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Bitmovin

Bitmovin Live API

The Live API from Bitmovin — 13 operation(s) for live.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Bitmovin Live API is one of 18 APIs that Bitmovin publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Live. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 17 operations across 13 paths, and defines 43 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 3.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.bitmovin.com/v1.

17 operations 13 paths 43 schemas 4 DELETE2 GET2 PATCH7 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
3.0
Base URL
https://api.bitmovin.com/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Contact
Bitmovin Inc
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Bitmovin Live API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (ApiKeyAuth). An API key is passed in the header as X-Tenant-Org-Id (TenantOrgId). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — Your Bitmovin API key
  • TenantOrgId — Your Bitmovin account organization

Paths & Operations 17

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 17 operations — 4 DELETE, 2 GET, 2 PATCH, 7 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Live 17
DELETE
/encoding/live/encodings/{encoding_id}/dns-mappings
Delete all DNS mappings for encoding
DeleteEncodingLiveEncodingsDnsMappingsByEncodingId 1 param → 200default
POST
/encoding/live/encodings/{encoding_id}/dns-mappings
Create new DNS mapping for encoding
PostEncodingLiveEncodingsDnsMappingsByEncodingId 1 param body → 201default
DELETE
/encoding/live/encodings/{encoding_id}/dns-mappings/{id}
Delete DNS mapping
DeleteEncodingLiveEncodingsDnsMappingsByEncodingIdAndId 2 params → 200default
DELETE
/encoding/live/stream-keys/{stream_key_id}
Delete Stream Key
DeleteEncodingLiveStreamKeysByStreamKeyId 1 param → 200default
POST
/encoding/live/standby-pools
Create new standby pool
PostEncodingLiveStandbyPools body → 201default
POST
/encoding/live/standby-pools/{pool_id}/actions/acquire-encoding
Acquire an encoding from a standby pool
PostEncodingLiveStandbyPoolsActionsAcquireEncoding 1 param body → 200default
POST
/encoding/live/stream-keys
Create new stream key
PostEncodingLiveStreamKeys body → 201409default
POST
/encoding/live/stream-keys/actions/unassign
Unassign stream keys
PostEncodingLiveStreamKeysActionsStreamKeyUnassign body → 200default
POST
/encoding/live/standby-pools/{pool_id}/actions/delete-error-encodings
Delete error encodings from the standby pool
PostLiveStandbyPoolsActionsDeleteErrorEncodings 1 param → 200default
PATCH
/encoding/live/encodings/{encoding_id}/actions/update-rtmp-ingest-points
Update the ingest points of a Redundant RTMP Input
UpdateRTMPIngestPoints 1 param body → 200default
DELETE
/streams/live/{stream_id}
Delete Stream
DeleteStreamsLive 1 param → 204default
GET
/streams/live/{stream_id}
Get live stream by id
GetStreamsLiveByStreamId 1 param → 200default
PATCH
/streams/live/{stream_id}
Partially update live stream by id
PatchStreamsLive 1 param body → 200default
GET
/streams/live
Get paginated list of live streams
GetStreamsLive 3 params → 200default
POST
/streams/live
Create new live stream
PostStreamsLive body → 201409default
PUT
/streams/live/{stream_id}/start
Start live stream by id
StartStreamsLiveByStreamId 1 param → 204default
PUT
/streams/live/{stream_id}/stop
Stop live stream by id
StopStreamsLiveByStreamId 1 param → 204default

Schemas 43

The contract defines 43 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PaginationResponse (6 properties), StreamsResponse (5 properties), ResponseErrorData (5 properties), StreamsDomainRestrictionResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ResponseEnvelope
object
4 properties 3 required
UpdateEncodingRtmpIngestPointRequest
object
1 property
LiveStandbyPoolDetails
StreamsLiveResponse
DnsMappingRequest
object
3 properties 1 required
StreamsType
string
LiveStandbyPoolEncodingManifest
DnsMappingResponse
StreamsStyleConfigResponse
StreamKeysUnassignAction
object
1 property
StreamsResponse
object
5 properties
LiveStandbyPoolEncodingIngestPoint
BitmovinResponse
object
1 property 1 required
StreamsDomainRestrictionResponse
object
4 properties
PaginationResponse
object
6 properties
ResponseErrorData
object
5 properties 3 required
LiveStandbyPoolEncodingStatus
string
Status of the standby pool encoding
BitmovinResponseList
array
UpdateEncodingRtmpIngestPointResponse
object
LiveStandbyPoolEncoding
MessageType
string
Message
2 required
StreamKeyType
string
Type of the stream key
RtmpIngestPoint
object
2 properties 2 required
StreamsAdConfigAd
object
3 properties 3 required
StreamKey
StreamsAdConfigResponse
LiveStandbyPoolStatus
string
Status of the live standby pool
ResultWrapper
object
1 property
LiveStandbyPoolRequest
2 required
Link
object
2 properties 1 required
LiveStandbyPoolEncodingManifestType
string
Type of the manifest
StreamsLiveLifeCycle
string
StreamKeyStatus
string
Status of the stream key
StreamsLiveUpdateRequest
ResponseStatus
string
StreamsTrimmingStatus
string
StreamsStyleConfigPlayerStyle
object
Player style config
LiveStandbyPoolAcquireEncoding
object
1 property
BitmovinResource
ResponseError
object
3 properties 3 required
LiveStandbyPoolResponse
1 required
StreamsLiveCreateRequest

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bitmovin-live-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Bitmovin Outputs API
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API Details
ID
bitmovin:bitmovin-live-api
Base URL
https://api.bitmovin.com/v1
Docs
https://developer.bitmovin.com/encoding/
Provider
Bitmovin
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