Create a video
POST {{baseUrl}}/videos
This operation creates a video object in Wowza Video. You can upload a video from your local storage (DIRECT) or from an external storage provider (FETCH).
Request Body
{"video"=>{"input"=>{"method"=>"DIRECT"}, "name"=>"My video", "description"=>"A new video for my business.", "unpublish"=>true, "unpublished_at"=>"2025-01-01T12:33:22Z", "published"=>false, "published_at"=>"2024-01-01T12:33:22Z", "tags"=>["foo", "bar"], "category_id"=>"<The account's default category>", "no_ads"=>true, "ad_keywords"=>"special_ads"}}
HEADERS
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type | string | ||
Accept | string |
RESPONSES
status: OK
{"video":{"id":"2aa3343e-2fb5-42c3-8671-b52c24b7c3e2","name":"My video","description":"A new video for my business.","duration_in_ms":-78780270,"unpublish":true,"unpublished_at":"2025-01-01T12:33:22Z","published":false,"published_at":"2024-01-01T12:33:22Z","tags":["foo","bar"],"category_id":"\u003cThe account's default category\u003e","no_ads":true,"ad_keywords":"special_ads","created_at":"2025-01-01T12:33:22Z","updated_at":"2024-01-01T12:33:22Z","state":"FINISHED","encoding_progress":38007675.35490489,"upload_progress":-22228468.607089266,"error_message":"qui dolor eu","deactivated":false,"images":[{"type":"image_2","url":"https://example.com/image.jpg"},{"type":"image_1","url":"https://example.com/image.jpg"}],"encodings":[{"audio_bitrate_in_kbps":2300,"audio_channel":2,"audio_codec":"aac","audio_sample_rate":44100,"height":1080,"width":1920,"video_file_url":"https://flowplayer.com/video.mp4","video_container":"mp4","video_codec":"h264","total_bitrate_in_kbps":1023,"created_at":"1975-06-18T10:24:46.439Z","size_in_bytes":8325555},{"audio_bitrate_in_kbps":2300,"audio_channel":2,"audio_codec":"aac","audio_sample_rate":44100,"height":1080,"width":1920,"video_file_url":"https://flowplayer.com/video.mp4","video_container":"mp4","video_codec":"h264","total_bitrate_in_kbps":1023,"created_at":"2017-06-01T01:59:48.914Z","size_in_bytes":8325555}],"drm":{"com.widevine.alpha":{"license_server":"incididunt commodo","certificate":"occaecat consequat cupidatat"},"com.apple.fps.1_0":{"license_server":"mollit nostrud sed","certificate":"dolor"},"com.microsoft.playready":{"license_server":"irure Excepteur ullamco veniam","certificate":"aute in amet"}},"shallow_copy":true,"shallow_copy_source_id":"nostrud cupidatat anim laborum eu","multiple_audio_tracks":false,"audio_only":true,"version":62700450,"thumbnails":{"src":"Lorem in"},"animated_previews":[{"url":"Ut dolore","type":"dolore ea eiusmod","height":1080,"width":1920},{"url":"pariatur ullamco laboris","type":"dolor Lorem sed","height":1080,"width":1920}],"upload_url":"est eu elit ut pariatur"}}