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Wowza stream_sources API

Operations related to stream sources. You can create a Wowza stream source and associate it to a live stream or transcoder. ### Wowza Stream Sources When you set up a Wowza stream source with a live stream or transcoder, Wowza Video can automaticallydetect broadcast location, automatically start a stream when the video source starts, and automatically stop a stream after the video source disconnects.

Wowza stream_sources API is one of 48 APIs that Wowza publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include stream_sources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and a changelog.

This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, http://localhost:8087.

5 operations 3 paths 12 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.video.wowza.com/api/v2.0
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Digest
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Wowza stream_sources API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). It uses HTTP digest authentication (digestAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — HTTP Basic Authentication using Wowza Streaming Engine admin credentials
  • digestAuth — HTTP Digest Authentication

Paths & Operations 5

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

stream_sources 5

Operations related to stream sources. You can create a Wowza stream source and associate it to a live stream or transcoder. Wowza Stream Sources When you set up a Wowza stream sou…

GET
/stream_sources
Fetch all stream sources
listStreamSources 3 params → 200401
POST
/stream_sources/wowza
Create a Wowza stream source
createWowzaStreamSource body → 201401422
GET
/stream_sources/wowza/{id}
Fetch a Wowza stream source
showWowzaStreamSource 1 param → 200401403404410
PATCH
/stream_sources/wowza/{id}
Update a Wowza stream source
updateWowzaStreamSource 1 param body → 200401403404410422
DELETE
/stream_sources/wowza/{id}
Delete a Wowza stream source
deleteWowzaStreamSource 1 param → 204401403404410422

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are wowza_stream_source_patch_response (8 properties), stream_source_wowza (8 properties), stream_source_wowza_create (7 properties), index_stream_source (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

wowza_stream_source_update_input
object
1 property 1 required
Error403
object
1 property 1 required
Error401
object
1 property 1 required
wowza_stream_source_create_input
object
1 property 1 required
stream_sources
object
1 property 1 required
Error422
object
1 property 1 required
Error410
object
1 property 1 required
stream_source_wowza_create
object
7 properties
stream_source_wowza
object
8 properties
wowza_stream_source_patch_response
object
8 properties
index_stream_source
object
5 properties
Error404
object
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

wowza-stream-sources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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