Brightcove Channel Metadata API

The Channel Metadata API from Brightcove — 7 operation(s) for channel metadata.

Operations 7

GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/regions Get all regions for channel metadata #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/regions/{region_key} Get all regions for channel metadata #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/languages Get all languages for channel metadata #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/languages/{language_code} Get a language for channel metadata #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/regions/{region_key}/ratings Get all ratings for a channel region #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/genres Get all genres for a channel #
GET /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/subgenres Get all sub-genres for a channel genre #

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OpenAPI Specification

brightcove-channel-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
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: Channel Metadata
paths:
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/regions:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get all regions for channel metadata
      operationId: GetAllChannelRegions
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataRegions'
        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
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/regions/{region_key}:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get all regions for channel metadata
      description: Get a region for channel metadata
      operationId: GetAChannelRegion
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      - name: region_key
        in: path
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataRegion'
        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
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/languages:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get all languages for channel metadata
      operationId: GetAllChannelLanguages
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataLanguages'
        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
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/languages/{language_code}:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get a language for channel metadata
      operationId: GetAChannelLanguage
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      - name: language_code
        in: path
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataLanguage'
        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
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/regions/{region_key}/ratings:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get all ratings for a channel region
      operationId: GetAllChannelRatings
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      - name: region_key
        in: path
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataRegionalRatings'
        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
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/genres:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get all genres for a channel
      operationId: GetAllChannelGenres
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataGenres'
        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
  /accounts/{account_id}/channel/metadata/subgenres:
    x-bc-throttle-key: null
    get:
      tags:
      - Channel Metadata
      summary: Get all sub-genres for a channel genre
      description: Get all sub-genres for a given channel genre, if not given return all genres & sub-genres
      operationId: GetAllChannelSubGenres
      parameters:
      - name: account_id
        in: path
        description: Video Cloud account ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Content-Type
        in: header
        description: 'Content-Type: application/json'
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: application/json
      - name: genre_name
        in: query
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: '200'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelMetadataSubGenres'
        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
components:
  schemas:
    ChannelMetadataRegionalRatings:
      title: ChannelMetadataRegionalRatings
      type: object
      properties:
        region:
          type: string
        regionName:
          type: string
        ratings:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
      example:
        region: US
        regionName: United States
        ratings:
        - region: US
          rating: TVG
          age: 1
        - region: US
          rating: TVY
          age: 1
        - region: US
          rating: G
          age: 1
        - region: US
          rating: UR
          age: 1
        - region: US
          rating: NR
          age: 1
        - region: US
          rating: TVY7
          age: 7
        - region: US
          rating: TVY7FV
          age: 7
        - region: US
          rating: TVPG
          age: 8
        - region: US
          rating: PG
          age: 8
        - region: US
          rating: PG13
          age: 13
        - region: US
          rating: TV14
          age: 14
        - region: US
          rating: R
          age: 17
        - region: US
          rating: NC17
          age: 17
        - region: US
          rating: TVMA
          age: 18
    ChannelMetadataRegions:
      title: ChannelMetadataRegions
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          description: The list of regions for channel metadata.
          items:
            type: object
      example:
        items:
        - key: GLOBAL
          regionName: GLOBAL
        - key: AF
          regionName: Afghanistan
    ChannelMetadataSubGenres:
      title: ChannelMetadataSubGenres
      type: object
      properties:
        genre:
          type: string
        subGenre:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
      example:
        genre: Action & Adventure
        subGenre:
        - Crime
        - International
        - Martial Arts
        - Military
        - Thriller
        - Western
    ChannelMetadataRegion:
      title: ChannelMetadataRegion
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
        regionName:
          type: string
      example:
        key: GLOBAL
        regionName: GLOBAL
    ChannelMetadataLanguage:
      title: ChannelMetadataLanguage
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
      example:
        code: ab
        name: Abkhazian
    ChannelMetadataLanguages:
      title: ChannelMetadataLanguages
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          description: The list of languages for channel metadata.
          items:
            type: object
      example:
        items:
        - code: ab
          name: Abkhazian
        - code: aa
          name: Afar
    ChannelMetadataGenres:
      title: ChannelMetadataGenres
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          description: The list of genres for channel metadata.
          items:
            type: object
      example:
        items:
        - Action & Adventure
        - Action Sports
        - Animals
        - Animated
  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)