diff --git a/src/invidious/database/base.cr b/src/invidious/database/base.cr
index 0fb1b6af..3a6a15c6 100644
--- a/src/invidious/database/base.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/database/base.cr
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module Invidious::Database
     Invidious::Database.check_table("nonces", Nonce)
     Invidious::Database.check_table("session_ids", SessionId)
     Invidious::Database.check_table("users", User)
-    Invidious::Database.check_table("videos", Video)
 
     if cfg.cache_annotations
       Invidious::Database.check_table("annotations", Annotation)
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
index 6add0237..80aa092b 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def create_notification_stream(env, topics, connection_channel)
           published = Time.utc - Time::Span.new(days: time_span[0], hours: time_span[1], minutes: time_span[2], seconds: time_span[3])
           video_id = TEST_IDS[rand(TEST_IDS.size)]
 
-          video = get_video(video_id)
+          video = Video.get(video_id)
           video.published = published
           response = JSON.parse(video.to_json(locale, nil))
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def create_notification_stream(env, topics, connection_channel)
           next
         end
 
-        video = get_video(video_id)
+        video = Video.get(video_id)
         video.published = Time.unix(published)
         response = JSON.parse(video.to_json(locale, nil))
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/manifest.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/manifest.cr
index 1a851a9b..a93160a8 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/manifest.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/manifest.cr
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::Manifest
     unique_res = env.params.query["unique_res"]?.try { |q| (q == "true" || q == "1").to_unsafe }
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       haltf env, status_code: 404
     rescue ex
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr
index a35d2f2b..05040174 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authenticated.cr
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Authenticated
     end
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(video_id)
+      video = Video.get(video_id)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       return error_json(404, ex)
     rescue ex
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr
index 47d2ae5d..069ccc6d 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/videos.cr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Videos
     proxy = {"1", "true"}.any? &.== env.params.query["local"]?
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       return error_json(404, ex)
     rescue ex
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Videos
     # getting video info.
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       haltf env, 404
     rescue ex
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Videos
     region = find_region(env.params.query["region"]?)
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       haltf env, 404
     rescue ex
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/embed.cr b/src/invidious/routes/embed.cr
index 266f7ba4..2d218f17 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/embed.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/embed.cr
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Embed
     subscriptions ||= [] of String
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: params.region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: params.region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       return error_template(404, ex)
     rescue ex
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr b/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
index 04bccf81..02d2b37d 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Feeds
         updated = Time.parse_rfc3339(entry.xpath_node("default:updated", namespaces).not_nil!.content)
 
         begin
-          video = get_video(id, force_refresh: true)
+          video = Video.get(id, force_refresh: true)
         rescue
           next # skip this video since it raised an exception (e.g. it is a scheduled live event)
         end
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/playlists.cr b/src/invidious/routes/playlists.cr
index abd0e945..968724a5 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/playlists.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/playlists.cr
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Playlists
       video_id = env.params.query["video_id"]
 
       begin
-        video = get_video(video_id)
+        video = Video.get(video_id)
       rescue ex : NotFoundException
         return error_json(404, ex)
       rescue ex
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/video_playback.cr b/src/invidious/routes/video_playback.cr
index 74ad1d1d..127a80bc 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/video_playback.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/video_playback.cr
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::VideoPlayback
     end
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       return error_template(404, ex)
     rescue ex
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
index 410e625b..3beb9ec2 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/watch.cr
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     env.params.query.delete_all("listen")
 
     begin
-      video = get_video(id, region: params.region)
+      video = Video.get(id, region: params.region)
     rescue ex : NotFoundException
       LOGGER.error("get_video not found: #{id} : #{ex.message}")
       return error_template(404, ex)
diff --git a/src/invidious/user/imports.cr b/src/invidious/user/imports.cr
index 108f2ccc..76fb6ba9 100644
--- a/src/invidious/user/imports.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/user/imports.cr
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct Invidious::User
           next if video_id == "Video Id"
 
           begin
-            video = get_video(video_id)
+            video = Video.get(video_id)
           rescue ex
             next
           end
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct Invidious::User
             next if !video_id
 
             begin
-              video = get_video(video_id, false)
+              video = Video.get(video_id)
             rescue ex
               next
             end
diff --git a/src/invidious/videos.cr b/src/invidious/videos.cr
index cdfca02c..d5f1ced8 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos.cr
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ enum VideoType
 end
 
 struct Video
-  include DB::Serializable
-
   # Version of the JSON structure
   # It prevents us from loading an incompatible version from cache
   # (either newer or older, if instances with different versions run
@@ -18,21 +16,13 @@ struct Video
   SCHEMA_VERSION = 2
 
   property id : String
-
-  @[DB::Field(converter: Video::JSONConverter)]
   property info : Hash(String, JSON::Any)
-  property updated : Time
 
-  @[DB::Field(ignore: true)]
   @captions = [] of Invidious::Videos::Captions::Metadata
 
-  @[DB::Field(ignore: true)]
   property adaptive_fmts : Array(Hash(String, JSON::Any))?
-
-  @[DB::Field(ignore: true)]
   property fmt_stream : Array(Hash(String, JSON::Any))?
 
-  @[DB::Field(ignore: true)]
   property description : String?
 
   module JSONConverter
@@ -41,6 +31,49 @@ struct Video
     end
   end
 
+  # Create new object from cache (JSON)
+  def initialize(@id, @info)
+  end
+
+  def self.get(id : String, *, force_refresh = false, region = nil)
+    key = "video:#{id}"
+    key += ":#{region}" if !region.nil?
+
+    # Fetch video from cache, unles a force refresh is requested
+    info = force_refresh ? nil : IV::Cache::INSTANCE.fetch(key)
+    updated = false
+
+    # Fetch video from youtube, if needed
+    if info.nil?
+      video = Video.new(id, fetch_video(id, region))
+      updated = true
+    else
+      video = Video.new(id, JSON.parse(info).as_h)
+
+      # If video has premiered, live has started or the format
+      # of the video data has changed, refresh the data.
+      outdated_data = (video.schema_version != Video::SCHEMA_VERSION)
+      live_started = (video.live_now && video.published < Time.utc)
+
+      if outdated_data || live_started
+        video = Video.new(id, fetch_video(id, region))
+        updated = true
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Store updated entry in cache
+    # TODO: finer cache control based on video type & publication date
+    if updated
+      if video.live_now || video.published < Time.utc
+        IV::Cache::INSTANCE.store(key, info.to_json, 10.minutes)
+      else
+        IV::Cache::INSTANCE.store(key, info.to_json, 2.hours)
+      end
+    end
+
+    return video
+  end
+
   # Methods for API v1 JSON
 
   def to_json(locale : String?, json : JSON::Builder)
@@ -362,35 +395,6 @@ struct Video
   getset_bool isUpcoming
 end
 
-def get_video(id, refresh = true, region = nil, force_refresh = false)
-  if (video = Invidious::Database::Videos.select(id)) && !region
-    # If record was last updated over 10 minutes ago, or video has since premiered,
-    # refresh (expire param in response lasts for 6 hours)
-    if (refresh &&
-       (Time.utc - video.updated > 10.minutes) ||
-       (video.premiere_timestamp.try &.< Time.utc)) ||
-       force_refresh ||
-       video.schema_version != Video::SCHEMA_VERSION # cache control
-      begin
-        video = fetch_video(id, region)
-        Invidious::Database::Videos.update(video)
-      rescue ex
-        Invidious::Database::Videos.delete(id)
-        raise ex
-      end
-    end
-  else
-    video = fetch_video(id, region)
-    Invidious::Database::Videos.insert(video) if !region
-  end
-
-  return video
-rescue DB::Error
-  # Avoid common `DB::PoolRetryAttemptsExceeded` error and friends
-  # Note: All DB errors inherit from `DB::Error`
-  return fetch_video(id, region)
-end
-
 def fetch_video(id, region)
   info = extract_video_info(video_id: id)
 
@@ -408,13 +412,7 @@ def fetch_video(id, region)
     end
   end
 
-  video = Video.new({
-    id:      id,
-    info:    info,
-    updated: Time.utc,
-  })
-
-  return video
+  return info
 end
 
 def process_continuation(query, plid, id)