsing while Danbi supports AI agents and AI-assisted retrieval.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Indexed data
- The archive product structures faces, spoken words, actions, objects, and timecodes from video.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Danbi describes its target customers as newsrooms and television channels, podcast and radio networks, documentary and film producers, and YouTubers and independent creators.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Danbi names newsrooms and television channels, podcast and radio networks, documentary and film producers, and YouTubers and independent creators as intended users.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Origin
- Danbi says it started as an internal project at TV Rain, where it was built to solve the newsroom’s archive search problem.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- Pricing depends on archive size, content mix, and the share processed through third-party models; the page directs customers to request a precise quote.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Danbi indexes video so teams can search it in plain English and AI agents can query it through MCP.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Danbi indexes video archives so teams can search for moments in plain English and AI agents can query them through MCP.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Searchable data
- The index includes faces, spoken words, actions, objects, and timecodes.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Search results
- Search returns exact moments that are playable, citable, and exportable.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site invites prospective customers to contact Danbi for a conversation and a precise archive quote.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support and contact
- The site invites organizations to contact Danbi for a precise archive quote and lists Amsterdam, the Netherlands as its location.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Third-party processing
- The site says only fragments that benefit from a third-party model are sent out, while the indexed result stays where the customer controls it.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free trial
- Danbi offers a free trial on its hardware; the submitted file is deleted two hours after it is ready.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Trial deletion
- Trial recordings are processed on Danbi’s machine and deleted two hours after they are ready.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial file limits
- The trial accepts video or audio files up to 90 minutes and 2 GB, including MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, MP3, M4A, and WAV.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial scope limit
- The trial tier finds what was said, not what is only seen in the recording.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial workflow
- The free recording trial transcribes the whole recording on Danbi’s hardware and lets users ask questions with answers that point to the source moment.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, the Netherlandschecked 28 Sep 2026
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