Brightcove

Brightcove Assets API

The Assets API from Brightcove — 5 operation(s) for assets.

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Operations 8

POST /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/upload_url Get upload URL for an asset upload #

POST /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/upload/complete Mark an upload as complete #

PATCH /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/{asset_id}/upload/complete Mark an upload as complete #

GET /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type} Get all cloud playout assets for an account #

POST /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type} Create a new cloud playout asset for an account #

GET /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/{asset_id} Get a cloud playout asset for an account #

DELETE /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/{asset_id} Delete a cloud playout asset for an account #

PATCH /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/{asset_id} Update a cloud playout asset for an account #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Brightcove Cloud Playout Channel Manager API Reference…
  description: Reference for the Brightcove Cloud Playout Channel Manager API, used to access and manage your Cloud Playout channels.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://cm.cloudplayout.brightcove.com
  description: Production server
- url: https://cm.cloudplayout.qa.brightcove.com
  description: QA server
tags:
- name: Assets
paths:
  /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/upload_url:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    post:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Get upload URL for an asset upload
      description: Get upload url for an asset
      operationId: GetUploadUrl
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      requestBody:
        description: File name that is getting uploaded
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadFileName'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetUploadUrl'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
  /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/upload/complete:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    post:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Mark an upload as complete
      description: Mark upload complete
      operationId: UploadComplete
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      requestBody:
        description: File name and key that got uploaded
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadComplete'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadCompleteResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
  /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/{asset_id}/upload/complete:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    patch:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Mark an upload as complete
      operationId: UploadCompleteUpdate
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      - name: asset_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset public ID
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: File name and key that got uploaded
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadComplete'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadCompleteResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
  /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Get all cloud playout assets for an account
      description: Get all assets
      operationId: GetAssets
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetAssetsResponse'
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/read
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_READ
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
    post:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Create a new cloud playout asset for an account
      description: Create a new asset
      operationId: CreateAsset
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      requestBody:
        description: New asset details
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAsset'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAssetResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
  /accounts/{account_id}/assets/{asset_type}/{asset_id}:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Get a cloud playout asset for an account
      description: Get an asset
      operationId: GetAsset
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      - name: asset_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset public ID
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetAssetResponse'
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/read
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_READ
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
    delete:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Delete a cloud playout asset for an account
      description: Delete an asset
      operationId: DeleteAsset
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      - name: asset_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset public ID
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncMessage'
              example:
                message: deleted
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
    patch:
      tags:
      - Assets
      summary: Update a cloud playout asset for an account
      description: Update an asset
      operationId: UpdateAsset
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: asset_type
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset Type
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetType'
      - name: asset_id
        in: path
        description: Cloud Playout Asset public ID
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: Update asset details
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateAsset'
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAssetResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
        401:
          description: 'UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token'
          content: {}
        403:
          description: 'BAD_VALUE: Spelling error or other use of non-existent field '
          content: {}
        404:
          description: 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested'
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - BC_OAuth2:
        - video-cloud/cloud-playout/all
        - BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE
      x-operation-settings:
        CollectParameters: false
        AllowDynamicQueryParameters: false
        AllowDynamicFormParameters: false
        IsMultiContentStreaming: false
      x-bc-throttle-key: null
components:
  schemas:
    UploadComplete:
      title: Complete Upload
      required:
      - file_key
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        file_key:
          type: string
    GetAssetResponse:
      title: Get an Asset
      type: object
      properties:
        public_id:
          type: string
        path:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        asset_type:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
        updated_at:
          type: string
        default:
          type: boolean
          description: Denotes the default asset. Only supported for slates.
    AsyncMessage:
      title: MessageObject
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: message from the api
    UploadFileName:
      title: File name
      required:
      - file_name
      type: object
      properties:
        file_name:
          type: string
    AssetType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - overlay
      - slate
    GetUploadUrl:
      title: UploadUrl
      type: object
      properties:
        file_key:
          type: string
        upload_url:
          type: string
        headers:
          type: object
          properties:
            Content-Type:
              type: string
    CreateAsset:
      title: Create Asset
      required:
      - file_url
      - name
      type: object
      properties:
        file_url:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          description: Applicable only for overlay assets. By default type will be considered as static for overlay assets if value not passed.
          enum:
          - static
          - dynamic
    CreateAssetResponse:
      title: Create Asset response
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        asset_url:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
    UpdateAsset:
      title: Create Asset
      type: object
      properties:
        file_url:
          type: string
          description: A public http/https URL for the asset
        name:
          type: string
          description: A name identifier for the asset
        type:
          type: string
          description: Applicable only for overlay assets.
          enum:
          - static
          - dynamic
    GetAssetsResponse:
      title: Get all Assets
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          description: The list of assets.  List may be empty if no assets are found
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetAssetResponse'
    UploadCompleteResponse:
      title: Upload Completed
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        asset_url:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BC_OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Brightcove OAuth API. See the [support documentation](https://support.brightcove.com/oauth-api) or [Getting Access Tokens](https://support.brightcove.com/oauth-api-sample-get-access-token) to learn more
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://oauth.qa.brightcove.com/v4/access_token
          scopes:
            video-cloud/cloud-playout/all: Able to manage cloud playout channels.
            video-cloud/cloud-playout/read: Able to read cloud playout channels.
            BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_READ: Permission-based access control
            BC_CLOUD_PLAYOUT_WRITE: Permission-based access control
x-bc-implicit-head: true
x-bc-implicit-options: true
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Brightcove
  source: https://cm.cloudplayout.brightcove.com/openapi.yaml
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)