Homes, shops and streets
Short clips filmed in real places across India, on the phones people already use.
Video Data · IndiaVideo Data Collection
Video Data Collection
in India
Collect short videos filmed by real people on their own phones across India: gestures, everyday tasks, first-person clips and walkthroughs. Approve only the videos that fit your brief.
Review every clip
Watch each submission and approve only the videos that match your brief.
Fast first results
Video tasks usually receive the first clips within hours of going live.
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Countries
13,487
Tasks posted
195,000+
Workers available
~4 Hours
Average time to first results
Why India
Where Video Models Struggle in India
Action and robotics models fail when homes, objects and speech look different from their training data. Collect the clips that close that gap.
Homes models have not seen
Indian kitchens, floor seating and compact rooms look very different from the apartments in most public video datasets.
Local objects in hand
Steel utensils, snack packets, cash and everyday clothes. Film how people actually pick them up and use them.
Talking in mixed languages
People speak Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil or Bengali to the camera, often switching language within one answer.
Streets, markets and traffic
Walkthroughs of busy lanes, markets and roads give navigation models scenes they will never get from a quiet suburb.
Languages
Languages You Can Film In
Choose India, then ask people to speak on camera or describe each clip in the language you need.
- हिन्दी
Hindi
- বাংলা
Bengali
- తెలుగు
Telugu
- मराठी
Marathi
- தமிழ்
Tamil
- اردو
Urdu
- ગુજરાતી
Gujarati
- ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
- മലയാളം
Malayalam
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Odia
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Punjabi
- অসমীয়া
Assamese
- भोजपुरी
Bhojpuri
- English
Indian English
- Hinglish
Hindi + English
Coverage depends on the contributors who take your task. For a less common language, start with a small test.
One Brief
One Brief, the Same Action Across India
Write the task once in English. Contributors in different cities film the same action and describe it in their own language.
Your brief
Film yourself pouring tea into a cup, from the side, for about 10 seconds. Then describe what you did.
HindiDelhi
मैंने कप में चाय डाली।
HinglishMumbai
Maine cup mein chai pour kar di.
TamilChennai
நான் கோப்பையில் டீ ஊற்றினேன்.
BengaliKolkata
আমি কাপে চা ঢেলেছি।
- 01
Write one brief in English: what to film, how long and what to write.
- 02
Choose India and describe the language and the type of home or place you need.
- 03
Watch each clip together with the description the contributor wrote.
Video Data Types
Video Data You Can Collect in India
Set up a task for the clips your model needs. People across India follow your instructions and film on their own phones.
Actions and Gestures
Gestures from people across India
Contributors record the gestures and simple actions you list, such as a nod, a wave or pointing at an object. Everyone moves a little differently, which is exactly what an action model needs.
Your own list of actions- Many ages and regions
- Short, repeatable clips
First-Person Video
Household tasks from the worker's point of view
People film cooking, cleaning or sorting with their phone mounted at chest or head level, so both hands stay in view. Built for robotics and physical AI.
- Hands visible and free
- Real Indian kitchens and homes
- Full task from start to finish
Everyday Activities
Daily life, filmed as it happens
Collect clips of making tea, folding clothes, shopping or working at home. Contributors film the activities you choose in their own surroundings.
- Activities you define
- Real homes, not studios
- Local routines by region
Hands and Objects
How people handle everyday things
Contributors film close-ups of their hands opening packets, pouring, sorting or using tools and utensils. Useful for manipulation and product recognition models.
- Close view of both hands
- Local objects and packaging
- Steps from start to finish
Talking to Camera
Short clips with face and voice
People record themselves answering a question or saying a phrase in Hindi, Hinglish or a regional language. One clip gives you video and speech for multimodal models.
- Face and voice together
- Scripted or free answers
- Many languages and accents
Walkthroughs
Lanes, markets and homes on video
Contributors walk through their home, a local market or a street while filming. Train models for navigation and scene understanding in Indian settings.
- Indoor and outdoor routes
- Metro cities and small towns
- Steady, continuous shots
Task ExampleClips and Descriptions
Clips and Descriptions
in One Task
Ask contributors to describe what happens in each clip, in the language you need. You get video and text together, ready for labeling or training.
Your setup
What you set up
Choose Video collection and India, set how many clips each person sends and describe what to film, the length, the angle and the language of the description.
- Video collection task type
- Number of clips per submission
- Length, angle and description language
Your view
What you receive
Each submission arrives with the clips and a description in Hindi, Hinglish or another language you asked for, ready to review.
- Clips and text in one submission
- Description language on every clip
- Approve or reject each set
Compare
Choosing a Video Data Collection Vendor in India
Traditional vendors sell fixed hours of footage through long contracts. On RapidWorkers you test a few clips first and scale once the video is right.
What to check
Typical video data vendor
RapidWorkers
Start
Proposal, contract and onboarding
Create a video task and launch the same day
Minimum order
Often hours of footage up front
From $0.30 per campaign
Pricing
Quote per hour of video
You set the pay per clip
Pilot
Usually a separate paid phase
Test with 20 clips first
Quality control
Vendor films and checks the set
You watch every clip, or we manage it
Scale
New contract for more hours
Extend the same task
Data Protection
Clips Collected With Consent
Every clip comes from a real person in India who chose to take your task and knew what it was for. No scraped video and no unknown sources.
Contributors know the purpose
Your task explains what people will film and that the videos will be used to train AI. They read it before they accept.
Voluntary participation
Contributors are adults who choose to take your task. Nobody is assigned, and each person uploads their clips on their own.
Other people stay out of frame
Ask contributors to film only themselves and keep other faces, children, documents and screens out of view. A face on video can identify a person, so plan your project in line with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
How We Work
Run It Yourself or Let Us Manage Your India Project
Launch video tasks on the platform, or hand the whole project to our team.
Self-serve
Launch video tasks for India yourself
Create a task, choose India, describe the action, length and language, and watch every clip yourself.
Create a video task for IndiaFully managed
Let our team run your video project
We plan actions, cities and languages, recruit contributors across India, check clips and descriptions and deliver the dataset in your format.
Talk to usPricing
Estimate Your Video Data Collection Cost in India
You set the pay per clip in US dollars. Longer actions and first-person tasks need a higher rate. The 15% platform fee is included.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I collect video data in India on RapidWorkers?
Yes. Create a video task, choose India and describe what to film. Contributors across India record the clips on their own phones and upload them.
What kinds of video can I collect in India?
Actions and gestures, first-person household tasks, everyday activities, hands handling objects, people talking to camera and walkthroughs of homes, markets and streets.
What is first-person video, and can I collect it in India?
First-person video is filmed from the contributor's own point of view, with the phone on a chest or head mount and both hands in view. Yes, you can collect it in Indian homes and kitchens. See egocentric video data collection for details.
Can people speak or describe the clips in Indian languages?
Yes. Ask contributors to speak on camera or write the description in Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Bengali or another language you need.
How long can the videos be?
You set the length in your instructions. Short clips from a few seconds to a few minutes are easiest to film, upload and review.
Will every clip come from a different person?
Yes. Each contributor completes your task only once. If you need several clips from one person, set the number of files per submission.
How much does video data collection in India cost?
You set the pay per clip, starting from $0.10, plus a 15% platform fee. Longer and first-person tasks need a higher rate. A campaign starts from $0.30.
How do I keep other people and personal data out of the videos?
State in your instructions that only the contributor may appear and that children, other faces, documents and screens must stay out of view. Reject clips that break the rule.
Can you manage a large video project in India for us?
Yes. Our team can plan actions, cities and languages, recruit contributors, check clips and descriptions and deliver the dataset.