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Brightcove Players API

Operations for managing players.

Brightcove Players API is one of 53 APIs that Brightcove publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://players.api.brightcove.com/v2.

6 operations 3 paths 3 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://cms.api.brightcove.com/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Brightcove Players API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (BC_OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 2 scopes.

  • BC_OAuth2 — IMPORTANT: Basic Authentication is no longer supported. You must use OAuth 2.0 for all authentication. Brightcove OAuth API. See the [support documentation](/o…

Paths & Operations 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Players 6

Operations for managing players.

GET
/accounts/{{account_id}}/players
Get a list of players
GetPlayers 3 params → 200400401404429500
POST
/accounts/{{account_id}}/players
Create a player
CreatePlayer 3 params body → 201400401404429500
GET
/accounts/{{account_id}}/players/{{player_id}}
Get a single player
GetPlayer 4 params → 200400401404429500
PATCH
/accounts/{{account_id}}/players/{{player_id}}
Update a player by ID
UpdatePlayer 4 params body → 202400401404429500
DELETE
/accounts/{{account_id}}/players/{{player_id}}
Delete a player by ID
DeletePlayer 4 params → 200400401404429500
POST
/accounts/{{account_id}}/players/{{player_id}}/publish
Publish a player
PublishPlayer 4 params → 201400401404429500

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are configuration (32 properties), player_response (9 properties), player_request_body (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

player_response
object
Player object
9 properties
player_request_body
object
Player object
3 properties
configuration
object
Configuration for a player
32 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

brightcove-players-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Brightcove publishes across the network.

Brightcove Dynamic Ingest API
Brightcove Analytics API
Brightcove Playback API
Brightcove Player Management API
Brightcove Live API
Brightcove OAuth API
Brightcove SSAI API
Brightcove Ingest Profiles API
Brightcove Delivery Rules API
Brightcove Cloud Playout APIs
Brightcove Audience API
Brightcove Social API
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