Acast Ad Markers API

Place or update ad markers on an episode for dynamic ad insertion.

Business capability
Ad Trafficking & Operations BC-3760.40

Operations 1

PATCH /shows/{showId}/episodes/{episodeId}/ad-markers Place or update ad markers #

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OpenAPI Specification

acast-ad-markers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Acast Publishing Ad Markers API
  description: The Acast Publishing API lets you programmatically query data about your shows and episodes, and create, update, and delete episodes straight from the command line or an existing CMS.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Acast
    url: https://developers.acast.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.acast.com
  description: Acast Publishing API
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Ad Markers
  description: Place or update ad markers on an episode for dynamic ad insertion.
paths:
  /shows/{showId}/episodes/{episodeId}/ad-markers:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ShowId'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EpisodeId'
    patch:
      operationId: updateAdMarkers
      tags:
      - Ad Markers
      summary: Place or update ad markers
      description: Sets or updates the ad markers on an episode so dynamic ad insertion knows where to place pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll ads. Disabling monetization per episode is not supported through the API. Path modeled; the ad-marker-via-PATCH operation is confirmed from documentation.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdMarkers'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated ad markers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdMarkers'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  parameters:
    EpisodeId:
      name: episodeId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the episode.
      schema:
        type: string
    ShowId:
      name: showId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the show.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource does not exist or is not assigned to this user.
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded (60 requests/minute).
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid X-API-Key.
  schemas:
    AdMarkers:
      type: object
      description: Ad marker placement for dynamic ad insertion.
      properties:
        markers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                enum:
                - preroll
                - midroll
                - postroll
              offsetSeconds:
                type: integer
                description: Position of the ad break, in seconds from the start.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: User-scoped API key issued by Acast customer success to Ace plan and Creator Network accounts. Sent on every request in the X-API-Key header.
x-endpointsModeled: true